From the onset of menstruation to the change experienced in menopause, women undergo a very unique journey in their bodies. The pelvis is one area in particular that can be affected by these changes. At Sydney Pelvic Clinic we understand both the physical and emotional impact that can be felt when experiencing various pelvic conditions.
Our experienced and highly trained physiotherapists will help you achieve complete pelvic health, whatever that means to you – no pain in your pelvis, not rushing to the toilet, no longer leaking with running, not feeling a dragging sensation in your vagina or having pain free intercourse.
Our Service Includes:
Complete pelvic assessment
Your physiotherapist will spend time thoroughly understanding your symptoms and medical history as well as conducting a full physical assessment of your pelvis. This may involve using either Real Time Ultrasound to assess your bladder and Pelvic Floor Muscles or an internal vaginal or rectal assessment.
Diagnosis and explanation of your pelvic issue
Once your physiotherapist diagnoses the cause of your pain or dysfunction, they will explain the reasons for this and the expected outcome of your treatment. Understanding your particular pelvic issue is an important element of getting you back on the road to wellness. It will help you engage in the course of your rehabilitation as well as giving you ownership over your outcome.
Management plan and treatment
Your treatment plan is individual and personal. It may involve pelvic floor and pelvic muscle releases and retraining, education, mindfulness and relaxation, bladder and bowel training and specific exercise rehabilitation.
Conditions we treat include:
- Pelvic Pain: Constant or intermittent pain experienced anywhere between the belly button and the top of the legs (pelvic region). Includes pain or the inability to have sex (Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorder or vaginismus), vulvodynia, pudendal neuralgia, endometriosis pain, Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) bladder pain or pelvic muscle spasm/pain.
- Urinary Incontinence: Involuntarily loss of urine and urgency to get to the toilet
- Faecal Incontinence: Involuntarily loss of faeces or wind and urgency to get to the toilet
- Prolapse: Dropping down of bladder, bowel or uterus, often described as a feeling of pressure or dragging in the vagina
- Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP), including Pregnancy Related PGP: Pain experienced mostly in your external pelvic structures, such as the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) or the pubic symphysis. It is more prevalent during pregnancy, and is called Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PR PGP) during this period.
- Coccyx / Tailbone Pain: Pain in the tailbone region, which can be traumatic or atraumatic.
- Post natal rehabilitation: Targeted rehabilitation of the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, birth injuries, prolapse or bladder/bowel dysfunction.
- Birth Related Injuries: Including pubic joint diastasis, pubic bone stress fractures, pelvic floor muscle injuries, coccyx trauma & C-section recovery.
- Hip Pain: Including Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) and labral tears.
