top of page
Search
Katherine Ishak
Nov 13 min read
Overactive Pelvic Floor Muscles - Are My Pelvic Floor Muscles Overactive or Weak?
Pelvic floor overactivity is characterised by an increase in the tension of the muscles that surround our pelvic organs.
43 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
May 1, 20232 min read
Nocturia - When Your Bladder Keeps Waking You Up
It’s normal to wake up once a night (or less) if you’re under 65, and 1-2 times per night if you’re over 65. Being woken up more often...
33 views0 comments
Chantelle Morrissey
Feb 13, 20232 min read
How can Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy help kids?
Introduction: The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that support the pelvic organs and control continence. In c hildren, pelvic floor...
129 views0 comments
Anmei Vuong
Nov 9, 20225 min read
When Can I Start Running Again After Having A Baby?
Are you a runner itching to get back to running after pregnancy and birth? Returning to running after having a baby is not as...
21 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Nov 3, 20226 min read
Endometriosis - Can Physio Help?
Endometriosis, or "Endo", is a condition that affects 1 in 9 people who menstruate. It occurs when tissue that is similar to the lining...
28 views0 comments
Anmei Vuong
Oct 19, 20224 min read
When Can I Start Exercising After Having A Baby?
“When can I start exercising again?” This is a very common question we hear in the clinic as pelvic health physiotherapists. What is the...
28 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
May 5, 20223 min read
Postnatal Depression - A Dad's Perspective
(This post was written and shared with permission by a staff member's Husband) When you spend a quiet moment with your wife, watching...
78 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Apr 1, 20225 min read
Prostatectomy and Physiotherapy
A large number of men we see in the clinic have had, or are preparing for, prostate surgery. Most of them arrive at their first...
194 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Mar 21, 20227 min read
Anatomy - Everything you wanted to know about the pelvis but were too embarrassed to ask!
One thing we find ourselves talking about a lot is the anatomy of the pelvis. Unfortunately, there are still some myths and...
31 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Mar 4, 20227 min read
Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) is one of the most common issues we see during pregnancy. PGP is any pain that comes from the joints between the...
632 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Feb 24, 20225 min read
Mastitis - What is it and What Can I do about it?
What is Mastitis? Mastitis is a painful inflammation of the breast tissue in someone who is lactating. It results when milk in the breast...
39 views0 comments
Chantelle Morrissey
Feb 18, 20223 min read
What can you do about Tummy Separation after pregnancy?
Recently, there's been a lot of media focus on ab separation (also known as Diastasis of Rectus Abdominus/DRAMs), following the...
205 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Feb 2, 20224 min read
COVID-19 and your Pelvic Floor
With the Omicron wave still impacting Australia, we've had an increasing number of calls and emails from our clients who have tested...
76 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Nov 26, 20214 min read
Men's Sexual Health
Today for Men's Health Month we're talking about sex. Sex is something we hear talked about a lot in popular culture when it's something...
27 views0 comments
Chantelle Morrissey
Sep 27, 20216 min read
Post-Partum Recovery - The Mum Bod
Mothers already lose so much ourselves in child-rearing. Many of us lose careers, as the cost of childcare can render returning to work...
55 views0 comments
Danielle Ware
Sep 20, 20214 min read
Pelvic Health Physio - What to Expect
We know Pelvic Health is not your standard physio session, but not all of our patients know this before they walk in the door. Some have...
114 views0 comments
Chantelle Morrissey
Sep 13, 20216 min read
Overcoming Post-natal Depression- Chantelle's Story
CONTENT WARNING. This blog post shares experiences with depression, anxiety and thoughts of self-harm and suicide. Please do not read...
180 views0 comments
Chantelle Morrissey
Aug 30, 20215 min read
Pelvic Girdle Pain - Chantelle's Story
It's April. I'm lying on my side, as usual (my right side, because if I lie on my left the nerve entrapment in my thigh causes my leg to...
178 views1 comment
Danielle Ware
Aug 23, 20215 min read
Painful Sex - Danielle's Story
I’ve wanted to be a pelvic health physio since I was a physio student. I’d always thought that women’s health physio was all about...
1,651 views1 comment
Chantelle Morrissey
Aug 16, 20215 min read
Birth Trauma - Chantelle's Story
My old friends sat across from me beaming. I lay in a hospital bed with an ice pack stacked in my pants, battered and very bruised,...
205 views0 comments
bottom of page