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BUSINESS NEWS - Pelvic and women’s health physiotherapy is a special interest within physiotherapy. It encompasses the evaluation, treatment, and education of all adults and children with urinary and faecal incontinence, pelvic pain, and women throughout their various life stages.

Having fears, concerns and problems, dismissed by healthcare providers as “part of being a woman / having babies / getting older” is unacceptable. Knowledge is empowerment.

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

The pelvic floor plays and important role in continence in both adults and children. Women’s Health physiotherapists are skilled in the assessment and management of pelvic floor dysfunction and incontinence which can be caused by obesity, chronic cough, regular heavy lifting, and constipation.

In women, this is also often weakened through pregnancy and childbirth and can be affected by hormonal changes which take place during menopause.

Fisioterapie poog om die volgende te doen:

Om die werking en anatomie van die blaas en die dermbewegings, sowel as die rol van die pelviese vloer te verduidelik.
Die assessering van die funksie van die pelviese vloer.
Leiding in hoe om oefening van die pelviese vloer (Kegel oefening) korrek te doen.
Die versterking van die spiere wat deel vorm van die pelviese vloer, om ‘n verbetering te bring in blaas en derm beheer.
Die “heropleiding” van die blaas, and die verandering van badkamer gewoontes.
Loslating van stywe structure in die pelviese vloer, om pynverligting teweeg te bring.
Die verduideliking van korrekte badkamer tegnieke.

Pelvic pain:

Pelvic pain is a distressing and disabling condition that affects the quality of life of many women. There are a variety of causes, for instance, postural imbalances, surgery, trauma, pregnancy, and childbirth.

Conditions such as vulvodynia, vestibulitis, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis, and prostatitis in men can be successfully treated by releasing tight structures in and around the pelvis.

Ander areas wat gedek word:

Bone Health / Osteoporosis / Low Bone Mass
Breast Cancer
Antenatal and Post Natal Care
Female Back Problems
Constipation

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