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Vaginal and vulval pain: know the different causes and when to seek help
Vaginal and vulval pain has many possible causes, from irritation and infection to dryness, vulvodynia and lichen sclerosus. Here’s how to tell them apart and when to seek help.
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Articles include everything from general lifestyle advice to what we can treat and what treatment options are available for different conditions. For more personalised, comprehensive care and treatment advice that is tailored to you and your pelvic health needs, make an appointment with one of our highly skilled and passionate physiotherapists.
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Vaginal and vulval pain: know the different causes and when to seek help
Vaginal and vulval pain has many possible causes, from irritation and infection to dryness, vulvodynia and lichen sclerosus. Here’s how to tell them apart and when to seek help.
My vagina hurts! – do I have vaginismus?
Pain with tampons, vaginal examinations or sex can be a sign of vaginismus. Here’s how to recognise it, what your options are for cervical screening, and how pelvic floor physiotherapy can help.
Living With a Pessary: Care, Check-Ups and What’s Normal
Practical advice for people with a pessary: how often it comes out, how to clean it, what’s normal, when to get help, and how vaginal oestrogen, sex and exercise fit in
Pessary for Prolapse: What it is, How it’s Fitted and Who it Suits
A pessary is a small, removable device that supports the pelvic organs and can ease the heaviness and bulge of prolapse. Here’s how pessaries work, the main types, how they’re fitted and who they suit
Pregnancy and the Pelvic Floor Seminar
Pelvic Floor Seminar | Wellington | $40 If you’re pregnant, you’re probably preparing for labour - but very few women are ever taught how to reduce the risk of birth trauma to the pelvic floor. Join us for our pregnancy and the pelvic floor seminar. Our next...
Caesarean Scar Massage and Desensitisation: Where to Start
Your caesarean scar affects more than the skin. Here’s when to start scar massage and desensitisation, how to progress safely, and when to get help.
Core and Pelvic Floor Rehab After a Caesarean: Where to Start
A caesarean is major surgery, and your core and pelvic floor still need rehab. Here’s when to start, how to reconnect safely, and what to watch for
Posture & Back Pain With a Newborn
Aching back a few weeks into parenthood? It’s common and fixable – here’s why it happens and what actually helps.
Managing and Treating Pelvic Girdle Pain
From everyday movement tweaks to support belts and exercise – here’s what the evidence actually says works for pelvic girdle pain.
What Is Pelvic Girdle Pain, and Why Does It Happen in Pregnancy?
PGP affects nearly half of pregnant women – here’s what’s actually behind it, and why the “it’s just relaxin” explanation doesn’t hold up
Winter, Constipation and Your Pelvic Floor: Staying Regular in the Cold
Feeling sluggish in the cold? Constipation creeps up in winter – and it matters for your pelvic floor. Here’s why, and the simple habits that keep you regular.
Nocturia: Why Winter Makes Night-Time Toilet Trips Worse
Up more often in the night now it’s cold? There’s a real reason winter worsens nocturia — and plenty you can do about it. Here’s what helps, and when to get checked.
The Knack: A Simple Trick to Stop Leaking When You Cough or Sneeze
Leaking when you cough or sneeze this winter? Learn “the knack” — a simple, proven pelvic floor technique you can start today — plus what to do when it’s not enough.
Men have a pelvic floor too – and it might be behind your bladder problems
Men’s pelvic floor problems are more common than you might think — and more treatable. If you’re dealing with urgency, leaking, or bladder changes, here’s what’s going on and how pelvic floor physiotherapy can help.
Pelvic pain in men: why “it’s probably prostatitis” might be the wrong answer
Diagnosed with prostatitis but the antibiotics aren’t helping? Chronic pelvic pain in men is often a pelvic floor problem — and it’s very treatable. Here’s what you need to know.