Care & advice during pregnancy, childbirth & beyond
Women’s Health & Continence
This area of physiotherapy treats conditions specific to women during different life stages including during and after pregnancy and menopause.
Our Senior Physiotherapist, Laura has experience in the management of stress and urge incontinence, pelvic pain, and pregnancy issues. We use ‘Real Time Ultrasound’ to assess the pelvic floor muscles (we can see the how the muscles are working on a screen) this is a useful tool when managing continence issues and helps us provide an appropriate management program.
Pregnancy Care
Changes to muscles, ligament and joints during and after pregnancy can affect the whole body. Our Physiotherapists can help you manage these changes by providing expert care and advice during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond including
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Back & Neck pain during and after pregnancy
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Pregnancy and post-natal exercise
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Mastitis Treatment
Bladder Dysfunction
Stress Urinary Incontinence is a common problem and can occur at any age. Described as the leaking of urine when coughing, sneezing, lifting or performing any activity that puts stress on the pelvic floor. An individualised pelvic floor exercise program and management of general fitness is effective in treating SUI in women of all ages.
Overactive Bladder or Urge Urinary Incontinence is described as a frequent and sudden urge to urinate that may be difficult to control and can result in the unintentional leakage of urine.
Physiotherapists can teach bladder calming techniques and strategies to retrain the bladder to reduce the symptoms of OAB.
Further information can be found at
https://choose.physio/your-lifestage/motherhood/pre-and-post-natal
Continence Foundation of Australia