One in every three women suffer from women’s health-related problems: pregnancy-related back pain, pelvic pain, sciatica or carpal tunnel syndrome, especially after having children.

Our dedicated Mummy MOT is an in-depth postnatal health assessment that assesses the strength, activation and function of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles following childbirth.

Most women, after childbirth, have a weakness in either the tummy or pelvic floor area, which can create instability and poor core strength. The result can be altered transfer load, back pain, pelvic pain, bladder and bowel weakness. To avoid these distressing symptoms, it is essential for mums to get their diastasis recti and pelvic floor tested and begin an optimal postnatal recovery program.

What’s involved

• A one-hour specialised postnatal assessment with a specialist postnatal health physiotherapist.

• Suitable any time from 6 weeks to 6 years after childbirth

• Pelvic floor strength and tummy gap checks.

• Assessment of any physical problems arising from pregnancy and birth.

• A bespoke postnatal recovery program, looking at posture, breathing and core activation.

• Women’s health-related issues are not exclusively for amazing mums; any woman can also benefit from our specialist women’s health assessment and treatment.

• Issues like non-pregnancy related pelvic floor, bladder and bowel dysfunction may cause problems like incontinence, pain, pelvic organ prolapses or sexual dysfunction.

• Like all of Platinum Physiotherapy services, our women’s health service is highly confidential and respects the sensitive nature of these problems.

• Alternatively, if you would like to speak to any of our physiotherapists in confidence, get in touch.