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The Sweet Secret to a Smoother Labour: Dates During Pregnancy
When it comes to preparing for childbirth, most expectant mothers dream of a labour that's as smooth and short as possible. While there are various strategies to help make this dream a reality, one unexpected and simple tip is to incorporate dates into your diet...
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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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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...
Got your Easter EGGS??
Do you have Easter EGGS?? - make sure they are chocolate, and NOT Jade eggs! So… what does the evidence say? Gadgets can do 3 things: 1.Give you more feedback through intravaginal sensors to tell you how hard you are squeezing. (Perifit,...
How can physiotherapy help with pelvic pain?
Pelvic pain is something we see a lot of - it can be present in people with endometriosis, but there are lots of other causes too. There are many strategies that can help and we are very happy to give people the tools they need to better manage their symptoms. How...
Endometriosis – what / when / why?
March was endometriosis awareness month. Over this past month we’ve been posting information on endometriosis to help raise awareness so that people can get diagnosed sooner and get the help they need. What is endometriosis? Endometriosis is a disease that occurs when...
ACC funding for treatment of birth injuries
If you have given birth on or after 1st October 2022 you may be eligible for funding towards the cost of your treatment with us. 85-90 percent of people do sustain an injury during childbirth – it could be a simple perineal tear that is healing well, or something more...
Menopause and your pelvic health
Menopause brings with it many changes that may affect your bladder, bowel, sexual function and general sense of wellbeing. Pelvic health physiotherapists have unique skills and training to help with this. Factors contributing to pelvic health problems around...
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy for Children
Bladder and bowel problems in children are common, and include Wet pants Bed wetting Difficulty emptying the bladder or bowel Bowel leakage Not getting an urge to poo Bowel leakage is also called soiling, and it can be just a smear, or it could be a large amount. Wet...
Men’s health is a serious matter
We thought it would be a good idea, given that it’s Men’s Health week, to provide an outline of the range of conditions we can help with, so that you or the men in your life can get access to the right help when they need it. Men are often too embarrassed to seek help...
Long term pelvic floor care
We go to the dentist every year for a check-up to see that our teeth are kept in good shape, and don't fall out. Have you ever thought about checking in with your pelvic health physiotherapist once a year to see that your pelvic floor is in good shape too? We are...
What to expect at your first appointment
Most people are not quite sure what to expect from their first pelvic health physio appointment, and it's normal to feel a bit nervous before you come in. You may have been referred by your doctor, a friend may have told you about us, or you may have found us on...
Returning to running after baby
We have the latest evidence on returning to running postnatally! Fresh off the press - a clinical commentary from a collaboration of different international experts who have reviewed the available research and formulated a comprehensive framework. Some important...