Women’s Health PhysioTherapy

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Women’s health physiotherapist evaluate and treat the musculoskeletal disorders that may occur to women throughout their lifespan. Women’s health physiotherapist may use a variety of research based treatment options including manual therapy, exercise prescription, biofeedback, and neuromuscular reeducation to restore normal joint mobility, improve muscular balance and control and teach improved movement patterns. An emphasis is always on teaching the patient how to help themselves and prevent new injury or problems.The health concerns of women are as varied as the women themselves and can include everyone from pregnant to postmenopausal women.

Pregnancy and delivery places an enormous strain on a woman’s body. There is strong research showing that skilled physiotherapy can significantly reduce pregnancy-related back and pelvic pain and improve quality of life. Difficult deliveries may result in pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, or incontinence. Physiotherapy can improve the stability of the pelvis to eliminate pain and incontinence. 

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is the treatment of Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction including Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Pain.

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy incorporates a variety of treatment techniques which may include:

• Behavior Modification: an education on diet, fluid intake, and other lifestyle changes to enhance pelvic organ function.
• Bladder Training: learning to empty the bladder by the clock, rather than by desire.
• Pelvic Muscle Exercise: exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles
• Surface Electromyography (sEMG) biofeedback techniques: an instrument that utilizes a vaginal sensor or surface electrodes to train the patient to voluntarily contract or relax the pelvic floor muscles correctly as well as document strength gains from treatment session to session.