This article seeks to explain the broader, non-lesion contributors to pain and suggest ways to address them.
Why Am I Getting Pregnancy-Related Girdle Pain or PrPGP?
As if the pregnancy cravings, tiredness, and mood changes were not enough to deal with, pregnancy often also presents girdle pain. Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PrPGP) is any pain occurring…
Is it Possible to Thrive Through Menopause?
Curious how a pelvic physio can help with menopause? Learn about menopausal symptoms and how pelvic floor physical therapy exercise can help. Women who have been through menopause, sometimes called…
How Women Can Move Beyond Post-Cancer Sexual Dysfunction
Research shows us that cancer treatment in women can cause increases in sexual dysfunction in both cervical and breast cancer treatment. Unfortunately, many cancer patients feel ashamed when dealing with…
How to Live With Bladder Pain Syndrome
Have you ever heard of Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS) before? This is a painful condition that can be hard to live with, but with proper symptom management and treatment, issues…
What’s the Difference Between Proctalgia Fugax and Pudendal Neuralgia?
Have you ever found yourself dealing with sudden anal pain? Rectal pain can be caused by a number of different conditions and can present itself with a variety of different…
Menopause and Pelvic Floor Health
Most Australian women experience menopause between the ages of 45-55 years, with an average age of approximately 51. Menopause comes with a myriad of symptoms such as hot flushes, night…
Post Natal Assessment
Having a baby is one of life’s truly remarkable experiences. At Sydney Pelvic Clinic we have watched many of our patients take this journey and we have shared with them…
Pelvic Girdle Pain & Coccyx/Tailbone pain
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is pain experienced anywhere in the pelvic girdle – the area from just below the belly button to the SIT bones. Pelvic girdle pain can involve…
Faecal Incontinence
Faecal incontinence is a term used to describe leakage from the bowel, poor ability to control flatus (wind) or staining of underwear (faecal smearing). Faecal Incontinence Faecal incontinence is often…