🤰 Women's Health

Understand how physiotherapy can support pregnancy-related pain, postpartum recovery, and pelvic health.

What is women's health?

Physiotherapy can support a range of women's health concerns, including pregnancy-related pain, postpartum recovery, and pelvic floor issues. These are common, and there's usually a lot that can help.

Common causes

Pregnancy-related changes in posture and ligament laxity
Weakened pelvic floor muscles, often after childbirth
Abdominal muscle separation (diastasis recti)
Hormonal changes affecting joints and muscles
A prolonged or difficult delivery

Common symptoms

Pelvic, hip, or lower back pain during or after pregnancy
Leakage or urgency with coughing, sneezing or exercise
A feeling of heaviness or pressure in the pelvic area
Abdominal weakness after childbirth
Pain during everyday movement or exercise

When to see a physiotherapist

Are pelvic or back symptoms affecting your daily life during or after pregnancy?
Are you experiencing leakage or urgency that concerns you?
Has it been a while since childbirth and things still don't feel right?
Are you unsure what activity or exercise is safe to return to?

How physiotherapy can help

A physiotherapist experienced in women's health can assess pelvic floor and abdominal function and pregnancy-related pain, and guide a safe, realistic path back to activity and exercise.

Treatment approaches

Pelvic floor assessment and rehabilitation
Core and abdominal recovery
Personalised exercise progression
Manual therapy where appropriate
Return-to-exercise guidance
Education and self-management

What to expect at your first visit

Your physiotherapist will typically start by discussing your symptoms and history, then carry out an appropriate assessment. They'll talk through what they find in plain language, answer your questions, and work with you to build an individualised plan — there's no expectation that everything gets fixed in one visit.

When to seek medical attention Speak with your doctor or midwife promptly about any heavy bleeding, severe abdominal pain, or signs of infection — these need medical assessment rather than physiotherapy.

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