Women’s health
Michelle is a Chartered Physiotherapist specialising in Womens Pelvic Health and a certified Mummy MOT practitioner. As a mum and former Ironman triathlete Michelle relates to the huge range of physical mental and emotional demands placed on a woman’s body and to the frustrations of pelvic pain and dysfunction.
She recognises the wide range of issues, complications and niggles which effect women’s bodies during and after pregnancy, post pelvic surgery including hysterectomies, peri and post menopause. She has attended post graduate training in bladder pain with Jilly Bond and is experience treating women with overactive bladder syndrome OBS, bladder pain syndrome, vulvodynia and vaginismus.
Michelle is also a trauma informed physiotherapist and experienced in providing care following birth trauma, perinatal trauma and loss.
As an athlete herself, Michelle is particularly interested in the female athletes pelvic floor and has also completed post graduate training in this area including “The athletic pelvic floor course” with Dr Ruth Jones.
Her relaxed approach and friendly professional manner make clients feel comfortable, at ease and empowered. Advanced training in pelvic health enables Michelle to quickly asses and diagnose, providing hands on treatment together with expert and practical advice.
She will tailor a unique postnatal recovery plan in line with your goals, returning you to functional fitness.
WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPY
“I was advised to get some physio after a full hysterectomy. I found Michelle, she understood everything I had gone through. Michelle has helped me improve my pelvic floor & given me the confidence to loose post op weight & strive for better physical well-being. She explains everything in such a way, even I can understand! Michelle has been a great find!
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Women's Health
General Women’s Health assessment is suitable for adult women of any age or physical ability from young athletes to post menopause and everyone women in between. Whether you are experiencing back or pelvic pain, bladder or bowel issues, painful intercourse, prolapse, endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction or just want to gain a better understanding of your female body women’s health physio can help. It will include a general women’s specific physiotherapy assessment and an optional internal pelvic floor examination. You will be given treatment and exercise rehab advice as appropriate.
Assessment and treatment Package (£260 up to 3.5 hours)
1 hour online - 90 min in-person assessment and treatment - 1 hour in-person follow-up
VIDEO CONSULTATION
You deserve to be heard and listened to and your first consultation allows time for this. It will take place online via video call in the comfort of your own home. Michelle listen to your story and will ask you questions about your past medical history, your gyane and obstetric history (pregnancies and births) as well as your hormones, any injuries, fitness achievements and/or aspirations for the future. She will listen and offer professional yet practical lifestyle, movement and exercise advice. Supporting your physical and mental well-being as a woman.
YOUR FIRST IN-PERSON ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SESSION
Once you have had a video consultation you will be offered an in-person consultation with Michelle who will do a detailed physical check of your body including your posture and ribs, check your abdominal muscles for any separation (diastasis recti), check for scar tissue from surgery including c-section scars or from vaginal deliveries. You will also be offered an internal pelvic floor examination to check your pelvic floor strength and assess for any tightness and prolapse symptoms.
FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT SESSION
Hands-on treatment is weaved in throughout the first and follow-up in-person session to relieve any pain symptoms and help you to relax. Whilst it is tailored to your individual needs it often includes some soft tissue massage of your abdominals, lower back, pelvis and upper legs. It may also include spinal mobilisations, relaxation techniques and exercises.
A 1-hour follow-up rehab or treatment session is included in the package.
If you require any additional treatment or follow-up sessions this will be charged at £80 for 1 hour or £120 for 90mins.
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INITIAL ASSESSMENT (Inperson) £95 (50MIN) or £138 (80MIN)
Please contact Michelle to discuss your needs if you are unsure which package to go for.
FOLLOW UP £85 (50MIN) or £126 (80min)
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