Women’s health physiotherapists can treat a myriad of issues including
- Stress incontinence
- Overactive bladder
- Bladder or bowel urgency
- Urge incontinence
- Prolapse (bowel, bladder or uterine)
- Dyspareunia (painful sex)
- Vulvodynia (vulvar pain)
- Vaginissmus (overactive muscles)
- Bowel leakage (stool or gas)
- Constipation or incomplete emptying
At Sutton Cross Physiotherapy, we have specialist physiotherapists who are experienced in dealing with all these problems. We will start by taking a detailed assessment which may include questions about your symptoms, general health, lifestyle, fluid intake, diet, exercise, bowel and bladder routine, medications, Due to Covid-19, we are currently doing this part of the assessment via video or phone consultation.
Part two of the appointment will be in the clinic and if appropriate with your permission, will involve a pelvic floor examination. We will then form a treatment plan together.
Treatments may include:
- Pelvic floor strengthening
- Pelvic floor downtraining (if the muscles are overactive)
- Bladder or bowel training for urgency
- Manual therapy
- Muscle stimulator machine
- Biofeedback machine
- Defaecation training
- Balloon biofeedback (for constipation/difficulty emptying)