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Have you ever leaked on a cough, sneeze, or laugh? Have you felt a sudden, overwhelming urge to urinate or defecate that is difficult to defer? Does this stop you from leaving the house and living your life? A women’s pelvic health physiotherapist may be able to help you regain your ability to stay dry, clean, and confident. There are a range of conditions with which women’s health physiotherapy can help you manage pelvic symptoms and conditions.

Common Women’s Health Conditions

Right at Home Allied Health can assess and treat:

  • Incontinence/leaking (stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence, faecal or flatus incontinence)

  • Constipation (obstructive and/or fluid/fibre)

  • Post-void urinary retention/residual volume

  • Overactive bladder (OAB) (frequency and urgency)

  • Urethral hypermobility

  • OASIS recovery (obstetric anal sphincter injury)

  • Prolapse management (non-surgical) (uterine, anterior, posterior and multi-compartment prolapse)

    • Pelvic floor muscle training (uptraining and downtraining)

    • Pilates matwork

    • Reformer pilates

    • Menopause related changes (exercise management)

    • Low bone density and osteoporosis (bone strength and falls prevention)

    • Return to exercise after joint replacement surgery

    • Pregnancy related pain:

      • Pubic symphysis syndrome (anterior pelvic pain in pregnancy)
      • SIJ pain (low back/pelvis)
      • Low back pain
      • Hip pain
      • Varicose veins of the leg
      • Varicose veins of the vulva
      • Excessive swelling of the legs and feet
      • Carpal tunnel syndrome/wrist pain
      • Pelvic floor strength
      • Birth preparation for pelvic floor

    • Postnatal pain and function:

      • de quervain’s/thumb pain
      • OASIS recovery
      • DRAM (abdominal separation)
      • Mastitis management
      • Functional strength and exercise
      • Return to sport and exercise
      • Return to work

    Treating Women's Pelvic Health

    What to expect in your women’s pelvic health physiotherapy consults:

    • Detailed discussion of your symptoms
    • Assessment of the function of your pelvic muscles (if relevant)
    • Initial management strategies
    • Multi-day symptom tracking using validated assessment tools for specific diagnosis and analysis of bladder or bowel function
    • Ongoing management strategies and treatments
    • Home exercise program and lifestyle advice to reduce bothersome symptoms
    • Referral for specialist assessment or management as appropriate

    Treatments Offered

    • Pelvic floor muscle training
    • Bladder training for urgency
    • Bowel training for urgency
    • Constipation management
    • Fluid and fibre management
    • Urge suppression
    • Toileting positioning
    • Lifestyle modification to reduce symptoms of urgency, prolapse, and incontinence

    *Some services may not be available in all locations. Please contact your nearest location to confirm the available services.

    What We Treat

    Our Locations

    We are currently expanding our locations across Australia.
    Stay tuned for new locations near you!

    Queensland

    Bulimba Hawthorne