About Women’s Health Physiotherapy

Women’s health physiotherapy is non-surgical treatment for a variety of women’s health problems related to obstetrics and gynaecology. Physiotherapy has been shown to alleviate and often cure these symptoms.

Common Women’s Health Symptoms

There are many different symptoms that you may be suffering from, and our understanding team at Active Physiotherapy is fully qualified to treat all of them. We will soon have you comfortable, relaxed, and able to carry on with day-to-day life, without worry. Common women’s health issues include:

  • Pelvic girdle pain, or SPD (symphysis pubis dysfunction), which affects around 3% of women during pregnancy and post-birth.
  • Back pain or sciatica, which is a very common problem in women during pregnancy, post-birth, and onwards.
  • Separation of the tummy muscles, which sometimes occurs following pregnancy and birth (when muscles have become over-stretched and weakened).
  • Carpal tunnel, which causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand and fingers.
  • A feeling of weight in your vaginal area.

Treatment and Rehabilitation for Women’s Health

All of these aforementioned problems can be treated by the experienced physiotherapists at Active Physiotherapy including:

  • Treatment for back pain during pregnancy and post-pregnancy.
  • Physiotherapy to aid you in restoring fitness levels after pregnancy, helping with posture, and improving abdominal and pelvic strength.
  • Use of pregnancy massage and manual therapy to alleviate pelvic girdle pain, mastitis, back pain, and relief from perineal tears.
  • Advice given by our physiotherapists to help those with pelvic floor muscle problems, bone density reduction, and general health issues during peri-menopause and post-menopause.
  • Using physiotherapy and other therapies, we will help repair abdominal muscle separation following birth.
  • The team at Active Physiotherapy is fully qualified to help you achieve and maintain optimum pelvic floor, bowel, and bladder health through tailored exercise programs and other therapies.