About

Having children has given me a passion for Women’s Health Physiotherapy and has made me realize that women of all ages during pregnancy, postnatally, menopause and in later life are experiencing unwanted symptoms that they believe are normal. These symptoms may include Pelvic Organ Prolapse, incontinence and pain.

Many women are too embarrassed to seek help for these types of problems, or are unsure of where to go to for help. Many are not aware that Women’s Health Physiotherapy is a treatment option for them, however Physiotherapy treatment may be hugely beneficial for these women and may reduce or even resolve their symptoms.

The National Institute of Clinical Excellence [NICE] recommends Pelvic floor Exercise as the first line treatment for female urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse and evidence has shown good effects with this form of treatment for these conditions.

Women’s Health Physiotherapy may have the following benefits to your symptoms:

• Reducing pain
• Improving Quality of life
• Improving your ability to exercise or perform other activities of daily life
• Reducing Stress Incontinence [leakage on cough/laugh/sneeze/impact activity]
• Reducing your need to urinate frequently
• Reducing the symptoms of prolapse
• Reducing pain or discomfort during sex

Types of Problems treated

At Enliven Health we are now offering treatments for the following conditions:

• Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Pelvic organ Prolapse
• Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Urge Urinary Incontinence
• Pelvic Pain
• Rectus Diastasis Abdominis

Our aim is to empower women, giving them back control over their health and improving their quality of life. We want to improve awareness of Women’s Health Physiotherapy, enabling women to understand that there are options available other than relying on incontinence pads or drastically changing their lifestyle [eg stopping exercise] as a form of self-management.