Anything that is specific to a woman can be considered an area of healthcare. Within Physiotherapy this typically covers women having babies, namely pre- and post-natal prescription of exercise, spinal or pelvic pain management, management of abdominal diastasis (tummy muscle separation), pelvic floor muscle health, and treatment of mastitis/block ducts while breastfeeding (more information on breastfeeding support here). 

 

Caring for a woman’s pelvic health is also something that can be done through the ages, from young women without children with overactive, painful pelvic floors or with endometriosis, women with urinary and/or faecal continence concerns, women with recurrent UTIs, through to women with increased risk of osteoporosis, muscle loss, pelvic floor weakness and prolapse in the post-menopausal years.

 

At Balance Health, physiotherapists Casey Cleeland, Kristine Miles and Kara Cassells, are trained in treating these conditions, as well as Myotherapist Nicole Murphy and remedial massage therapist Helen Tavakkoli, who are passionate about treating women in the perinatal period.

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Physiotherapist Kristine Miles is also qualified an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Breastfeeding Counsellor, available for pre- and post-natal breastfeeding and lactation consultations.