Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

Physiotherapy for personal problems for Men, Women and Children.

We help you to Do Pelvic Floor Exercises Correctly and Safely to…

Prevent problems:

  • Bladder
  • Bowel
  • Prolapse

Increase control:

  • Bladder
  • Bowel
  • Prolapse
  • Erection

Reduce pain and discomfort:

  • Anal
  • Vaginal, Vulval, Sexual
  • Testicular, Penile

Improve Relaxation:

  • Bladder and bowel emptying
  • Reduce anal, testicular, penile,vaginal, vulval sexual discomfort

> Information for men

> Information for women

Men

Physiotherapy for Incontinence after Radical Prostatectomy.

We know that

  • just over 93% of men after Radical Prostatectomy surgery are dry at 1 year
  • men with better developed pelvic floor muscles before surgery are dry sooner (2007)
  • men who are individually taught pelvic floor exercises by a continence physiotherapist will be dry sooner (2005)
No Physiotherapy Physiotherapy
Dry by 1 month 8% 19%
Dry by 6 months 65% 94.6%

We want you to

  • Book and attend an appointment as early as possible before your planned Prostate surgery.
  • Learn and practice correct pelvic floor exercises before surgery.
  • Do only gentle pelvic floor exercise program after your catheter is removed after surgery.
  • Attend again as soon as possible to ensure your technique is correct.
  • Continually challenge yourself to brace your pelvic floor muscles in situations that make you leak.

Physiotherapy to increase control of bladder, bowel

We know that we can help men with the following pelvic floor related problems:

  • bladder control issues (urgency and incontinence) even without prostate cancer.
  • faecal urgency and incontinence, constipation, difficult defaecation.

We want you to:

  • Seek medical assessment first
  • Book in for an appointment at Inner Strength Physiotherapy
  • Come to your first appointment with a full bladder

Physiotherapy to reduce anal, testicular and penile pain and discomfort

We know that we can help men with the following pelvic floor related problems:

  • anal, testicular and or penile pain

We want you to:

  • Seek medical assessment first
  • Book in for an appointment at Inner Strength Physiotherapy
  • Come to your first appointment with a full bladder

Physiotherapy to improve erectile control

There is emerging evidence that pelvic floor exercises can increase erectile function when used in conjunction with lifestyle changes such as cessation of smoking, alcohol, healthy diet, weight reduction, general fitness and saddle pressure. The improvements in erectile function are better than the lifestyle changes on their own. (Grace Dorey 2005)

We want you to:

  • Seek medical assessment first.
  • Book in for an appointment at Inner Strength Physiotherapy.
  • Come to your first appointment with a full bladder.

Clinical Pilates at Inner Strength Physiotherapy is an excellent way for you to emerge from aches and pains, pelvic floor related problems and to return to your chosen sport after childbirth.

Feldenkrais AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT® lessons at Inner Strength Physiotherapy are also a great way to ease pain by providing you with ‘more choices’ of how you might move with comfort, ease and quality of movement

Women

We know that:

  • One in three women who have ever had a baby has incontinence.
  • Pelvic floor exercises can be difficult to do correctly.
  • Some people have difficulty releasing their pelvic floor.

We provide accurate assessment of your pelvic floor, in a comfortable supportive environment using:

We have the latest equipment:

  • We have machines and devices on offer if helpful for your situation.
  • Click here to see our equipment page.

We use the latest pelvic floor research to:

Prevent problems

  • Bladder
  • Bowel
  • Prolapse

Increase control

  • Bladder
  • Bowel
  • Prolapse

Reduce pain and discomfort

  • Anal
  • Vaginal, Vulval, Sexual

Improve Relaxation

  • Bladder and bowel emptying
  • Reduce anal, vaginal, vulval sexual discomfort

If you have chosen surgery for your problem we can help you prepare and recover from your surgery.

We want you to:

  • Book in for an appointment at Inner Strength Physiotherapy.
  • Come to your first appointment with a full bladder.

Clinical Pilates at Inner Strength Physiotherapy is an excellent way for you to emerge from aches and pains, pelvic floor related problems and to return to your chosen sport after childbirth.