Up to 50 per cent of women will experience symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction such as bladder or bowel issues, pelvic organ prolapse or pelvic pain in their lifetime. These symptoms can significantly affect quality of life and can present or become exacerbated during the perimenopause and menopause when the reduction in oestrogen affects muscle bulk and contractility.
As a taboo subject, it’s time to get talking to manage our pelvic health — and it’s never too late, or too early! Scientific evidence supports pelvic health physiotherapy as the first line treatment and prevention for many presentations of pelvic floor dysfunction at any stage in life. Pelvic Health West, located in Orancourt in the OranTown Centre, provides just that.
Orlaith Kilgannon, the founding director of Pelvic Health West, is a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist keen to share her experience while educating and empowering the women of the west to manage their pelvic health. She provides holistic and evidence-based specialist physiotherapy in the form of supervised pelvic floor training to optimise the function of the pelvic floor muscle sling at the bottom of the pelvis which controls the function of the pelvic organs. Orlaith will ensure your daily habits positively impact your pelvic health, ensure the correct execution of pelvic floor exercises and will provide you with a personalised plan. Consider a pelvic health physiotherapy assessment if you are pregnant, post-partum, preparing for labour or gynaecological surgery, wanting to prevent pelvic floor dysfunction or experiencing pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder syndrome, bowel dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, or osteoporosis.
Small-sized physiotherapy led Pilates classes at Pelvic Health West are designed to complement your pelvic floor training. With three people in each class, Orlaith Kilgannon will incorporate your individualised assessment outcomes and personal goals to plan the exercises and give that valuable feedback throughout the class. Inquire now for the next six week Pilates block beginning on February 20.
Start your pelvic health journey today and inquire for an appointment at pelvichealthwest.ie or by calling Orlaith Kilgannon on 091 394 496.
