Pelvic Health
What is Pelvic Health Physiotherapy?
Pelvic health physiotherapy is a specialist area of physiotherapy that helps people with problems affecting the pelvic floor, bladder, bowel and pelvic area. This can include symptoms such as bladder or bowel leakage, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, constipation, and pregnancy or postnatal-related pelvic health problems. Pelvic health physiotherapists provide assessment, advice and tailored treatment to help improve symptoms, restore pelvic floor function, reduce discomfort, and support people to return to everyday activities with confidence.
Areas covered
Patients registered with a GP West Suffolk only.
Referral Process
You can complete a self-referral yourself or someone else using the URefer platform. URefer will accept referrals in over 200 languages. Alternatively, you can also complete a self-referral over the phone 03330 433 966.
For primary care and other healthcare professionals who would like to send a professional to professional referral, referral forms for the Suffolk MSK Single Point of Access can be found on DXS or can refer using a referral letter.
What to expect at your appointment
At your appointment your physiotherapist will want to ask you about your symptoms, past medical history and other details about you. If there is a need for a physical examination the options will be discussed with you to allow you to make an informed decision about your care.
Chaperones: You can bring or will be able to ask for a chaperone during your appointment. If we supply a chaperone this could be a male or a female, although will always do our best to meet your preference. Please let us know at the earliest convenience if a chaperone may be required.
Observations: We will, at times, observe all our clinicians to aid their learning and development. This would mean an additional clinician attending an appointment to perform the observation. You will be asked for you permission for this to happen and you can decline.
Looking for private physiotherapy services?
wellbeing that works (wtw) is the private physiotherapy subsidiary of AHP Suffolk, providing rapid access to expert physiotherapy and pelvic health physiotherapy in Suffolk (Ipswich). To find out more about the services available, please click here
