Women’s Health

MPFP physiotherapists manage a range of conditions specifically affecting women during all stages of life  from childhood, adolescence, child bearing years, post menopause and seniors.   A   women’s health physiotherapist pays particular attention to preventing or assisting problems with the female pelvic organs.  This includes continence and pelvic floor physiotherapy with a variety of conditions including;

• Bladder, bowel or pelvic floor dysfunction
• Incontinence of urine or faeces
• Urinary & bowel urgency and frequency
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Pre and post Prolapse corrective surgery
• Painful sexual intercourse (dyspareunia or vaginismus)
• Inability to perform pelvic floor exercises
• Premenopausal or postmenopausal
• Pre- surgery education and strengthening programs
• Post surgical rehabilitation
• Post surgical scarring and pain
• Prevention
• Achieving optimal pelvic floor, bladder and bowel health
• Engage in safe and appropriate exercise to maintain health and protect the pelvic organs
• General health and fitness advice

How MPFP can help:  A full assessment will be done to determine your pelvic floor requirements, and a management plan will be provided to achieve your goals in agreed time frames.

Step One: Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle Function – this may involve, with your consent a real time ultrasound or vaginal exam, if your condition involves the pelvic floor, with one of our female physiotherapists.

Step Two: Individualised Program – based on your pelvic floor muscle assessment, we design an individualised program to assist you in gaining strength in the areas you need to achieve your goals.

Step Three: Progression of your Pelvic Floor Muscle Program – join our small group physio classes, instructed by one of our physiotherapists to maintain your rehabilitation.

Call MPFP to make an enquiry today 5976 4944