Women's Health Concerns
Women’s health concerns can affect everything from exercise and sleep to bladder and bowel function, intimacy, and everyday comfort.
Whether you’re experiencing bladder leakage, pelvic pain, constipation, painful intercourse, or changes associated with pregnancy or menopause, you don’t have to navigate these symptoms alone.
At Fix Physio, we offer individualized care to help you better understand your body, manage your symptoms, and feel more comfortable and confident in your daily life. Pelvic health physiotherapy and acupuncture may each play a role in your treatment, depending on your symptoms, goals, and individual needs.
These concerns are common, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept them as your new normal.
Urinary Incontinence (Bladder Leakage)
Do you leak urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh, run, jump, or exercise? Or do you sometimes struggle to make it to the bathroom in time? Bladder leakage is common, but it doesn’t have to stop you from doing the things you love.
Pelvic health physiotherapy can help improve pelvic floor muscle strength, coordination, and control to reduce leakage and help you return to your favourite activities with greater confidence.
Urinary Urgency and Frequency
Feeling like you constantly need to use the bathroom? Sudden urges to urinate, frequent trips to the washroom, or waking throughout the night to pee can be frustrating and disruptive. Pelvic health physio can help address contributing factors through bladder training strategies, education, and pelvic floor relaxation and coordination techniques when appropriate.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when the bladder, uterus, or rectum descends toward or into the vaginal canal due to reduced support from the pelvic floor and surrounding tissues. Symptoms may include pelvic heaviness, pressure, a sensation of bulging, or discomfort that worsens with prolonged standing, lifting, or exercise. Physio can help improve pelvic floor function, teach pressure-management strategies, and guide you in modifying activities to better manage your symptoms. Our physios can also assess whether a referral to a specialized pelvic floor clinic for a pessary fitting would be beneficial.
Constipation and Bowel Dysfunction
Straining during bowel movements, feeling unable to fully empty your bowels, or constipation can sometimes be related to pelvic floor muscle tension or coordination difficulties.
Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain can present as aching, pressure, burning, or sharp pain in the lower abdomen, pelvis, hips, perineum, or surrounding areas. Symptoms may be persistent or intermittent and can affect sitting, exercise, daily activities, and intimacy.
Painful Intercourse (Dyspareunia)
Pain or discomfort during or after sexual activity is more common than many people realize, but you deserve care and support rather than having to simply put up with it. Pain with penetration may be associated with pelvic floor muscle tension, scar tissue, hormonal changes, or other pelvic health conditions.
Menopause-Related Pelvic Health Changes
Hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can contribute to vaginal dryness, discomfort with intimacy, urinary symptoms, changes in pelvic floor function, and disrupted sleep.
You Deserve to Feel Comfortable in Your Body
Bladder leakage, pelvic pressure, constipation, and pelvic pain are common concerns, but they shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying your daily life. With the right support, you can work toward improved pelvic health, greater confidence, and a better understanding of your body.
Ready to take the next step? Contact Fix Physio to learn more about pelvic health physiotherapy and acupuncture and find out how we can help.