Women's Health, Pregnancy and Postnatal Recovery
Women’s Health Physiotherapy can help with a range of female-specific problems, via an individualised, educational and supportive approach.
Women’s Health
1 in 3 women who have ever had a baby experience urinary incontinence, and 1 in 2 experience pelvic organ prolapse at some stage of their life. Did you know that our Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists can help treat and prevent these issues from occurring?
We can help with a range of women’s health issues - including incontinence (bladder or bowel), prolapse, pelvic or genital pain, constipation and preparation for and recovery from childbirth or gynaecological surgeries (plus many other conditions!). We will work closely with you to help you achieve your goals in an understanding, compassionate and confidential environment.
If you are dealing with these conditions, please don’t hesitate to contact us today - something can be done to improve, and often cure, your symptoms.
Read our Pelvic Floor blog here.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy is such an exciting time! It is also a time of incredible change - not only for your growing baby but also for your body. We can work with you to ensure your pregnancy is as active, healthy and pain-free as possible.
Our Women’s Health Physiotherapists can help with:
Exercise advice throughout pregnancy
Pelvic floor muscle education and exercise (exercising your pelvic floor muscles in pregnancy has been shown to enhance their recovery postnatally!)
Preparation for labour
Advice for early postnatal recovery
Any pain experienced in pregnancy - including back pain and pelvic girdle pain (and any other areas of pain you may be experiencing)
Abdominal muscle separation and weakness
Incontinence or prolapse
We also offer prenatal hydrotherapy and pilates - please see the information below.
Postnatal Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is an important part of your postnatal recovery. We recommend booking in for a postnatal check (generally from about 6 weeks after the birth of your baby) where we can comprehensively assess your pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, and provide you with individualised advice to help you recover, resolve any issues and get back to doing the things you love!
Women’s health and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy can help with:
Pelvic floor and abdominal muscle rehabilitation (including abdominal muscle separation).
Advice regarding return to exercise and/or sport
Recovery of 3rd and 4th Degree Tears and/or difficult deliveries
Incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and other bladder or bowel issues
Pain associated with pregnancy or caring for your new baby - including back, pelvic and neck pain
Scar management (including perineal and caesarian scars)
Breast problems (including mastitis)
Having healthy, functional pelvic floor and abdominal muscles can help to prevent issues occurring later in life, so even if you’re not having issues now it is very valuable to have a postnatal check to ensure you’re on the right track!
Contact us today to find out more or to book your appointment!
Prenatal Programs:
PREGNANCY PACKAGE: 10 visit pass are available for a discounted price on the per session price.
Prenatal Hydrotherapy:
Hydrotherapy is a low impact activity performed in warm water, usually heated between 28 to 30 degrees. The buoyant properties of water not only reduce the aches and pains associated with pregnancy but can assist in decreasing hand and feet swelling in the later stages. Research shows that pregnant women participating in hydrotherapy experience better quality sleep, less cramping and a decreased risk of gestational diabetes.
At Active Health Riverina, our Prenatal Hydrotherapy Class is instructed by our Accredited Exercise Physiologist and is claimable through private health (depending on your level of cover).
Within the class, exercise prescription and education focuses on the following:
Activating deep core abdominals and pelvic floor muscles
Posture correction
Stretching for flexibility
Maintaining aerobic fitness
Please call our clinic on 69257734 to book in.
Prenatal Exercise Class:
Our Prenatal Exercise class is a low impact style of exercise which will assist with improving global strength, core stability and pelvic floor activation. It is important to maintain activity levels during pregnancy to not only prepare for pregnancy related changes but also to optimise physical conditioning for delivery and recovery post birth. Our class includes a mix of low impact cardio, functional strength and pilates-informed exercises to give you a great pregnancy safe workout, adapted to your current fitness level.
The classes are claimable through private health (depending on your level of cover).
To ensure that you and your baby are safe to participate, we require an initial one on one assessment with one of our practitioners. During this assessment we will evaluate your core strength and any pregnancy related musculoskeletal pain, and provide you with education about pregnancy-safe exercise and how to train your pelvic floor.
Please call our clinic on 69257734 to book in for your initial assessment.
Call Active Health Riverina on 02 6925 7734 to secure your spot!
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Physiotherapy is a fantastic educational, emotional or physical solution that women can turn to when seeking comfort and relief from female specific problems.