Womens health clinic – women’s physiotherapy
The qualified and experienced professionals in our womens health physiotherapy clinic can provide a range of services to help with issues arising during pregnancy or after childbirth or general issues relating to the pelvic floor area or incontinence problems. We also provide our full range of physiotherapy and other related services as well as exercise classes, yoga and Pilates for women to help with maintaining health and fitness.
What can women’s health physiotherapy help with?
Women’s physiotherapy includes treatment to help with pelvic floor problems like stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, pain and dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles.
If you recently had a baby, we can also undertake post-natal checks for pelvic floor muscle problems and rectus abdominus diastases (separation of the tummy muscles). This can be done at 6-8 weeks after having a baby and is still useful later on. It is really important to have this check if you are intending to return to sports after having your baby.
Rehabilitation for conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse or following uro-gynae surgery or repair.
Your Physiotherapist will ask you detailed questions to identify the problem and her assessment will include an examination of your pelvic floor muscles. Treatments may include specialist advice, trigger point release of tight or painful muscles, the use of devices to help stimulate weak muscles and a personal programme to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles.
How simple pelvic floor exercises are helping new mums get back to an active life with confidence
Women’s health physiotherapy information
* Highly reviewed women’s physio services with top ratings in Google and Facebook Reviews from our Barnes area patients.
* Our physios are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and are Registered Physiotherapists with the Health and Care Professions Council with top level qualifications and experience
* Whether you want to come to our women’s health clinic to discuss your issues with a specialist or to book for an assessment or treatment session, just call us on 020 8876 5690 or pop in for a chat and we can organise it for you.
The Pelvic Floor Muscles
Up to a third of all women experience a problem with their pelvic floor muscles at some time during their life. This booklet:
The Pelvic Floor Muscles – a Guide for Women
gives a good introduction to the problems that can arise as well as their causes and action that can be taken to improve things.