Hello and welcome to the Restore Physiotherapy website.
I am Sharon, a Physiotherapist who works in the area of Continence and Women’s Health. It is a privilege working in this area of physiotherapy; I understand how personal, possibly embarrassing and restricting problems relating to the bladder, bowels, pelvic girdle and sexual intercourse can be. I know this from 11 years of working in this area of physio and from personal experience. It impacts your work life, family life, your marriage, sexual fulfillment, your social life, recreational life and more.
I challenge you to do something about it and start the journey of restoration. I am always inspired by my patients as they make themselves vulnerable, share intimate details, give me their trust and bravely embark on the road to healing and being restored.
Please contact me to make an appointment or for further information. Thanks for having a look at the Restore Physiotherapy website and I look forward to hearing from you.
I provide support and treatment for the following in men, women and children:
- Pelvic floor weakness
- Incontinence (leakage) of urine or faeces
- Urinary frequency and urgency (weeing often, often small amounts and can't hold on)
- Getting up to the toilet often at night and/or bed wetting
- Difficulty emptying bladder
- Difficulty opening bowels
- Constipation/Haemorrhoids/Anal Fissures/Bowel and Rectal pain
- Pain with attempting, during or after sexual intercourse
- Pain in the vulval area (called vulvodynia)
- Bladder pain, interstitial cystitis, frequent bladder/urinary tract infections and frequent vaginal thrush
- Pregnancy discomfort – especially pelvic girdle, symphysis pubis, hip and/or back pain
- Advice in pregnancy - exercise, back care, stretches, posture, getting to sleep, diet, perineal massage, abdominal separation
- Coping strategies for labour - positioning, relaxation/breathing and massage
- Pain after childbirth - swollen and bruised perineum, stitches/scar tissue, haemorrhoids, blocked milk ducts, mastitis, pelvic girdle pain and/or lower back pain
- Advice after birth - poor bladder sensation, pelvic floor muscles assessment, leakage of urine or faeces, pain in bladder and bowels, abdominal muscles check, seperated abdominal muscles, returning to sport, back care, exercise advice
- Menopause - treatment for related changes to bladder, bowel and sexual health/pain with sexual intercourse
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pre and post operative advice and treatment for breast, pelvic, gynaecological, bladder or prostate surgery
- Scar tissue assessment, treatment (myofacial release) especially in the abdomen and vagina
I understand that my area of physiotherapy is very specialised and unique. If you have a question, perhaps you are wondering if I can help you or not, maybe you want to know if what you struggle with is something that I have heard of - well stop letting it bother you and ring me up for a chat. I am very approachable and happy to talk with you.
