pelvic floor
10 Dec Core Muscle Assessment with Ultrasound: A Women’s Health Physiotherapist’s Perspective
As women's health physiotherapists, we are passionate about helping women optimize their core muscle function. One effective tool is the use of ultrasound imaging for core muscle assessment. In this post, I hope to give you a better insight into the process of core muscle...
16 Aug The ‘ouch’ in Pelvis: Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy
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in birth class, DRAM, General Health, pelvic floor, Pelvic Pain, Physiotherapy for sexual pain, Pregnancy, sexual pain, Women's Health
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) is a common condition during pregnancy that affects around 20% of pregnant women. It can be quite uncomfortable and debilitating, making it difficult to perform everyday tasks. However, with proper management, the pain can be significantly reduced, allowing women to enjoy...
03 Jul Stress Urinary Incontinence
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in General Health, Men's Health, over active bladder, pelvic floor, prostate, Women's Health
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,...
16 Apr From New Mum to Super Mum – Post Birth Recovery
If you are a new mum, you are often jumping between two extremities. From excitement to exhaustion, from thinking "Woohoo I am a new mum", to "Phew I am a new mum". You might also start to think childbirth was the easier part, and yes...
08 Sep Experiencing pain with sex and the pelvic region?
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in over active bladder, pelvic floor, Physiotherapy for sexual pain, sexual pain, Women's Health
Like a lot of pain symptoms, pain within the pelvic region is difficult to see. It can also be difficult to diagnose, with many women suffering for years before finding help. It not only affects your day-to-day wellbeing, but also your intimate/sexual relationship. Common symptoms: Pain...
01 Aug Getting Back Into Exercise Activity After Having a Baby
Post-natal exercise has a number of benefits including relieving stress, optimising energy levels, increasing cardiovascular fitness, preventing postnatal depression and promoting weight loss.
30 Jun Vaginal Pessaries – what are they?
Vaginal prolapse is a common condition whereby the bladder, bowel or womb descend into the vagina. Symptoms commonly include: heaviness in the vaginal area a feeling of a lump in the vagina difficulty having sexual intercourse difficulty emptying your bladder or bowel constipation There are a...
01 Jun Post Natel Assessments
We are so pleased to be able to offer this very important service. The last 2 years have been difficult, to say the least, especially for those becoming mums for the first time. Often these women were unable to follow the birth plan they wanted...
20 Jun Dyspareunia or Sexual Pain
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in General Health, pelvic floor, Physiotherapy for sexual pain, sexual pain, Women's Health
Dyspareunia is the term used for pain experienced with, during, or after sexual intercourse. It can occur before penetration, on penetration, during penetrative intercourse or be an ongoing pain afterwards. It can be felt deep inside the pelvis, or closer to the entrance of the vagina,...