Women's Health
From the onset of menstruation to menopause and beyond, your body undergoes a unique journey. At Pelvic Form Physiotherapy we understand the physical, emotional and hormonal changes that accompany each of these stages, and their effects.
Incontinence, prolapse, bowel difficulties and pelvic pain can cause much grief and anxiety for women. Improving quality of life and confidence for women in this most personal area can often be achieved with pelvic floor physiotherapy.
Whether it be regaining continence after a vaginal delivery, having pain-free sex, finding a non-surgical option to successfully manage pelvic organ prolapse or endometriosis pain, or physically preparing for and recovering from labour, we are committed to helping you achieve your goals.
It is important to seek help and make changes to improve your pelvic floor function. It is never too late.
Incontinence, prolapse, bowel difficulties and pelvic pain can cause much grief and anxiety for women. Improving quality of life and confidence for women in this most personal area can often be achieved with pelvic floor physiotherapy.
Whether it be regaining continence after a vaginal delivery, having pain-free sex, finding a non-surgical option to successfully manage pelvic organ prolapse or endometriosis pain, or physically preparing for and recovering from labour, we are committed to helping you achieve your goals.
It is important to seek help and make changes to improve your pelvic floor function. It is never too late.
Women's Health Issues that our Pelvic Form Physiotherapists can treat
Bladder IssuesUrinary Stress Incontinence: accidental or involuntary loss of urine sometimes with a cough, sneeze, activity or playing sport.
Urinary Urge Incontinence: Urinary urgency is when there is a sudden and compelling desire to pass urine, which is difficult to defer or put off. Urinary frequency: is the complaint where by a person feels they void or go to the toilet too often. Nocturia: when you need to wake up in the night to urinate Overactive bladder Urinary Retention Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections |
Bowel IssuesBowel Dysfunction: functional constipation, dyssynergic defecation, gas and faecal incontinence, anal fissures, haemorrhoids and rectal prolapse.
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Pelvic IssuesPelvic Organ Prolapse: of the bladder, uterus or bowel
Pelvic Floor Muscle: weakness or overactivity Pelvic & Sexual Pain: vaginismus, vulvodynia, dyspareunia, levator ani syndrome, chronic proctalgia, proctalgia fugax and pudendal neuralgia Coccyx or tailbone pain: fractures, dislocations and coccydynia Pelvic Girdle Pain: sacroiliac joint and Symphysis Pubic Dysfunction (SPD) Birth related injuries: perineum and pelvic floor tears, pubic diastasis and fractures Abdominal separation : Rectus Abdominis Diastasis following pregnancy Endometriosis pain: pelvic adhesions and scar tissue management |
Urinary incontinence can be a problem for women of all ages, but there is a cure
Urinary incontinence is urine leakage from a loss of bladder control. The condition mainly affects women after childbirth but it can occur for a variety of reasons in both men and women. Around 37% of Australian women and 13% of men have some form of the condition.
Click here for an informative article from the Continence Foundation of Australia.
Click here for an informative article from the Continence Foundation of Australia.
Additional women's health services at Pelvic Form Physiotherapy
Vaginal Manometry
Anal Manometry
Antenatal: assessment of the pelvic floor, education and treatment.
Labour Preparation: perineal and pelvic floor release, education and advice on optimal positioning, breathing and relaxation
Postnatal Assessment: to facilitate your recovery from pregnancy and labour and guiding you to a safe return to more demanding exercise or activities
Pelvic Floor Assessment and Training Programs: to manage and prevent urinary and faecal incontinence and prolapse.
Pelvic Floor Safe Exercises: Exercise prescription for a variety of obstetric and gynaecological issues that are safe for the pelvic floor. Exercises that protect the pelvic floor, the bladder, bowel and uterus from undue stress and pressure which can cause prolapse and incontinence problems.
Pessary fitting: an effective and non-surgical option to address Pelvic Organ Prolapse of the bladder, uterus or bowel and reduce pelvic pain associated with pelvic organ prolapse.
Cancer rehabilitation: to aid recovery from gynaecological cancer.
Anal Manometry
Antenatal: assessment of the pelvic floor, education and treatment.
Labour Preparation: perineal and pelvic floor release, education and advice on optimal positioning, breathing and relaxation
Postnatal Assessment: to facilitate your recovery from pregnancy and labour and guiding you to a safe return to more demanding exercise or activities
Pelvic Floor Assessment and Training Programs: to manage and prevent urinary and faecal incontinence and prolapse.
Pelvic Floor Safe Exercises: Exercise prescription for a variety of obstetric and gynaecological issues that are safe for the pelvic floor. Exercises that protect the pelvic floor, the bladder, bowel and uterus from undue stress and pressure which can cause prolapse and incontinence problems.
Pessary fitting: an effective and non-surgical option to address Pelvic Organ Prolapse of the bladder, uterus or bowel and reduce pelvic pain associated with pelvic organ prolapse.
Cancer rehabilitation: to aid recovery from gynaecological cancer.