We are passionate about education, search through our articles to learn more.
Endometriosis and Persistent Pelvic Pain: Conservative Management
Why Leaking When You Run and Lift Isn’t Always a Weak Pelvic Floor
Experiencing urinary leakage while running or lifting heavy weights can be stressful, embarrassing and frustrating. It is often blamed on a "weak" pelvic floor, but this is an oversimplification. While pelvic floor weakness can contribute to stress urinary incontinence (SUI), it's far from the whole picture. Many other factors, including how you breathe, your posture, and even the load you're lifting, can play a significant role in leakage
TENS machines for Overactive Bladder - too good to be true?
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition characterised by a frequent, sudden urge to urinate, often accompanied by incontinence. This condition can significantly impact your quality of life, leading to social, psychological, and physical distress. Needing to know exactly where all of the public toilets in Ballarat are situated is a common story that we hear! Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TTNS) has emerged as a safe and low risk approach for decreasing urinary urgency and frequency.
Racing to the toilet isn’t normal: do you have an Overactive Bladder?
Why do i leak when i run/jump/cough/sneeze? Stress Urinary Incontinence explained
Why do i leak when i run/jump/cough/sneeze? Stress Urinary Incontinence explained. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common condition that affects many individuals, particularly women, resulting in involuntary leakage of urine during moments of physical exertion, such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercising. Although it can significantly impact quality of life, there are effective management strategies available.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) - what you need to know without freaking out
If you’ve ever googled the term “prolapse”, then you’ll know that it can be a deep, dark spiral - generally at 3am when you’re not thinking clearly. The stress, anxiety and shame around this diagnosis is generally unhelpful for anyone’s mental health or recovery. Read on to learn the basics about POP and, rather than googling, please book in with one of our pelvic health osteopaths or physiotherapists to make an individualised plan to address your concerns.
Endometriosis and the role of osteopathy in managing pelvic pain
Our pelvic health trained clinicians can help with symptoms of endometriosis such as pelvic pain, pain with urination and bowel movements as well as painful sex. Endometriosis is a complex condition that requires a team approach as well as an understanding of chronic pain. Here at EH we are all passionate about addressing chronic pain and giving you the right tools to recover.
Pelvic Health: Incontinence
Learn about the different types of incontinence, causes and contributing factors of incontinence, treatment options, and the role of women’s health physiotherapy & osteopathy in managing incontinence.