Individual Services
Women's Health Physiotherapy focuses on all issues related to Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Whether you are pregnant, a new mum, recovering from gynaecological surgery or experiencing continence or pelvic floor concerns, Women's Health Physiotherapy can help to improve your health, fitness and well being.
Antenatal Pilates Classes to strengthen, energise, support...
All our antenatal pilates classes are led by our specialist chartered Women's Health Physiotherapist, Claire-Anne Head.
Exercise during pregnancy is important and has many health benefits. It enables you to have a more positive experience of pregnancy, whilst preparing you for labour. Our classes focus on breathing, gentle stretching while strengthening your deep abdominal, back, arm and pelvic floor muscles. The exercises are safe and specifically designed to help support your changing body, helping to make your pregnancy experience comfortable and pain free, whilst promoting the valuable skill of relaxation.
Every Wednesday 5-6pm at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
Every Thursday 5.30-6.30pm at Chancery Lane (from 1st July)
£60 for a 4 week course or £15 per session
You must be at least 14 weeks pregnant.
Women's Health Physiotherapy
At Central Health we recognise the sensitivity around Women's Health related issues and the importance of providing a private, discreet and relaxed environment in which women can seek advice and treatment. Confidentiality is assured at all times.
Supporting you through a fitter healthier pregnancy
Conditions Treated - during and post pregnancy:
- pelvic pain (including Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction and sacroiliac pain )
- low back pain
- thoracic pain
- rib pain
- tingling hands
- coccyx pain
- pain from your caesarean scar
- rectus abdominus divarication (a separation of the abdominal muscles following the birth of your baby)
- stress urinary incontinence
- pelvic organ prolapse
Effective in the treatment of women's health problems
1 in 3 women can be affected at any age. Research has shown that physiotherapy can be effective in the treatment of incontinence and pelvic organ prolapses thereby postponing, or in many cases eliminating, the need for drugs or surgery.
Conditions Commonly Treated:
- stress urinary incontinence
- urinary urgency and urge incontinence
- pelvic organ prolapse
- faecal incontinence
- sexual discomfort
- weak pelvic floor muscles following childbirth
Treatments Offered:
- pelvic floor exercises and home exercise programme
- bladder / bowel training
- continence aids
- constipation advice / management
- EMG biofeedback and electrical stimulation