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Men’s Health

Prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the prostate gland, is a critical treatment for prostate cancer. However, it often brings significant side effects that can profoundly impact both physical and mental health. Post-surgery depression, erectile dysfunction (ED), and urinary incontinence are common hurdles that many men...

Post-micturition dribble and urethral milking are two common issues that many individuals, particularly men, encounter but often overlook. These problems can significantly impact daily life and even hint at underlying pelvic floor dysfunction. As a pelvic floor physiotherapist, it's crucial to shed light on these...

Stress Urinary incontinence (SUI) is leakage of urine with any intra-abdominal force/pressure. Unlike its name suggests it is NOT leakage of urine with stressful relationships, deadlines or emotional stress etc. It is about the physical stress imposed on the bladder directly. These stresses include coughing, sneezing,...

A number of bowel complaints: bowel urgency, faecal or anal incontinence, constipation, irritable bowel disease, and rectal prolapse, are amidst some of the many bowel problems both women and men are struggling with today. Statistics on Faecal Incontinence Statistics Faecal incontinence affects 6% of Australian men...

Preoperative physio leads to better continence outcomes after prostatectomy Radical prostatectomy yields excellent survival rates for men with localised prostate cancer (Røder et al 2014), but often leads to symptoms of urinary incontinence (Sacco et al 2006). Encouraged by the evidence for pelvic floor muscle training for...

Prostate cancer and surgery can be a difficult time, and loss of bladder control is expected and distressing.  Bladder control will improve over time, and the most effective way is to perform pelvic floor exercises before and after the surgery.  The reason is to ensure...