Continence and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy

Pelvic health physiotherapists (also known as women’s health physiotherapists) specialise in assessing and treating gender related pelvic issues that occur across your lifespan. We commonly treat issues including incontinence, pelvic pain, pregnancy or postnatal issues, as well as giving exercise and rehabilitation advice.

If you struggle or have concerns with any of these common issues, then Womens Health Physiotherapy can help you.

Make sure you request our Women’s Health Physiotherapist Annissa.

  • Pelvic floor strengthening

  • Incontinence (urinary or faecal)

  • Prolapse management

  • Overactive bladder

  • Urinary urgency

  • Constipation

  • Pelvic pain

  • Sexual issues

  • Pregnancy related aches and pains

  • Ante and postnatal exercise advice

  • Abdominal separation

  • Postnatal checks

  • Menopause advice

  • Rehabilitation before or after gynaecological surgery

  • Rehabilitation before or after prostatectomy

What happens at my first appointment?

Your first pelvic health physiotherapy appointment will be one hour in length. It will involve a thorough discussion of your history, symptoms and treatment to date for your presenting condition or concern.

During the assessment we may ask personal questions about your bladder and bowel control, lower back/pelvic pain, sexual history and other questions related to general wellbeing. Whilst these sensitive issues are often difficult to discuss, understanding the onset and extent of your symptoms and how your daily life is affected is essential in determining your treatment.

Dependent on your presentation, the physiotherapist may assess your lumbar spine, abdominal and pelvic area. Assessment of the pelvic floor muscles can be performed externally via abdominal real time ultrasound assessment or if appropriate and requested by the patient an internal assessment can be performed. This provides detailed information relevant to pelvic floor muscle tone, strength, endurance, proprioception and absence or presence of a prolapse.

Assessment and treatment can be modified or ceased at any point if you are feeling uncomfortable. A management and/or treatment plan with an individualised home program will be discussed with you after your assessment.

If you would like to make a pelvic health physiotherapy appointment, click HERE or call 9409 2277.

Make sure you request our Women’s Health Physiotherapist Annissa.

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