It is known that 1 in 3 women experience some urinary incontinence after having a baby and this common postnatal pelvic health issue can be a great barrier in return to exercise, especially high impact activities such as running.

Following the healing and recovery phase we always advise a gradual return to exercise with modifications.

During the first 4 weeks after delivery it is a crucial time for rest and recovery, wound support, and early muscle rehabilitation.

Did you know abdominal separation is one of the most common conditions that physiotherapists see in pregnant and postnatal patients?

pic via https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/abdominal-separation

A Men’s Health Physiotherapist is a qualified physiotherapist with a special interest and further training in the area of the male pelvic floor.

40% of women and 30% of men have overactive bladder symptoms.

Women's health physiotherapists all over Australia continue to hear a similar narrative and phrase at postpartum appointments - “I wish I had have known”.