Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health is a specific area of physiotherapy that requires additional training to provide management of pelvic floor related problems. They can occur throughout life in both women and men. Louise, Rebecca, Laura and Margo have pursued a high level of continuing education and have extensive experience in this area.
At Total Physiotherapy Manly Vale (and previously as Sydney Rd Physiotherapy Seaforth) our team having been helping the women and men of the Northern Beaches for almost 20 years to improve their quality of life by gaining control of their bladder and bowels and reducing the impact of prolapse and pelvic pain.
Bladder Control
Bowel Control
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
A condition where one or more of the pelvic organs has dropped into the vaginal space. Women describe it as a lump or bulge or “something coming down”.
Pain in the vulva/vaginal area sometimes related to intercourse.
Pelvic floor specific exercise class
Classes designed to enhance compliance with your pelvic floor muscle exercise progamme and integrate the pelvic floor into functional exercise. Learn more about the classes here.
Pregnancy and Postnatal Problems
A one hour assessment of abdominal muscle function, pelvic floor muscle function, pelvic control particularly in relation to return to exercise. Any time after 6 weeks postpartum.
Our Women’s Health physiotherapists can provide you with guidance on exercise that will best suit your body and stage of the childbearing year. We also offer pregnancy and postnatal exercise classes – click here for more information.
For more information on women’s health conditions, please click here.
Physiotherapists: Louise Henderson and Rebecca Rutherford
Pain in the pelvic region or genitals associated with urination or sexual function; pudendal neuropathy.
Louise and Rebecca can help with children with problems of bladder and bowel control (including constipation) and bedwetting.
One of the options we can use to assess your pelvic floor muscles is Real Time Ultrasound.
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