Seeing a pelvic health physiotherapist can help anyone whose pelvic health is affecting how they live and their day-to-day activities. Here are ten of the ways their care can make a difference.
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Pelvic Pain
If persistent pelvic pain changes or limits how you move, affects sexual function or keeps you from daily life, a pelvic health physiotherapist can assess and address the muscle, joint and nerve factors that may be contributing.
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Urinary Incontinence
Leaking with a laugh, cough, sneeze or during activity is stress incontinence; leaking with a strong urge to pee is urge incontinence. Physiotherapy addresses underlying pelvic floor weakness or poor coordination with targeted exercises to improve strength and bladder control.
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Fecal Incontinence
Physiotherapy offers education and exercises for managing fecal incontinence through strengthening and coordination work. Your physiotherapist can guide pelvic floor strengthening and help you address behaviours and toilet postures that make control or evacuation difficult.
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Pre- and Postnatal Care
During pregnancy and birth the body changes significantly as the baby grows and the uterus expands. A physiotherapist provides exercises and education to manage changes in the pelvis, spine and pelvic floor, and postpartum care covers return to activity, restoring pelvic floor function, and resolving issues like incontinence, pain or discomfort with intimacy.
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse
When pelvic floor muscle weakness or hormonal changes shift the position of the pelvic organs, symptoms of heaviness, pressure or bulging into the vagina or rectum can follow. Physiotherapy offers education on managing and resolving symptoms through strengthening, exercise adaptations, posture, toilet habits and lifestyle modifications.
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Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy plays a crucial role after pelvic, abdominal, gynaecological or urological surgery. A physiotherapist provides specific strategies and exercises to restore pelvic floor function, with guidance on activity modification and progressive strengthening of the hips and deep core.
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Sexual Dysfunction
Physiotherapy can address concerns such as pain during intercourse or difficulty with arousal by improving pelvic floor muscle function and relaxation, supporting your sexual well-being.
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Chronic Pelvic Pain
Many factors can contribute to chronic pelvic pain. If you experience persistent pain, physiotherapy can help address the muscle, nerve and joint function that may be a source.
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Tailored Exercise Programs
Pelvic health physiotherapists design personalised exercise programs for your specific concerns, including exercises to improve the strength, flexibility and coordination of the pelvic floor muscles.
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Education & Prevention
Physiotherapists offer valuable education on pelvic anatomy, proper body mechanics and the lifestyle factors that affect pelvic health, empowering you to prevent issues and maintain optimal pelvic well-being.
Experiencing any of the above?
Pelvic health physiotherapists are here to help. Explore our full range of care, from prenatal and postnatal support to general pelvic health, and find the right starting point for you.
