We recognise every person will have different names for their pelvic body parts, however throughout this website we will be using anatomical names. We encourage you to use your own preferred body part names with any healthcare professional you meet during your pregnancy and postnatal journey, so let your preferences be known. 

Pelvic health physiotherapy is a sub-speciality within physiotherapy. The types of problems treated within this speciality are:  

  • pregnancy related issues  
  • postnatal recovery  
  • pelvic pain  
  • pelvic floor dysfunction including any problems relating to bladder, bowel, or prolapse painful sex . 

If you have symptoms you're concerned about, getting help as soon as possible is important as physiotherapy may help to prevent problems getting worse and will often resolve the problem completely.