A 75 minute appointment sounds like a long time doesn’t it? Well I tell you what, we need it & it will fly by! 

We start off by mainly talking, going through a heap of questions about your symptoms so I can paint a really good picture in my mind of what we are going to need to look for and assess. We are big believers in educating you about what happens to our bodies during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond, so depending on your symptoms, we will teach you what has likely led to where you are now and what we will need to look for, and how we can do that. 

Most of the time, the gold standard of assessment for any pelvic issue, or postnatal pelvic screening, is to do an internal vaginal assessment. We know the concept of this can be daunting, however we promise we always keep this as brief, light hearted (you will laugh at some point I’m sure!), and educational as possible. And most of the time, my ladies go “oh, is that all?!”. It is 100x more comfortable and tolerable than a pap smear! Do I really need a vaginal examination I hear you ask? Well of course it is your choice, however I liken this to asking a physio to treat your shoulder by looking at your foot. We really can’t get any idea of how your shoulder is functioning, what the support structures are like or how well you can use it by looking at your foot, and the same goes with any of the pelvic floor muscles, fascia and pelvic organs! They’re all internal, so that’s where we get our best information from. 

So, once we’ve worked out what is going on, together we will come up with a plan of attack and then that will be our whirlwind of a session complete! Sometimes we don't need to see you for 4-6 weeks after that, other times it’ll be much sooner, it really just depends on what is going on and what your goals are. We also endeavour to make sure any homework or instructions given are written down, so don’t feel like you need to remember every word we’ve discussed during our time together. We’ve got your back!

We absolutely do! Dry needling, sports, general aches and pains, musculoskeletal, you name it. Just select a "General Physio Initial" when booking online.  

I need more info! Are you suffering neck/back/pelvis/wrist etc types of pain? Then go ahead and book a ‘Pregnancy Aches and Pains’ Initial. Or do we need to delve deeper? 

If you’re hoping to learn about how to prep your pelvic floor for birth, or are concerned about internal pelvic pain, bladder or bowel control issues, sexual pain, or prolapse symptoms (heaviness or a bulge usually felt vaginally), please book a ‘Pregnancy Initial Consult’ as these types of issues often need an internal assessment (low risk pregnancies only). 

Still not sure? Ask us directly! 

Visit our FAQs page here.