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- Exercise advice and prescription
- Pelvic floor assessment (I recommend coming in for an assessment between 14-18 weeks)
- Pelvic floor muscle training to optimise birth and recovery postnatally
- Bladder problems
- Bowel problems
- Preparation for birth (I recommend this 45minute appointment between 32-34 weeks). I will guide you on:
- Pelvic floor down training
- Pelvic stretches
- Perineal massage
- Stages of labour
- Birth positions
- Hormones
- Birth skills
- Develop birth ‘plans’
- Pelvic pain, groin pain and sacroiliac pain
- Back pain and sciatic pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- 4-6 week postnatal checks
- Vaginal birth recovery
- Caesarean birth recovery
- Pelvic floor assessments
- Abdominal muscles – Rectus abdominis diastasis (abdominal separation) assessment and rehabilitation
- Breast care (mastitis treatment with therapeutic ultrasound)
- Sexual pain (dyspareunia)
- Vaginal bulging/ heaviness/ prolapse
- Wrist or thumb pain “mummy thumb”
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Bladder problems
- Tight/ painful scar tissue (episiotomy or caesarean)
- Pelvic pain, groin pain and sacroiliac pain
- Back pain and sciatic pain
- Guidance on returning to sexual intercourse
- Guidance on returning to exercise & running/ high impact exercise postnatally
- Incontinence
- Prolapse
- Vaginal dryness
- Bladder and bowel concerns
- Sexual function
- Guidance on exercise
- Bone density optimisation
- Endometriosis
- Persistent pelvic pain
- Genito-pelvic pain/ penetrative disorders (GPPPD):
- Vulvodynia
- Vestibulodynia
- Vaginismus
- Painful sexual intercourse or tampon use
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Coccydynia
- Development of self-pain management strategies to use during pain flare ups
- Exercise guidance
- Incontinence:
- Bladder leakage when you sneeze, cough, run, jump, walk, change positions or with bladder urgency
- Leakage of wind &/or stool
- Urgency, frequency & overactive bladder
- Voiding (weeing) issues such as hesitancy, slow stream & incomplete emptying
- Bladder pain
- Pain with opening bowels
- Constipation & incomplete bowel emptying
- Faecal urgency
- Realtime Ultrasound assessment of the pelvic floor
- Pelvic floor release
- Exercise prescription
- Pain management strategies
- Assessment of the entire pelvic girdle, lower back, hips, lower body, thoracic spine and upper body to identify contributing factors to your symptoms
- Breathing dynamics
- Guidance on exercise during pregnancy
- Guidance on returning to exercise & running/ high impact exercise postnatally (refrain from returning to running and high impact exercises for a minimum of >3 months after having a baby!)
- Guidance on exercise modifications around pelvic pain flare ups
- Exercise prescription for improving persistent pain
- Abdominal muscle separation rehabilitation
- Exercise to optimise bone mineral density
Including assessment and treatment such as joint mobilisation, dry needling and soft tissue massage for the management of:
- Persistent pelvic pain (such as endometriosis and chronic pain)
- Musculoskeletal pain such as:
- Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction
- Coccydynia (coccyx pain)
- Pubic symphysis pain
- Pelvic girdle pain
- Lower back pain
- Hip pain
- Headaches
- Neck pain
- Cervicogenic dizziness (dizziness arising from the neck)
- Thoracic pain
- Nerve pain
- Pregnancy & postnatal pain including:
- Neck pain
- Back pain
- Pregnancy related lower back pain
- Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
- Sciatic pain
- Wrist pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of:
- Mastitis
- Breast engorgement
- Haemorrhoids
- Acute perienal/ vulval swelling post vaginal birth (recommended between 24 hours to 5 days after delivery)
In addition to Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Siobhan is also a Pilates Instructor, with an abundance of experience teaching Pilates clinically in a rehabilitation setting as well as group Reformer and Matwork Pilates classes, training through STOTT Pilates.
Pilates is so beneficial for optimising movement patterns, building body awareness, increasing stability, mobility, endurance and strength.
Through the Pelvic Pain Clinic and Leni Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Siobhan has started running running “pelvic floor safe” reformer pilates classes once a month specific for pelvic pain.
Do you experience:
- Pelvic pain
- Endometriosis
- Sexual pain
- Pelvic floor tightness
- Lower back or hip pain
- Stress
- Have trouble easing muscle tension
And want to take back control of your body and pain?
These classes are for you.
You will learn how to:
- Engage AND relax muscles properly
- Connect with your pelvic floor to teach it how to better relax
- Reduce excessive bracing patterns
- Increase strength in your pelvis, hips and lower limb
- Improve your breathing dynamics
- Integrate pelvic floor down training into stretches
- Optimise movement patterns
Details:
- Location: Reformed Pilates Co in Applecross, 4/35 Ardross Street Applecross WA
- When: Saturday 1x month at 12pm
- Cost: $41 a session
