Women's Continence and Pelvic Health Physio offers tailored support for incontinence, pelvic pain, and pelvic floor strength changes that can commonly occur as a result of cancer treatment.

Why might you need Woman’s Continence and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy?

1.Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation 

Cancer and its treatments can impact the pelvic floor muscles. Our physiotherapy assessment and interventions aim to provide women with an individualised pelvic floor exercise program aimed at targeting these specific muscles, aiding in strength, function and overall pelvic health.

2. Continence Management 

Our tailored programs focus on effective strategies and exercises to manage and improve continence. 
Stress urinary incontinence (Leaking urine when coughing, sneezing, running or lifting) and urge urinary incontinence (needing to use the bathroom very urgently with or without leaking urine) are common concerns that can be aided by physiotherapy interventions such as pelvic floor muscle strengthening and bladder calming strategies. 

3. Pain Management 

Physiotherapy can help with pelvic girdle, lumbar and vaginal pain associated with gynaecological cancer and its treatments. Our therapist employs evidence-based techniques and tools to assist in alleviate pain and enhance your overall comfort.

4. Prolapse

Prolapse which is a feeling of a lump or bulge in the vagina can occur often after birth or in peri-menopausal periods of life. Pelvic floor muscle exercises are effective at reducing symptoms of prolapse. Our physiotherapist can also advise on the correct ways to lift objects, open bowels and exercise while managing a prolapse. 
Pessary fittings are unfortunately not apart of this service. Our physio can guide you to where this can be accessed if after assessment is it thought this may assist in your care.

Making an appointment

To make an appointment please call Lift on (08) 7231 8000.

Fees

Initial Visit: $220

Review (long): $170

Review (standard): $120

Rebates

A rebate of $60.35 from Medicare may apply. Alternatively, you may be able to claim through your private health insurer (under your extras cover).

Please ask the Lift staff for more details if you are unsure of what your out of pocket cost will be