Women Health
Women's Health Physiotherapy was founded from the clinical area of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and is the care of women in relation to childbirth, both antenatally and postnatally, including the teaching of antenatal classes, in the treatment of incontinence, and in the care of women undergoing Gynaecological surgery. The scope of practice has now increased to include all health concerns of women: incontinence, pelvic/ vaginal pain, and prenatal and postpartum musculoskeletal pain, and osteoporosis, rehabilitation following breast surgery, lymphedema, education prevention, wellness and exercise. All females across the life span, from the young athlete, the childbearing woman, the menopausal and elderly woman receive benefit from physical therapy.
CONDITIONS TREATED
Physical therapy for women treats conditions specific to women, like pelvic floor disorders. For millions of women, pelvic floor dysfunction and pain is a chronic problem. Pelvic floor disorders occur when women have weakened pelvic muscles and or tears in the connective tissue of the pelvic organs. Many women don’t know about therapy options that can help relieve pain and improve their quality of life.
Some of the conditions treated by women’s health specialist include:
- Loss of bladder control, stress urinary incontinence or mixed incontinence
- Frequent or sudden urges to urinate
- Discomfort related to the bladder and/or urethra
- Dropping of the pelvic organs; including bladder, bowel, rectum, uterus, vagina
- Loss of bowel control
- Constipation
- Pelvic floor muscle weakness, tightness, or pain
- Pelvic pain, including but not limited to vulvar pain, pain with urination, vaginal pain
- Pain and dysfunction during and following pregnancy
- Additional Women’s Health Physical Therapy Services
- Breast cancer, including lymphedema management and congestive decongestive therapy
- Osteoporosis
- Pre-and post-partum low back pain and general deconditioning
- Dysmenorrhea