Women's health

Physiotherapy can help with a number of female health problems, known to occur in as many as one in three women at some point in their lives.

Conditions that can be treated via physiotherapy at Holcombe Health Clinic include:

Bladder and bowel continence issues: 

• stress incontinence
• urgency
• urge incontinence
• mixed incontinence
• bowel incontinence 

Pelvic organ prolapse: 

• bladder – cystocele/anterior prolapse
• bowel – rectocele/posterior prolapse
• uterine descent 

Pelvic floor trauma following childbirth or surgery: 

• pelvic pain management
• pelvic floor dysfunction associated with dyspareunia, vulvodynia and vaginismus
• pre and post gynaecological surgery
• ante-natal and post-natal musculoskeletal problems, including low back pain, thoracic pain, pelvic girdle pain, diastasis recto abdominus separation

What does a women’s health assessment involve?

At your first appointment, you will be asked a number of questions about your symptoms, after which a specialist assessment of the pelvic floor is conducted. This may involve an internal examination to assess pelvic floor muscle function and an individual treatment programme will be set up to meet your personal needs.

Discretion and maintaining a woman’s personal dignity is our number one priority and at Holcombe Health Clinic, we pride ourselves on a professional service delivered within a relaxed and friendly environment.