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Women’s Health physiotherapy, as its name suggests, refers to physiotherapy for conditions affecting women. The most common condition treated is female urinary incontinence.

Urinary incontinence can frequently respond to retraining the muscles of the pelvic floor. Ceridwen, one of the directors of Burleigh Heads and Broadbeach Physiotherapy Centres, and Natali both have a special interest in womens health physio (they’ve also both had 2 children each themselves!) and have both completed extra training in this area, so if you suffer from incontinence, book in for an assessment today.

Conditions Women’s Health Physiotherapy can help with

  • Exercise advice and classes during and after pregnancy
  • Rectus diastasis- splitting of the abdominal muscles during pregnancy
  • Pregnancy related back pain
  • Pubic symphysis during pregnancy
  • Blocked ducts or mastitis
  • Managing shoulder issues after breast surgery
  • Urinary urgency
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Faecal incontinence
  • Prolapse

If you are concerned about exercise during pregnancy, this article is a good resource to read.

One of the most common conditions treated is female urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence can frequently respond to retraining the muscles of the pelvic floor. Ceridwen and Natali both have a special interest in women’s health physio (they’ve also both had 2 children each themselves!) and have both completed extra training in this area, so if you suffer from incontinence, book in for an assessment today.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has a great Q and A section on their website regarding urinary incontinence.

Signs of poorly controlled pelvic floor muscles:

  • Leaking urine when sneezing, coughing, running, laughing (or other sudden actions)
  • Not getting to the toilet in time
  • Tampons don’t stay in place
  • Vaginal or anal wind (flatus) when bending or lifting
  • Bulging felt at the vaginal opening (prolapse)
  • Difficulty emptying the bowel completely

You need special attention if you:

  • Are pregnant or a new mother
  • Are menopausal
  • Lift heavy objects often
  • Suffer from constipation
  • Are overweight
  • Cough frequently
  • Have low backache
  • Go to the toilet often to pass small amounts of urine

If you are experiencing any of these issues or would like to check or strengthen your pelvic floor muscles please contact us for further information and to book.

Our Women’s Health Physiotherapy Gurus

Ceridwen Way

Director & Principal Physiotherapist

Natali Zantvoort

Senior Physiotherapist

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