Women's Health

Women's Health at The Mersea Road Clinic

What is Womans Health?

Women's health is a broad term referring to physical and mental health problems that are of exclusive concern for women, and which are more common in women or which differ in presentation, severity, or consequences in women compared to men.

We at the Mersea Road Clinic feel there are many ways in which we can support females with many physical and psychological issues.

Woman's health conditions we could support you with?

Pregnancy

Women may experience:

• Lower back pain
• Sciatica
• Pelvic pain
• Pelvic Girdle Pain
• Ligament pain in the pelvis and abdomen

We can treat all of these safely with gentle and safe hands-on techniques all the way through pregnancy.

Further support given with at home exercises programmes tailored to the individual, and suggestions of supports such as sleeping aids/pillows, strapping and bump supports. 

The Mummy MOT®

The post-birth check

Often the 6-week post-birth check can be lacking in detail, help and advice.  The Mummy MOT is aimed to help women understand the necessary pelvic and abdominal rehabilitation for postpartum ensuring successful recovery after labour and birth. 

Things featuring heavily in the appointment:

• pelvic floor rehabilitation and education
• Abdominal assessment (DRA) rehabilitation and education
• Advice and rehabilitation programme for returning to sport/activities

This appointment includes an optional internal pelvic assessment.  As with all appointments the patient is welcome to bring a chaperone or person to support them if they wish. And a pre-screening questionnaire must be submitted online before the appointment. 

Pelvic Health appointments

Pelvic health isn’t just for postpartum women.  Often ladies can suffer with pelvic pain or dysfunction whether they have children or not. 

Many health conditions can affect the integrity and suppleness of the pelvic floor, not just birth:

• Hormonal changes (e.g. menopause)
• Surgeries
• Prolapse

Pelvic health appointments can help with:

• Urinary incontinence
• Sexual dysfunction
• Faecal incontinence
• Prolapse
• Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB)
• Pelvic girdle pain and recovery

Menopause

Menopause has an overall adverse impact on musculoskeletal health. It is associated with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and sarcopenia.Osteoporosis and related fractures, together with the consequent pain and locomotor disability, affect the quality of life and life expectancy of postmenopausal women. Poor musculoskeletal health may progress to frailty and higher incidence of falls and fractures.

• Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. It develops slowly over several years and is often only diagnosed when a fall or sudden impact causes a bone to break (fracture).

• Osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis is a condition that causes joints to become painful and stiff. It's the most common type of arthritis in the UK.

• Sarcopenia - Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass specifically related to aging. It’s normal to lose some muscle mass as you age. However, sarcopenia describes severe muscle loss that strays from the norm. Sarcopenia affects your gait, balance, and overall ability to perform daily tasks.