Pelvic Health
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy is the treatment of problems within the pelvis or pelvic floor muscles. It is thought that one in three women will experience urinary incontinence at some point in their life. This number increases to around 50% of women participating in sports. Although incontinence is very common it is not normal and can be treated.
Appointments
Appointments are available for any of the following conditions:
- Antenatal and Postnatal
- Postural changes / backache
- Pelvic girdle pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Abdominal muscle weakness
- Separation of abdominal muscles
- Bladder/bowel dysfunction
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Urinary stress incontinence
- Urinary urge incontinence
Treatments
A range of treatment options are available:
- Posture correction
- Core stability training
- Strengthening and stabilising exercises
- Guidance on safe exercise in pregnancy
- Pelvic supports/walking aids
- Abdominal muscle exercises
- Pelvic floor muscle re-education
- Pelvic floor assessment
- Defecation dynamics
- Lifestyle advice
- Bladder re-training
Price List
£75
£66
Follow-up 40 Minute Women’s Health appointment also with Alison Williams
About Your Assessment
Prior to coming to the clinic for your initial assessment, we will arrange for our Women’s Health physio to contact you for a brief chat.
Your assessment and treatment will depend upon your presenting condition. We will start with taking a confidential and detailed history. Whilst these sensitive issues are often difficult to discuss, understanding the onset of your symptoms and how your daily life is affected is vital in directing your treatment. Your physical assessment will most likely involve examination of your abdominal muscles, pelvis and lumbar spine. You will also be offered an internal examination. This is an important part of your examination and necessary in identifying the tone, strength and control of your pelvic floor muscles. Using finger palpation the pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue will be assessed for muscle tone, tenderness, sensation and signs of pelvic organ prolapse. Following this the pelvic floor muscle will be tested for strength and endurance. Once we establish your baseline of pelvic floor muscle control we can then develop a specific and individualised exercise programme. The assessment findings will be discussed with you and treatment will depend upon findings and your symptoms.
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Neil BogginJune 10, 2023After a knee injury playing table tennis, the team were excellent at diagnosing the problem & setting up a slow & steady recovery routine - lots of stretching, massage & strength exercises. Am back playing TT & heading back on the hills!!C BJune 7, 2023I went to Kendal Physio after experiencing problems with my thumb and wrist for about 8 weeks. I’d tried rest, You Tube video ‘fixes’ (which made it worse) and then decided it was time to stop wasting time and go to see a physio. Mary was great at pinpointing the problem and setting me up with a series of exercises to do at home. These had a rapid effect and I felt some marked improvement quite quickly, especially as regards pain management. The exercises were adapted and changed with each visit, to ensure a full movement range could be achieved by the end of the course of treatments. I found it particularly useful to have all the exercises sent through on an email that contained short videos of every exercise. Mary is fantastic, really thorough in diagnosing/assessing , and careful to ensure each exercise is clearly understood and carried out before leaving the practice. I absolutely recommend Kendal Physio!Hilary PickupMay 18, 2023Very friendly, caring and helpful centre. My physio diagnosed my problem, gave me some treatment and gave me exercises to follow. It was easy to get follow up appointments. Thank you.Doreen AllenMay 17, 2023As well as attending an excellent Pilates class I have been receiving treatment for a shoulder problem from Sarah Yeates. I couldn’t be in better hands. Sarah is knowledgeable, professional and very approachable. She quickly diagnosed the problem and then set a manageable treatment plan. I’m thrilled to say there has been a great improvement. Top marks too to the very helpful and friendly reception staff! Thank to allDAVID BONEMay 15, 2023Excellent service. A detailed consultation process during which we pin pointed the exact problems. Very good advice and exercises that really helped me to tackle the problem, ease pain and build up strength. Again excellent follow-up sessions with additional massage that was very helpful.Michael ProcterMay 3, 2023All as I can say is thank goodness for Kendal Physio and Arjun. Walked into Reception on the 3rd December with unbelievable upper back / shoulder / neck pain and zero movement in those areas. Great people to deal with both patient and understanding. It has been a slow job but every visit saw an increase in movement and reduction in pain level. Finally reached a successful conclusion. Great job done. Thank you to everyone Mike ProcterDan ScottApril 24, 2023Excellent Service from John - Went to Kendal Physio with hip pain - excellent advice given with exercise program that was adapted and developed at each appointment. Muscle strength tested electronically too to monitor progress. Have made full recovery and now ready to do my 2 big events this year👍 Great organisation and flexiblity from Tracy and Kayleigh fitting in with my ever changing diary ! cheers guys great job 😄Susan KingMarch 29, 2023I visited Kendal Physio Centre with a shoulder and forearm injury. I saw Reema who prescribed a number of simple exercises which didn't take up a lot of time but have resulted in a great improvement in my shoulder flexibility and strength and I no longer get pain in my forearm. I'm very pleased with the results and highly recommend them. Thanks, Kendal Physio!Siobhan CaseyMarch 20, 2023I'd highly recommend making an appointment with Alison at Kendal Physio & Wellbeing Centre, she was really helpful and easy to chat to. She figured out my issue and gave me a list of exercises to work through regularly and some really helpful tips.Michael EdenMarch 9, 2023John Bagge succeeding in identifying the issue with my knee and through an exercise regime the issue has now been almost entirely resolved. I am continuing with the exercises and am confident that the issue will not only be fixed but strengthening my muscles will prevent further injury.Google rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 148 reviews