What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?
Women’s health physiotherapy, also known as pelvic floor physio is a specialised branch of physiotherapy that focuses on the assessment, treatment and management of various conditions related to the pelvic floor muscles and structures in women.
Pelvic floor physios address issues that are unique to the female body particularly concerning the pelvic region. The pelvic floor muscles play a crucial role in supporting the pelvic organs (bladder, uterus and bowel) maintaining continence and sexual function.
Our women’s health physiotherapists take the time to ensure you are given a personalised approach to treatment and to ensure you are fully comfortable and gain the most from your treatments with Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy. They are experts in treating a wide range of conditions from incontinence, pelvic pains, post surgical intervention, prenatal and postnatal pains as well as any general muscular ache associated with pregnancy or childbirth. They will give you a thorough assessment to identify what may be the issue, give you advice and treat the issue.
A thorough assessment is required as a lot of pelvic health issues are multifaceted with multiple issues often culminating in your condition. If you would like to read more about some of the issues that we treat, click on the links below.
Who Women’s Health Physiotherapy Can Help
Pelvic floor physio is for women of all ages experiencing symptoms, incontinence or pain in the pelvic girdle. Urinary incontinence is surprisingly more common than you might expect with one third of all adult women experiencing some leakage of urine at least once a week(1). Childbirth can be quite traumatic on the pelvic floor causing stretching or even tears in muscles, ligaments and potentially even nerve damage. Not to mention the stress on the body of carrying a growing baby around everywhere you go.
But it’s not just childbirth that can cause incontinence or pelvic issues, younger females diagnosed with hyper-mobility disorders have been shown to experience an increased incidence of urinary incontinence. Maintaining good pelvic health at a young age is vitally important, so this should be addressed as early as feasible. As we get older, muscles become weaker, not just our skeletal muscles but also the muscles of the pelvic floor. As these muscles provide a vital supporting role for the pelvic girdle, any decrease in strength may result in issues such as urinary incontinence or pelvic prolapses.
With the appropriate women’s physio treatments these conditions can be treated. Read below for more information on our women’s health physiotherapy services and conditions that we treat.
Our Wynnum Women’s Physiotherapy Services
Treatments used by our Pelvic Health Physios
A wide array of treatments can be used by a pelvic floor physio in treating your pelvic issues from pelvic floor exercises to utilising biofeedback devices when necessary. These devices can help you learn to activate the correct muscles, which will help with your recovery. There may be education on lifestyle modifications, advice on bowel and bladder habits to manual therapy techniques to help treat surrounding areas that may also be contributing to your condition, such as lower back and pelvic pain. Good outcomes have been experienced by many women with pelvic floor physiotherapy.
Our Wynnum Women’s Health Physiotherapists
Eleni Cody
Senior Physiotherapist – 20+ years clinical practice.
Advanced Practice – Women’s Pelvic Health
Qualifications
Eleni has a background in Exercise Science and completed a Master of Physiotherapy Studies at The University of Queensland. She has also undertaken advanced training in Women’s Pelvic Health.
Approach to Women’s Pelvic Health
Eleni joined Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy in 2007 and has a strong focus on women’s pelvic health and return to exercise. She supports women with pelvic floor weakness, bladder control concerns, prolapse symptoms, and postnatal recovery, with practical education and a tailored plan.
With a strong exercise and rehabilitation focus, Eleni also teaches clinical Pilates and rehab classes to help women rebuild strength and confidence safely after pregnancy and birth.
Pessary fitting may be available when appropriate.
Other Interests
Eleni is a mum of two and enjoys time outdoors, running and the beach.
Dimity Weaver
Senior Physiotherapist – 10+ years clinical practice
Advanced Practice – Women’s Pelvic Health
Qualifications
Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2015
Approach to Women’s Pelvic Health
Dimity has 10+ years of clinical experience, including 7+ years in pelvic health. She’s known for a calm, reassuring presence and a thorough, consent-led approach that helps clients feel comfortable, informed and supported from the first appointment.
She supports clients through pregnancy and postpartum recovery, bladder and bowel concerns (including incontinence and constipation), prolapse symptoms, pelvic and sexual pain, scar management, and the peri- to post-menopausal transition. Education is central to her care, combined with pelvic floor retraining and tailored strength-based return-to-exercise rehabilitation.
Dimity’s broader background across hospital and private practice, including several years working closely with GPs and active clients, supports confident management of complex presentations and persistent pain.
Outside the clinic
Dimity enjoys strength training and the outdoors, and loves travelling.