Hug Pelvic Physio

Your pelvic floor needs to do more than just squeeze. A healthy pelvic floor should be able to contract, lift, and relax.

If you find it difficult to let your pelvic floor relax, struggle to start or finish a wee, or feel like you can’t completely empty your bladder, it might be worth getting it checked.

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A pelvic floor that’s doing too much can cause more symptoms than you might expect.

Bladder, bowel, joint and vulval symptoms can all be associated with pelvic floor tension and sometimes what feels like a pelvic floor that needs strengthening actually needs to learn how to relax.

If any of these signs sound familiar, it’s worth getting assessed rather than trying to work it out yourself.

When we talk about pelvic floor health, it’s not simply about whether your muscles are “strong” or “weak”.

Your pelvic floor needs to be able to switch on when you need it to, and relax when you don’t 🤍

An underactive pelvic floor and an overactive pelvic floor can cause very different symptoms (although sometimes the signs can overlap).

That’s why more pelvic floor exercises aren’t always the answer. The right approach depends on what your muscles are actually doing.

If something doesn’t feel quite right, a pelvic health assessment can help you understand what’s going on and what your body needs.

Two years of Hug Pelvic Physio 🥂

In those two years:

👉🏼 695 new patients
👉🏼 2,042 consultations
👉🏼 109 referrers
👉🏼 4 new clinicians onboarded
👉🏼 4 pelvic health conferences attended
👉🏼 3 products launched, with another 3 on the way
👉🏼 APA WA Board Member
👉🏼 Teaching for APA Pelvic Health
👉🏼 Founding member of Impact HQ
👉🏼 Countless collaborations across Australia

Hug Pelvic Physio is expanding into the South West with our fourth clinic site. Another huge milestone for us!

Thank you to every patient, referrer, clinician, collaborator and person who has supported Hug over the past two years.

Here’s to everything still to come!

We know what should feel good but what happens when your pelvic floor gets in the way?

S*x shouldn’t involve pain, excessive tightness or feeling like you can’t relax into pleasure.

“Just putting up with it” isn’t the only option. Your pelvic health physio can help you with issues exactly like these.

Link in bio to book with Louise 🔗

Rich in pelvic physio life because I get to help my clients reach goals they once thought were out of reach 🤍

Whether it’s returning to exercise, getting through the day without pain, feeling confident during s*x, or simply trusting their body again, those little wins mean so much.

Being part of that journey is something I’ll never take for granted!!

Good health is about so much more than not being sick.

To focus on good pelvic health refers to the overall health and function of the seemingly small (but mighty) pelvic region.

It includes the muscles, joints, organs and supportive tissues at the centre of your body. Your pelvis supports your upper body, contributes to posture and stability, and provides the anchor from which your legs move beneath you.

Then there are the systems we rarely think about when they’re working well: bladder, bowel, reproductive and s*xual function.

But when these systems aren’t working properly, they can become very hard to ignore. I see this every week. The frustration, worry and distress when something that once happened automatically suddenly requires constant thought and planning.

Why should you have to consciously manage a system that should work automatically? 😡😫

I get it. Pelvic health physiotherapy is here to help.

Appointments can be made through the link in bio.