Shire Women’s Physio

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Shire Women’s Physio

Women’s Health Physio services for pregnancy, postnatal, pelvic floor and prolapse management.

15/02/2026

✨ “What actually happens in a pelvic floor appointment?”

So many women delay booking because they’re unsure what to expect.

At Shire Women’s Physio, your appointment always starts with a conversation. We discuss your symptoms and concerns, goals, birth history, bladder and bowel habits, training load and lifestyle.

We use pelvic models like this to explain what might be happening anatomically, and demonstrate what is involved in the assessment of your pelvic floor and vaginal walls.

Internal assessments (where we insert 1 or 2 fingers vaginally) are never rushed and are only performed with your consent. They help us assess muscle strength, coordination, tone and support. This allows us to diagnose what is causing your symptoms and develop an effective treatment plan.

You deserve to feel informed, comfortable and empowered, not embarrassed.

📍 Located in the Sutherland Shire
📩 DM or book online via the link in bio

04/02/2026

💩 Constipation isn’t always a gut problem - sometimes it’s a pelvic floor muscle coordination issue!

🤔 Your pelvic floor must relax to allow a bowel movement to happen effectively.

🤎 If you’re someone who needs to strain to empty your bowels regularly, a pelvic floor physio assessment should be on your to do list.

29/01/2026

MY TOP TIP: 🤰 Pregnancy pelvic girdle pain can make everyday things - walking, rolling in bed, standing up - feel way harder than they should!

➡️ MEDICAL GRADE support garments can make a HUGE difference.

➡️ These SRC pregnancy shorts are designed to provide targeted compression around the pelvis to help reduce pain, improve stability, and support your growing bump 🤍

➡️ When used alongside treatment and exercise prescription from a women’s health physio, they can be a really helpful part of your pain-management toolkit.

✨ Shop via the link on my page for 10% off!

22/01/2026

The vicious cycle 🔄 Pain with intimacy isn’t “just in your head” - it’s a very real body-brain–muscle response.

An initial pain trigger (like tampon use, a painful speculum exam, period pain, or pain with s*x) can cause the pelvic floor muscles to tighten and spasm.

Over time, the brain remembers this pain and starts to anticipate it. This anticipation leads to guarding and involuntary muscle tension before anything even happens, which then contributes to more pain.

Eventually, an association forms between s*x and pain, and fear-avoidance behaviours can develop, reinforcing the cycle.

How pelvic floor physio can help 🤍
Pelvic floor physiotherapy works to gently break this cycle by:
• reducing muscle overactivity and spasm
• retraining the nervous system’s pain response
• improving relaxation, coordination, and confidence
• addressing contributing factors like breathing, posture, hips, and stress
• supporting graded, pain-free return to intimacy

Painful s*x is common - but it is NOT normal and it is treatable. You deserve care, understanding, and solutions.

If this resonates with you, you’re not alone. 💫

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18/01/2026

FAQ: Does leakage always mean I should do more kegels??

Short answer: No.

Urinary incontinence is not always caused by weakness of the pelvic floor muscles. While reduced strength can contribute, leakage is often related to how the pelvic floor coordinates, relaxes, and responds to load and pressure.

Here’s what the evidence and clinical practice show:

• Some pelvic floor muscles are low tone and weak, others are higher tone and overactive. A pelvic floor that struggles to fully relax can still leak, even if it feels “strong.”

• Timing and pressure management matter.
Leakage often occurs during activities that rapidly increase intra-abdominal pressure (e.g. coughing, lifting, running). This can reflect a coordination issue rather than strength alone.

• The pelvic floor is part of a system. It works alongside the diaphragm, abdominal muscles, hips and spine. Dysfunction elsewhere can influence pelvic floor symptoms.

• More exercises are not always the solution!
Doing pelvic floor exercises without assessment can be ineffective, or even make things worse.

This is why individual assessment is key. Treatment should be based on how your pelvic floor functions, not assumptions.

11/01/2026

Pelvic floor symptoms are common, but you don’t have to accept them as normal.

Evidence supports targeted pelvic floor rehab as first-line care.

08/01/2026

GUILTY 🚿

I know, I know… it feels efficient. But regularly peeing in the shower can actually train your bladder to associate the sound of running water with the urge to wee.

Over time, this can make your bladder over-reactive ➡️ hello sudden urgency and “I’ve got to go RIGHT NOW” feelings.

This habit can also contribute to urge incontinence, where leakage happens on the way to the toilet, because your bladder learns to empty before it’s truly full.

Your bladder loves clear signals. Wee sitting on the toilet, relax your pelvic floor, and let your bladder do its thing without background cues.

Your future pelvic floor will thank you ❤️

06/01/2026

✨ Weak? Tight? Or both?
Your pelvic floor isn’t one-size-fits-all. And neither is treatment.

Many symptoms (like urgency, pain, leakage or heaviness) can sit in the overlap between weakness and overactivity.

A women’s health physio assessment looks at:
• strength and relaxation
• coordination and timing
• breathing, posture and load management
• your symptoms, goals and life stage

From there, treatment is tailored to you.

If something doesn’t feel right, trust that instinct.
The pelvic floor is complex and deserves individualised care. 💫

📍Assessment + guidance = better outcomes

24/12/2025

❤️ Merry Christmas ❤️

20/12/2025

This week I was invited to speak alongside some amazing health professionals about Women’s Health.

Thank you for a beautiful evening and creating a safe space for women to connect and empower themselves to better their pelvic health ❤️

16/12/2025

Happy Holidays from Shire Women’s Physio ❤️

Address

Unit 1, 8 Torres Street, Kurnell
Cronulla Beach, NSW
2231

Telephone

+61403994126

Website

https://shirewomensphysio.com.au/

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