Safe. Caring. Personal.

Whether it's the specific needs of pre – and
postnatal care or the unique challenges of
maturity and age, Back In Motion provides
simple and effective solutions for women during
all stages of their busy lives.

Back In Motion's women's health
physiotherapy is:

• Unique and tailored to your needs;
• Educational and empowering;
• Undertaken in a safe, confidential and
  expert environment;
• Caring and fun;
• Flexible, offering one-on-one services as
  well as intimate classes of no more than 6.

PRENATAL

Although pregnancy can be an exciting time
it's often an uncomfortable one as well – with
back, neck or pelvic pain, tingling hands and
continence problems.

Whether new or experienced, mothers have their
own unique problems to deal with.

Back In Motion can provide:

The most effective ways to maintain your
fitness during pregnancy

• Treatment for (or advice on avoiding) 
  back pain.
• Friendly, confidential advice and treatment for
  pregnancy-related problems.
• Guided exercises to strengthen your
  pelvic floor to combat incontinence or sexual
  discomfort.
• Unique and intimate Mums in Motion™ class
  for no more than 6 expectant mothers.

WOMEN'S HEALTH- CONTINENCE PHYSIOTHERAPY

With more than 40% of women living with bladder
control problems, continence physiotherapy is a great way
for women to regain control of their pelvic floor. Based on
our detailed diagnosis, we provide you with tailored
pelvic floor exercises, give you close instruction to master
your technique and steadily advance your progress until your
symptoms reduce.

We’ve found our exercises to be highly effective for:

• Bladder / Bowel;
• Stress & Urge incontinence;
• Mixed incontinence;
• Prolapse;
• Overactive bladder symptoms;
• Vaginal, Vulvar pain / Vulvodynia or Sexual pain;
• Anal pain;
• Vaginismuses / Anismus;
• Defecation difficulties.

Some of our patients have also benefitted from the use
of adjunctive therapies like muscle stims or biofeedback
machines. These assist in strengthening weak muscles,
assist in helping patients complete a correct contraction
and assist those who suffer from overactive bladder
symptoms. 

If you are pre or post-natal we can also provide extensive
advice on returning to exercise postnatally, paying
articular attention to the pelvic floor function and
prevention of prolapse or continence symptoms that
can arise when exercise is recommenced too soon or
incorrectly. Our focus is on restoring pelvic floor function,
maintaining low back care while also assisting in weight loss 
and pain management.

CONTINENCE AND PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY

Continence and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is a highly 
specialised field of physiotherapy. Its focus is on the
treatment of pelvic floor related disorders like incontinence
and prolapse by restoring muscle function to the pelvic
floor.

While common, pelvic floor disorders are suffered
in silence by many.

Some of the common causes of pelvic floor muscle
weakness are:

• Childbirth – particularly following delivery
  of a large baby or prolonged pushing during
  delivery.
• Being overweight.
• Constipation (excessive straining to empty
  your bowel).
• Persistent heavy lifting.
• Excessive coughing – causing repetitive straining.
• Changes in hormonal levels at menopause.
• Growing older.

EXPERT CARE

Physiotherapists who specialise in this field have
completed Post Graduate qualifications in order to assess
the pelvic floor function and prescribe an appropriate,
tailored exercise program for patients.
Continence and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is a highly
specialised field of physiotherapy. Its focus is on the
treatment of pelvic floor related disorders like incontinence
and prolapse by restoring muscle function to the pelvic floor.

SEEING OUR QUALIFIED CONTINENCE
AND PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

For referred cases our qualified female, Continence and
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists provide professional treatment
in a friendly and comfortable environment.

Initial appointments go for an hour where an extensive,
confidential, assessment is completed. You will be asked
various questions about the nature, type, and duration of
your symptoms to assist with a diagnosis. 

The initial assessments will generally involve an internal
examination (either vaginally or rectally), which are
undertaken with consent by the patient. Internal
examinations provide the most amount of information
about the pelvic floor and its function and are thus the
most beneficial assessment tool. Alternatively, a real time
ultrasound can be utilised to image the pelvic floor.