**Not such a dirty word.** by Carrie Seow, women's health physiotherapist The idea of having a pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can be very daunting and upsetting to most women when they first hear that they may have one. They may feel abnormal, ashamed or the odd one out. But POP is more common than you...
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**Pessaries can save the day! ** by Carrie Seow, women's health physiotherapist Prolapse and surgery has been in the news recently with the legal class action in Australia against Johnson&Johnson. With the horrific stories from many women of their pain and suffering after surgical mesh implant treat...
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**A great strategy to protect a leaky bladder!** by Tus Jierasak, women's health physiotherapist If you leak urine when you cough, sneeze, skip or run, you might be experiencing what is known as stress urinary incontinence. To understand why this happens, it is first important to know a bit about wh...
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**Draft 'summer school' for January 2020. Timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 3 WEEKS in our $1 and $1 clinics. Classes will **run over the weeks of Monday 6th, 13th and 20th January 2020 . ** Classes are recommended and scheduled for: * $1 mixed level Pilates for challengin...
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**Chatting about menopause for October 18 and World Menopause Day!** by Aline Filipe Nunes, women's health physiotherapist Menopause is the name we give to the last time a woman had her menstrual period. Having a latin origin, the word comes from _meno- pausis_, meaning the stop or pause of the mont...
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**Draft 'term 4 2019' Pilates timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 10 WEEKS in our BROADWAY clinic. Classes will commence from **Monday 14th October and end Friday 20th December 2019**. Classes for this term at our Broadway clinic are recommended and scheduled for: * $1 * $1...
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**Draft 'term 4 2019' Pilates timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 10 WEEKS in our YORK STREET CBD clinic. Classes will commence from **Monday 14th October and end Friday 20th December 2019**. Classes for this term at our York Street CBD clinic are recommended and scheduled f...
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**Draft 'October term break 2019'. Timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 2 WEEKS in our $1 and $1 clinics. Classes will commence from the week commencing **Monday 30th September. ** Classes are recommended and scheduled for: * $1 mixed level Pilates for challenging and functio...
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### Come and save on physio! **WOW! Last year to celebrate Fernwood Gym's 30th birthday, we offered a 3-appointment physiotherapy package for 30% off our usual clinic fees for all members and their friends . We were thrilled with all those who took this up and those we have met we have helped to ach...
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The magic of 'the huff' when a cough just won't do the trick _by Tusanee Jierasak, physiotherapist_ So it’s the middle of winter. And if you travel to work on public transport, like me, you might travel in fear, cowering and shrinking away from anyone who is coughing and sneezing everywhere. If you...
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