Pregnancy & Parenting Wellbeing Centre

Physio & Continence

Pregnancy, motherhood and aging are all natural progressions in life that can definitely place a lot of stress and strains to our body. We commonly hear about women associating bladder weakness, back and neck pain with pregnancy and aging. If not treated, these complaints can be very debilitating and affect your quality of life.

At Sydney women’s Physiotherapy, we are focused in providing treatment and advice for these common female complaints. We know that the right advice and guidance can help you prevent, treat and overcome these problems.

Sydney Women’s Physiotherapy has dedicated physiotherapists with expertise in Women’s Health, providing the following services:

•Management of incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction (women and men)

Urinary symptoms – frequency, urgency, stress incontinence, urge incontinence
Faecal symptoms – urgency, constipation, faecal incontinence
Pelvic organ prolapse

•Management of pregnancy and postnatal discomforts:

Pelvic girdle pain (symphysis pubis/sacroiliac dysfunction and coccydinia)
Back pain
Abdominal rectus diastasis (including fitting of support garments)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Rib pain
Headaches

•Exercise prescription, postural & lifestyle advice specific to pregnancy, the postnatal period and beyond

•Use of real-time ultrasound for muscle retraining and biofeedback especially for pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation

•Labour TENS Machine education and hire (www.easybirth.com.au)

•Ultrasound for breast feeding conditions (blocked milk ducts) and haemorrhoids

•Assistance before/after gynaecological , urological and colorectal surgery

•Management of pelvic pain - vaginismus, vulvodynia, dyspareunia (chronic pelvic pain & sexual dysfunction)

Sydney Women’s Physiotherapy Labour TENS Machine hiring services:

A Labour TENS machine (also known as Obstetric TENS) is a portable device that is specifically designed for pain relief during labour and is safe to use during the entire birthing process.

Some advantages of using Labour TENS:

¨Drug-free, non-invasive pain control.

¨You stay in control of your pain, which will lead to a less stressful and more positive birthing experience.

¨No side effects or drowsiness for you or the baby.

¨Pain relief at the push of a button.

¨Can be used in the comfort of your own home in the early stages of labour and continued while at the hospital.

¨Does not restrict you into one position for labour, so you can move around freely.

¨Can be used in conjunction with other pain-relief techniques or drugs.

Please go to: www.easybirth.com.au for more information on how Labour TENS machine can benefit you.

Physiotherapist in Women’s Health and Continence:

Trisha Ching

Heather Pierce