Do you know what your pelvic floor is, and how to manage it? Many women with MS live with pelvic pain, have a weakened pelvic floor, and experience discomfort that impacts their quality of life, not aware that there is something you can do about it. Pelvic floor physiotherapist Bec Walhout discusses women’s pelvic floor health, and the management of bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction, what pelvic floor assessment involves and how it can help you.
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Rebecca Walhout has been a physiotherapist for just over 20 years. During this time she has worked in rural and metropolitan Melbourne in both the public and private sector. She completed her post graduate certificate in pelvic floor physiotherapy in 2015 and since this time has worked in public multidisciplinary continence clinics and private practice.
Her caseload involves working with people of all ages who have concerns regarding their bladder, bowel and pelvic health. She has a functional and holistic approach to treatment, and she is passionate about working with people to reach their individual health goals.
Published September 2023
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