Gold Coast Pelvic Heath
physiotherapy
Your Pelvic Health Experts
At Gold Coast Pelvic Health & Physiotherapy we understand the importance of Women’s Health. Throughout a Woman’s life she may experience the many joys of becoming a woman with the commencement of menstruation, the excitement of pregnancy, the blissfulness of motherhood, the transition into menopause and the delight of becoming a grandmother.
During these time however, there may not be the smooth transitions as we hoped for, and that is why Gold Coast Pelvic Health & Physiotherapy has developed the Women’s Health and Wellbeing Physiotherapy service to provide expert advice in the assessment and treatment of female pelvic health and pelvic floor problems.
Common Conditions treated:
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Pregnancy: Pelvic floor care during and after pregnancy, low back pain during pregnancy, pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and postnatal recovery, Abdominal separation
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Vaginal heaviness, pressure or bulge of the bladder and/ or bowel and/or the uterus/cervix or the apex of the vagina (after a hysterectomy).
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Urinary Symptoms: Stress urinary incontinence (leaking with a cough, sneeze or exercise), urge urinary incontinence (Leaking on way to the toilet), nocturia (going to the toilet a lot over night), mixed urinary incontinence, Overactive bladder-dry/wet, Frequency and voiding dysfunction, Bladder pain syndromes.
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Bowel Symptoms: Constipation, Fecal incontinence, Obstructive defecation (can’t empty bowels completely), rectal prolapse and intussusception, pelvic floor dyssynergia, haemorrhoids, obstetric anal sphincter injuries
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Sexual dysfunction: Vaginismus (vaginal pain), dyspareunia (pain with intercourse), vulvodynia (vulvar pain)
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Persisent pelvic pain LumboPelvic pain: Coccyx pain, groin, hip and lower back pain, Vulvar pain, vulvar vestibulitis, Pundenal neuralgia, Endometriosis, dysmenorrhea
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Pre/post Surgery: Pre-operative assessment, pelvic floor strength, function and awareness prior to surgery, understanding about surgical outcomes and post-operative care
Facts about Women’s Health and Pelvic floor problems:
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1 in 3 women who have had a baby suffer leakage with daily activities, exercise and a cough/sneeze or laughing
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1 in 5 women suffer poor bowel and bladder control
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1 in 2 women experience the symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse at some point in their life
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1 in 5 women experience pelvic pain including endometriosis, tailbone pain, low abdominal or bladder pain/discomfort and sexual pain
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30,000 women undergo pelvic surgery from prolapse management every year
Women's Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
At Gold Coast Pelvic Health & Physiotherapy we are leading the way in Men’s Health, preoperative and postoperative care for prostatectomy and pelvic health care for Men on the Gold Coast.
Common Conditions treated:
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Prostatectomy: pre and post operative care and incontinence management
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Pelvic pain: pudendal nerve, ano-rectal, prostatitis
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Lumbopelvic pain: chronic low back pain, sacroiliac joint pain
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Bowel problems: constipation, IBS, hemorrhoids, incontinence, postoperative colorectal surgery
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Bladder problems: incontinence, bladder pain, postoperative urological surgery
Facts about Men’s Health: -
An estimated 30 per cent of men who visit the GP are affected by incontinence, yet more than two thirds do not discuss the issue. This is despite the fact that the majority of people can be cured or better managed.
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For Australian men, prostate cancer is the most common form of internal cancer with a risk of 1 in 7 at the age of 75 men and at the age of 85 there is a 1 in 5 risk of developing prostate cancer (www.pcfa.org.au)
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1 in 2 men experience urinary incontinence after prostate surgery
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1 in 12 men experience chronic pelvic pain
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Pelvic floor muscle training is an effective treatment for impotence and bladder and bowel incontinence
Men's Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
Incontinence problems like wetting the bed, daytime wetting or forgetting to go to the toilet are common and normal in young children. But the impacts of Child and adolescent continence problems may result in significant distress for families when child continence is not achieved at the expected time.
At Gold Coast Pelvic Health & Physiotherapy we understand that growing up possesses enough challenges on our children and youth, without dealing with the challenges, social anxiety, worry and fear of bowel and bladder child continence problems.
Facts about Childhood Continence:
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By the age of four, most children have gained daytime bladder control, however, daytime wetting occurs in up to 12% of 5-17 year olds, and is more common in girls than boys.
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One third of these children will also experience bedwetting
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Bedwetting is a very common condition with approximately 1 in 5 children in Australia wetting the bed and up to 15% of 7 year old children and 1% of teenagers experience regular night-time wetting. It is also common for prolonged bed wetting to run in families.
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Both of these problems tend to improve with age but children do not necessarily grow out of it and specialist medical help is needed to help resolve this problem.
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Regular soiling affects about 1-3% of children, and it is more common in boys. Some of these children may also have problems with daytime wetting or bedwetting.
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Constipation is common and occurs at some time in over 25% of children.
Childhood bladder and bowel problems
The Gold Coast Pelvic Health Team
This incredibly skillful set of Physiotherapists have tertiary and advanced qualifications in the area of Women's, Men's and childhood pelvic health dysfunction. Each Physiotherapist has a special interest area of Pelvic health dysfunction and expertise.
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Your Pelvic Health Experts
Personal Healthcare Consultation
The Path to Success
Our clients Pelvic Health Goals are our priority. We will always listen and support you on your journey toward optimal pelvic health. After each session you will learn more and become the expert about your unique pelvic health condition. You will become self empowered with your ability to manage your unique condition and be in control of your pelvic health problems.e the types of services offered and highlight any special benefits or features.
Strategic Healthcare Design
A Comprehensive Approach
Our specialised pelvic health services are customized to meet the specific needs of each patient including Women's Pelvic health needs, Men's Pelvic Health issues and Children pelvic health problems. We will work collaboratively and respectfully with you throughout the entire process and guarantee measurable results to meet your specific goals and positive life outcomes.
Specialist Pelvic Health Care
Expert Guidance
Recive the best care from our specialized expert skill set coupled with many years of clinical experience to create a comprehensive treatment plan for your simple to complex Bladder, Bowel, Prolapse, Pelvic Pain.
Contact us to find out how we can help today.
Personal Healthcare Consultation
The Path to Success
Our clients Pelvic Health Goals are our priority. We will always listen and support you on your journey toward optimal pelvic health. After each session you will learn more and become the expert about your unique pelvic health condition. You will become self empowered with your ability to manage your unique condition and be in control of your pelvic health problems.
Specialist Pelvic Health Care
Expert Guidance
Recive the best care from our specialized expert skill set coupled with many years of clinical experience to create a comprehensive treatment plan for your simple to complex Bladder, Bowel, Prolapse, Pelvic Pain.
Contact us to find out how we can help today.
Strategic Healthcare Design
A Comprehensive Approach
Our specialised pelvic health services are customized to meet the specific needs of each patient including Women's Pelvic health needs, Men's Pelvic Health issues and Children pelvic health problems. We will work collaboratively and respectfully with you throughout the entire process and guarantee measurable results to meet your specific goals and positive life outcomes.
