Continence and Women's Health Physiotherapist

Incontinence

Our highly trained women's health physiotherapist can assess your symptoms of incontinence and help you to successfully manage your symptoms conservatively with a treatment plan aimed at strengthening your pelvic floor muscles and bladder retraining.​

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) can  be prevented or improved with conservative treatment which may involve activity modification, pelvic floor retraining and pessary fitting depending on your goals and lifestyle.​

Painful Sex

Pain with intimacy and sex can be caused by pelvic floor dysfunction and tightness. Following a thorough assessment of your pelvic floor your treatment may require de-sensitisation of your tissues with manual releases, dilators, breathing  and relaxation techniques​

Belly Separation

After pregnancy the abdominal  muscles can separate causing weakness and sometimes back pain. Our highly trained physiotherapist can develop a monitored exercise program specific to your ability and long term goals/return to sport.​

Hip, Pelvic and Back Pain

Hip pain, back pain and pelvic pain can sometimes originate from the pelvic floor and internal tissues. It is important to have a holistic assessment if you have an array of symptoms so that our physiotherapists can  help you start living your most comfortable life.

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Get to know our ​3 Step Women's Health Physiotherapy Assessment:

1. We'll identify what's going on and what the source of your problem is.

 Subjective & objective physiotherapy examination to discover what has contributed to your problem and identify what is going on that is causing you problems or holding you back

2. We provide you with treatment to get you moving in the right direction immediately

Expert physio treatment, including therapeutic exercise and advice. No time wasting and no double handling.

3. We create a tailored solution to help you get the results you want

At your first physio appointment we'll explain exactly how we expect you to progress and improve and what goals we expect to achieve for you.

THE PELVIC FLOOR​

The pelvic floor includes a group of muscles and ligaments that form a “floor like” structure that supports key organs. These include the bladder and bowels (and uterus for women).
A strong pelvic floor is important for preventing issues like urinary incontinence for men and women (the involuntary loss of control of urine) and pelvic organ prolapse.
Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the muscles and tissues supporting the organs (i.e. the pelvic floor) weaken. This can be caused by various issues including childbirth, ageing, chronic cough, hormonal changes such as
menopause, excessive straining due to constipation, constant lifting of heavy objects, obesity and pregnancy.

HOW CAN PHYSIOTHERAPY HELP WOMEN STRENGTHEN THEIR PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES?

All men and women should regularly exercise the pelvic floor muscles. It is highly recommended that women do pelvic floor exercises daily to prevent weakness and, if needed, to improve the strength of the pelvic floor muscles.
As with any muscle, consistently performing the right exercises always helps. Gentle exercises (like walking regularly) can also help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. Anyone who’s ever experienced pelvic pain or pelvic organ prolapse will tell you it’s a frustrating and painful ordeal.

​According to several studies, women after the age of 35 lose approximately 5% of their body’s muscle mass every 10 years. This loss of muscle mass affects every aspect of a woman’s body, including the pelvic region.

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