Women’s Health Physiotherapy

Do you suffer with incontinence, pelvic pain or feelings of prolapse?

How can physiotherapy help with your pelvic issues?

It is a common misconception that women simply have to live with these issues. Women’s Health Physiotherapy uses a combination of additional assessment techniques to help you with your concerns. Including incontinence, increased urinary frequency, constipation, pelvic pain, pain on intercourse, leakage during exercise or sneezing and even persistent deep hip pain that may have an internal cause that other Physiotherapists cannot diagnose.

What is involved in PELVIC health physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy can be of benefit at any stage in your life, from childhood to the more mature. Our Physiotherapist is trained in additional services including internal examinations and external ultrasound imaging to assess the pelvic floor in more detail. With a combination of specific exercises, bladder retaining, symptoms management, lifestyle modification, manual therapy and more. You can see results in most cases almost immediately.

How often do i need to come?

This varies between people. Some require only 1-2 sessions, and others benefit from more.

What kind of things do we treat?

Pelvic floor weakness
Incontinence
Constipation

Leaking with exercise
Leaking with sneezing / coughing
Overactive pelvic floor

Coccyx pain
Pain on intercourse
Vaginal or rectal prolapse

HOW TO BOOK

Standard Pregnancy consultation

At Preston Physiotherapy we have appointments for pregnancy related concerns (ie. back pain, neck pain, abdominal pain etc.). A standard check of pelvic floor activation for clients without continence issues including an ultrasound (if required) is also available at Preston Physiotherapy. Please book the appointment called “Pregnancy Physiotherapy” on our booking page.

Pelvic Health related consultation

However if you are after a pelvic health assessment (for incontinence, pelvic pain, prolapse, pregnancy etc), which may or may not include an internal exam and investigations, please book through Preston Pelvic Health - same location, same great staff, specifically post-graduate trained physios in the area of pelvic health. Thanks!