Women’s Health Physio

Leaking of urine, constant rushing to the bathroom, bowel issues, painful sex and prolapse symptoms can be extremely bothersome and can cause significant distress.

Women’s health physiotherapists are trained to help you with these!

We are trained to help you with a range of bothersome pelvic floor symptoms including:

  • Stress incontinence (aka leaking with an increase in pressure)

    Urinary urgency

    Overactive Bladder

    Difficulty fully emptying urine

    Nocturia (waking in night to empty bladder)

    Voiding dysfunction (aka difficulty fully emptying)

  • Incontinence of stool and/or wind

    Constipation

    Bowel urgency

    Painful defecation

  • Heaviness or sensation of dragging

    Feeling of incomplete bladder or bowel emptying

    Feeling of something coming down

    Feeling of incomplete emptying bladder or bowels

  • Persistent pelvic pain

    Bladder Pain Syndrome

    Pain with intimacy or inserting tampon or vaginal assessments

    Vulval pain

    Vaginismus (pelvic floor muscle spasm)

We are here to talk without fear of judgement or embarrassment.

Pelvic floor symptoms can be difficult to talk about.

But often patients will say they wish they attended sooner.

What to expect at your initial appointment?

  • We will take a thorough history of the main symptoms that are bothering you. As well as ask about your bladder, bowel and sexual function, general health, exercise levels etc. This will give us an understanding of how your pelvic floor is functioning

  • A vaginal or rectal assessment may be offered to provide feedback about your pelvic floor.

  • If you come to see us for pelvic pain or are worried about an internal assessment we don’t have to do an internal assessment. We have been able to make plenty of progress with our clients starting this way. We may offer an internal in the future but it will always be your choice.

  • We will provide education regarding the cause of your symptoms as well as a tailored program for you. This may include strengthening, electrotherapy, stretches and breathing techniques and more