Women's Health Physiotherapy

Women's Health Physiotherapy at Revive focuses on managing pelvic floor disorders, incontinence and pre and post natal muculoskeletal conditions.  

Conditions treated include:

• Urinary incontinence (stress and over active bladder previously known as 'urge')
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Pelvic floor and abdominal muscle weakness
• Rectus Diastasis (abdominal muscle separation)
• Pre and post natal care - including education, exercise classes and treatment of pelvic floor and postural dysfunctions.

37% of Australian women and 13% of Australian men experience incontinence

Incontinence is NOT an inevitable consequence of aging

Ask yourself thes equestions regarding incontinence:
 

1. When you laugh, sneeze, cough or exercise, do you sometimes leak a small amount of urine?
2. Do you have a sudden, strong urge to pass urine?
3. Do you arrange your daily routine around where the nearest toilets will be, or know where most public toilets are located?
4. Do you urinate more than 6-8 times during the day?
5. Do you wake twice or more during the night to go to the toilet?
6. Have you given up activities due to fear of bladder leakage?

If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, you have a treatable problem that will not improve without management and may actually become worse with time.

Just call the studio to make an appointment with Anne Wilby if you are noticing any of the above symptoms - the sooner you address them the shorter the time will be to resolve them.

If you would like more information regarding incontinence issues, please use the below website:

www.continence.org.au

http://www.pelvicfloorfirst.org.au/
 

PRE AND POST NATAL CARE

Regular exercise during pregnancy is recommended to maintain strength and energy, prevent pain and swelling, improve sleep and help with a quicker recovery after childbirth.  While the entire body goes through many physical changes, one of the greatest and most obvious changes is the expansion of the abdominals to make room for the baby to grow.  Your pelvic floor will also stretch with the weight of the baby during pregnancy and stretch during childbirth. As these changes occur around your core and pelvis, muscles can become very weak and lead to low back pain and pelvic joint pain during and after childbirth, an increase in pain during labour and a slower recovery after childbirth. 
 
While abdominal crunches and curls are a big no-no during pregnancy, specific pilates exercises can address all of the above physical challenges you may face, as well improving strength throughout the upper body to help with the physical demands of a new baby.
 
Equipment pilates at Revive is individualized to suit your needs of your changing body and provides more options for exercises while you are limited in which positions you can safely and comfortably get into.  It is also a great option for post-natal recovery as the resistance can be used to break an exercise down and make it easier for you to re-learn how to control your body while you regain your core and pelvic floor strength.  

 
Typical issues seen for physiotherapy during pregnancy include:
-low back and mid back pain
-pelvic joint pain
-hip pain
-carpal tunnel syndrome
-swelling of hands/feet
-incontinence

PREGNANCY PILATES   

Wednesday 6-7pm and Friday 8-9am

Initial Pregnancy Session          $80.00

Individual Class                           $25.00                 

5 Class Pass                                 $110.00           

10 Class Pass                               $220.00  

Please note 5 passes have a 7 week expiry and 10 passes have a 12 week expiry.

PRAM FRIENDLY PILATES   Tuesday 9.30am

Pram friendly pilates is a mother and baby exercise class which is specially designed to help you get back into shape post labour. Using a variety of different equipment, the exercises will help to realign the spine, stretch the upper back and & chest and strengthen the tummy muscles. You can bring bub along to the class.

Please book in for a postnatal assessment with Anne Wilby prior to attending this class so that we can check your postnatal status and address your needs. It is possible to attend this class 4-6 weeks post labour, but ladies with older bubs are more than welcome to attend too.

This class is taken by Catalina and is NOT claimable on private health insurance.

Post natal physiotherapy session    $80.00

Individual Class                                   $18.00                 

5 Class Pass                                         $75.00           

10 Class Pass                                      $150.00  

Please note 5 passes have a 7 week expiry and 10 passes have a 12 week expiry.

POSTNATAL PILATES          Friday 11am-12pm
 

This class is for mums only! Take some time to focus on your body and get back into shape using basic equipment such as bands rollers and resistance rings. It is a basic mat work class allowing you to lie on your back and your stomach again!

Please book in for a postnatal assessment with Anne Wilby prior to attending this class so that we can check your postnatal status and address your needs. It is possible to attend this class 4-6 weeks post labour. The class is taken by a physiotherapist and is claimable on private health insurance.

Post natal Physiotherapy Session          $80.00

Individual Class                                         $25.00                 

5 Class Pass                                               $110.00           

10 Class Pass                                             $220.00  

Please note 5 passes have a 7 week expiry and 10 passes have a 12 week expiry.