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Rebecca Martin combines her expertise in sports, womens health and cl

17/08/2025

You deserve the full picture not just scary headlines!!

16/08/2025

⚡ Strong Women, Smarter Support ⚡

Caring for female athletes goes beyond sets, reps, and game plans. It means understanding the unique physiological changes they face across life stages:

🌸 Menstrual Cycle

Hormones affect energy, recovery, and performance.

Training can be adapted around high- and low-energy phases.

🦵 Pelvic Floor

Crucial for core stability, continence, and injury prevention.

Needs just as much attention as quads, hamstrings, or glutes!

🤰 Pregnancy

Structural, hormonal, and neuromuscular adaptations change balance, strength, and stability.

Exercise is safe (and beneficial) with the right modifications.

💪 Return to Exercise

Postpartum recovery isn’t “one size fits all.”

Strength, stability, and pelvic health need gradual rebuilding before high-impact sport.

👉 Supporting female athletes means looking at the whole picture — body, hormones, recovery, and life stage. Performance isn’t just about training harder, but training smarter, with the female body in mind.

15/08/2025

Breastfeeding & Injury Risk: Should Athletes Worry?

A brand-new study (Jones et al., BJSM, 2025) looked at 590 postpartum women who stayed active in their first year after giving birth. Many athletes worry that breastfeeding makes them more prone to injury — but what did the evidence show?

✨ Key Findings:

Injury rate: ~22% reported a musculoskeletal injury postpartum.

Breastfeeding link? ❌ No difference in injury risk between women who breastfed ≥6 months and those who didn’t.

Other risk factors:
🔹 History of eating disorders = higher injury risk.
🔹 Big drop in activity during pregnancy = higher injury risk.

✅ Takeaway: Breastfeeding itself does not increase injury risk. Staying active during and after pregnancy appears protective, while athletes with a history of eating disorders may need extra support.

06/08/2025

Great set of slides from regarding period pain and what is normal and what is not!!

Painful periods that impact your daily function aren’t normal !!!

If your period pain is so intense that it prevents you from going to school, work or doing your usual activities it is important to seek medical advice.

If your period pain will not settle with over the counter pain relief it is important to seek medical advice.

If your pain lasts for more than a couple of days or worsens over time it is important to seek medical advice.

If you experience additional symptoms like heavy bleeding, nausea, vomiting or fainting it is important to seek medical advice.

29/07/2025

While you might think s*x should be intimate and fun, the reality is, for some it can often be excruciatingly painful!!

Pain with in*******se is more common than you think??

Between 20-30% of women experience discomfort during s*x at some point in their lives.

Unfortunately many are scared or embarrassed to seek help. It is a really difficult problem to talk about.

But if you have persistent pain or recurrent challenges with in*******se, please talk to a healthcare provider. Often the problem is very treatable. You are not alone.

Tel 49526555

22/07/2025

Postpartum recovery does not happen in 6 weeks, it does not happen in 6 months!!!

The process of recovery can take 18 months or longer!!

It’s not a race, it’s a slow build, not a bounce back!!

Take time to get strong and allow your body to heal.

You are right where you need to be!!

For advise regarding postpartum recovery please contact rebeccamartinphysio@gmail.com or call 49526555

15/05/2025

Here is the science - starting around age 30, women naturally loose 3-5% of muscle mass every decade. It’s called sarcopenia and it speeds up after menopause !!)

Without strength training, that loss leads to slower metabolism, higher injury risk, more fatigue and weaker bones.

But you can change the trajectory by strength training 2-3 x/week around 15 mins each session.

You don’t need six pack abs.
Your need strength that lasts
You need energy that holds steady for the whole day.
You need muscle not to look a certain way but to live a certain way.

Muscle is your mother hood armour and it’s never too late to suit up!!

04/05/2025

Super super excited to award Mia Akhurst the Women’s Health Scholarship for the 25/26season. She is an amazing ambassador for water polo both in and out of the water and honestly just a great human.
Well done Mia, we look forward to watching your ongoing progress Lake Macquarie Dolphins Water Polo Club
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01/05/2025

Currently out of action for clinic following lumbar surgery and a partial removal of a very pesky disc that has been causing me issues for months.
The amazing Penny is available to cover all appointments and I will be back on deck mid June. Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any Women’s Health questions, very happy answer them. Now time to let the body heal and follow all the recovery instructions like a good physio 😜

18/04/2025

Wow wow wow what a week of Water Polo at the AYC National Water Polo Championships in Perth!!!
So so so unbelievably proud to sponsor this team to 4th in Australia!!!
There were some incredibly close matches and the team were so unfortunate not to get a medal. But so much growth and learning and so many fun times spent with each other. These girls are really something and should be very very proud.
They had an amazing team behind them led by Coaches Drainy and Nikki and Manager/Stand in coach Cam, who all did an absolutely tremendous job and guiding the girls through the tournament.
Thank you for all the support from the greater family in Perth, we certainly heard you, and the all folks back east watching the amazing live feed from Milly and Neve (great work girls).

I will never stop advocating and supporting women/girls in sport.

Harnessing the full potential of females in sport creates positive social and economic change, with benefits for individuals, communities, sports organisations and the broader sports industry.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play!!!

09/04/2025

During pregnancy, there’s so much emphasis on birth preparation that many women don’t even consider what life will be like in the hours, days and weeks after birth. Indeed, it’s a time we’re not often privy to; sleep deprivation, leaking breasts and heaving sobs occur behind closed doors…many women don’t even know this stage exists until they land there, a new baby in their arms, their gushing joy coupled with an enormous sense of overwhelm.

Postpartum is a vulnerable time for the simple fact that everything is new and unknown. Birth – no matter where you birthed or how you birthed – is an almighty physical and emotional transition. And now, as you get to know your new baby, you’re also learning about your new self. Our advice? Go slow, be gentle with yourself, and know that it’s normal for it to take months till you find your ground in new motherhood.

06/04/2025

So this season Women’s Health Physiotherapy has helped to sponsor water polo club.

The whole club has had a very successful year with teams in pretty much every final across the age groups and grades. We are very proud to support such a family orientated and collaborative club that is encouraging and backing the development of kids from Under 12s right through to Senior A grade teams.

Well done to everyone who made the finals and huge congratulations to the Grand Final Winners. 🎉🎉🎉

Huge shout out to all the coaches, managers, referees the committee and most importantly the parents who keep the wheels turning behind the scenes. 👏👏👏

Congratulations everyone
Hope to see you on May 3rd for our end of season party.

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Supporting your body through pregnancy, birth & beyond

Rebecca Martin combines her expertise in sports, womens health and clinical physiotherapy to offer a unique service for women in the Newcastle area. Supporting your body through pregnancy, birth and beyond.