What is women health Physiotherapy?
Women’s Health Physiotherapy is the therapeutic treatment of all disorders affecting the pelvis and pelvic floor.
From incontinence to prolapse, pelvic pain or constipation, there is growing evidence that physiotherapy can alleviate, and in many cases cure these symptoms. Most women don’t know that help is available and it can be an embarrassing topic for them to discuss. But our core team has a certified “invasive Pelvic Floor Practitioner” who is an expert in dealing with the same.
How can Women’s Health Physiotherapy help?
The pelvic floor is a complex structure made up of a group of muscles that support the pelvic organs and form the birth canal and passages for urine and stool. The pelvic floor muscles are often described as a hammock lifting and supporting the pelvic organs above.
Problems with the pelvic floor can occur when these muscles are – too weak (hypotonic), the hammock becomes less effective at supporting the pelvic organs and symptoms such as urinary or bowel incontinence, urgency and pelvic organ prolapse can occur.
– too tight (hypertonic), it can cause urinary frequency, urgency, hesitancy or incomplete emptying and painful urination as the muscles are unable to relax fully to allow the passage of urine down the urethra. You may also experience constipation or pain with bowel movements, unexplained pain in your low back, pelvic region or genital area, pain during or after intercourse, orgasm, or sexual stimulation due to the tension in these muscle.
Who can join the program?
-Prolapse rectum
-Incontinence
-Vaginal Laxity
-Antenatal & Postnatal care
The good news is that a structured exercise program to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles is effective in reversing the symptoms in 80% of women.