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Pelvic Health Physio: recovery from prostate surgery
A pelvic health physio can play a crucial role for many men who undergo a radical prostatectomy—the surgical removal of the prostate for treatment of prostate cancer. While this procedure is incredibly effective in treating cancer, it can lead to challenging side...
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Here you will find articles written by our physios covering pelvic health issues and concerns. These are updated regularly – if you are a patient of ours you can opt into receiving our blog posts right into your inbox when a new one goes live!
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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If you would prefer not to have an in-person appointment we can offer an alternative - for example if you are feeling unwell, or you are at home minding children that may not be able to go to day care or school that day. Or perhaps you live far away and don't always...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the role of pelvic health physiotherapy
What is IBS? Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common, but often misunderstood, gastrointestinal disorder. It affects around 12% of people worldwide. It can occur at any age but often develops in early adulthood and tends to affect more women than men. It affects...
Pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse is common – it affects around 50% of women, although only about 12% will have symptoms. Some people get a prolapse soon after childbirth, others may not notice any issues for many years, even decades, but vaginal birth is a big risk factor....
Perineal tearing during childbirth
Tearing of the perineum during childbirth - The facts and what you can do to help with prevention and recovery. Tearing is very common with vaginal births It sounds obvious but…the skin and muscles around the entrance to the vagina have never stretched so much...
Prioritise your pelvic health in 2024!
2024 is the year to prioritise your pelvic floor and help prevent future problems! The pelvic floor is not strengthened by general exercise - this means you need to know how to activate the muscles and strengthen them specifically. The pelvic floor muscles are in an...
Exercise and healthy ageing
There is good research showing that as we get older, consistent exercise helps slow down some of the problems that may be associated with ageing process. That’s because exercise has benefits for all the systems in our bodies. It even helps stimulate the brain and...
Dietary tips for people approaching their 50’s and beyond
We’ve put together a few simple dietary suggestions to help with changing nutritional needs as we we get older. Protein Protein helps build muscle, and is essential for the repair and maintenance of body tissues. As we age (and changes begin from the age of 25!)...
Kapiti Women’s Triathlon 2024
February 25th 2024 The Kapiti Women's Triathlon is open to women of all ages and fitness levels. It doesn't matter if you're a first timer or gym fit - there are options to suit everyone. You can enter as an individual or as a team, and you can choose your challenge...
Returning to high impact exercise after childbirth
If you want to run or do other high impact exercise as soon as possible after the birth of your baby, there are a few things you need to be wary of. High impact exercise postnatally has been found to increase the risk of pelvic floor dysfunction nearly five-fold,...
Return to exercise – the first 6 weeks after childbirth
When can I exercise like “normal” after having a baby? Pregnancy and delivery (vaginal or Caesarian Section) affect your body in a way that takes well over 6 weeks to recover from. The 6 week clearance to exercise from your GP is not enough! Birthing people need...
Birth Trauma
What is birth trauma? Birth trauma is trauma that occurs before, during or after childbirth. It can be different for everyone, and it may not occur until quite some time after the birth. Birth trauma can be physical or psychological, or it may be a combination of...
How can pelvic health physiotherapy help with bowel problems?
Bowel dysfunction can cause a lot of distress and because it's embarrassing to talk about, many people put up with problems. But you don't need to suffer - pelvic health physiotherapists can do a lot to help. What bowel conditions can pelvic health...
Let’s cut the crap and talk about bowel control
Problems with loss of bowel control include what we call faecal incontinence (loss of solid or liquid from the bowel) or flatus incontinence (passing of wind when you don't mean to). These problems are more common than you think! 14.7% of New Zealanders surveyed by...
Easing the transition into menopause
What can you do to ease the transition into menopause? Changing hormones leading up to menopause will cause different symptoms for different people. There are often problems with sleep, extra stress and anxiety, and issues with temperature regulation. Thankfully,...
Perimenopause
What is perimenopause? Perimenopause refers to the year or years before your periods stop completely. It is a time of natural hormone transition towards menopause. During perimenopause, the body's production of estrogen and progesterone, two hormones made by the...