Pelvic Girdle Pain During Pregnancy

Pelvic Girdle Pain During Pregnancy

Are you pregnant and suffering from pelvic girdle pain – pain around your pelvic area? What is pelvic girdle pain? Pelvic girdle pain is a group of signs and symptoms of pain in the pelvis and lower back area, this can include pain in the perineum, pubic...
Pain with Sex and Tampon Insertion

Pain with Sex and Tampon Insertion

By Amy Tinetti – Women’s Health Physiotherapist Pain during sex and pain whilst inserting a tampon is a common and frustrating issue many women have. You may not realise, but a women’s health physiotherapist is qualified to be able to help you...
Faecal Incontinence (Bowel Leakage) and what can you do?

Faecal Incontinence (Bowel Leakage) and what can you do?

By Amy Tinetti, APA Titled Continence Physiotherapist What is Faecal Incontinence? Faecal incontinence is the involuntary loss of stool (poo) or wind. This could be a smear of stool on your underwear to the loss of a whole stool. What are the causes of Faecal...
Overactive Bladder

Overactive Bladder

What is Overactive Bladder? Overactive bladder (OAB) is a continence condition where a person experiences increased urgency to urinate. Some describe it as a sudden desperate urge to empty their bladder. These people may also go to the toilet several times a day or...
Physiotherapy before and after prostate cancer surgery

Physiotherapy before and after prostate cancer surgery

By Amy Tinetti, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Prostate cancer surgery and how it can affect bladder control Urinary leakage is likely to occur after prostate surgery as some of the muscles which help with bladder control can be damaged or removed during prostate...