Antenatal Education Class
Info: Education group for women with pelvic girdle
pain and lower back pain
Venue: Physiotherapy Department
Time & Date: 2nd & 4th Thursday 10-11:30am
Referral: Midwife, GP or self-referral
Antenatal Exercise Class
Info: Antenatal exercise group for women during
pregnancy from 12 weeks
Venue: Physiotherapy Department
Time & Date: 4 sessions, every Tuesday 4-5pm
Referral: Treating physiotherapist or attendance at
antenatal education class
Post Natal Exercise Group
Info: 4 week exercise group for general
strengthening (6 weeks after normal delivery and 12
weeks after caesarean section)
Venue: Physiotherapy department
Times & Date: Every Tuesday 1:30-2:30pm
Referral: Self-referral
Advocates in a variety of languages are
available if we are informed prior to your
appointment.
Contact Information
For any further information or if you cannot
attend your appointment please contact:
Melissa Millman (Women’s Health
Specialist/Team Lead physiotherapist) 0208 510
7835/7871
Sarah Titman (Women’s Health Specialist
Physiotherapist) 0208 510 7835/7871
Useful contacts:
London Borough of Hackney Hackney
Community Services at Homerton:
020 8510 7622
Hackney Community Services at
Hackney Council: 020 8356 5000
www.hackney.gov.uk
Patient Advice and Liaison Team (PALS)
PALS provide information and support to
patients and carers and will listen to your
concerns, suggestions or queries. The service is
available between 9am and 5pm. Telephone
0208 510 7315 or email: pals@homerton.nhs.uk
For information on the references used to
produce this leaflet, please ring
020 8510 5302/5144 or email
Patientinformation@homerton.nhs.uk
If you require this information in other
languages, large print, audio or Braille
please telephone the Patient Information
Team on 0208 510 5302/5144 or email:
Patientinformation@homerton.nhs.uk
Women’s & Men’s
Health
Physiotherapy Service
Information Booklet
Information for women
Produced by:
Women’s & Men’s Health Physiotherapy Team
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton Row, London E9 6SR
T: 020 8510 5555
W: www.homerton.nhs.uk
E: enquiries@homerton.nhs.uk
Physiotherapy Department
IMRS Division
Date produced: May 2014
Review date: May 2016
Incorporating hospital and community
health services, teaching and research
This leaflet provides information about the
Women and Men’s Health specialist
physiotherapy team.
Bladder and bowel problems including:
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Who We Are:
We are a team of specialist physiotherapists
who specialise in the management of women
during and after pregnancy with
musculoskeletal problems and treatment of
women & men who are experiencing problems
with pelvic floor dysfunction.
stress urinary incontinence
urge urinary incontinence
incomplete bladder emptying
bladder and bowel urgency
constipation
sexual problems
vaginal prolapse
pelvic pain
Services we Offer:
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD)?
Your pelvic floor is a complex set of muscles
that support the organs in your pelvis and
lower back, help you maintain continence and
contribute to sexual function. PFD is the term
given to conditions affecting one of the three
systems in the pelvis
 bladder (Women & Men)
 bowel (Women & Men)
 vagina/uterus (Women)
What do we treat?
Pregnancy related:
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pelvic girdle pain
low back pain & thoracic pain
rectus abdominus diastasis (tummy
muscle separation)
carpal tunnel syndrome
de Quervains (thumb pain)
rib pain
Obstetrics Services:
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1:1 Physiotherapy
antenatal Education Classes
antenatal Exercise Class
postnatal Exercise Group
ward cover: Templar & Turpin post
natal wards and 2012 Ward
(Temporarily antenatal Ward)
pelvic floor dysfunction education group
core and floor exercise group
to be assessed you can opt out at any point
without your treatment being affected.
Everyone is entitled to a chaperone of the
same gender during your examination this will
be discussed with you at your initial
appointment. You are welcome to bring
someone with you if you wish however they will
not be classed as a chaperone.
If you are concerned about any aspect of the
assessment please call us before-hand, or
discuss with your clinician on the day. You
may need to be seen on more than one
occasion and follow up appointments may vary
between 2 -6 weeks apart.
What to bring
There is nothing specific that you need to bring
with you, unless you are attending one of our
exercise classes whereby comfortable clothes,
trainer type shoes and some water would be
useful.
How to get referred
What to expect
In order to provide effective assessment and
treatment you may be asked to undress for the
physiotherapist to view how you are moving
and hands on treatment may be proposed if
appropriate.
If you have a bladder or bowel problem, part of
the assessment may include an assessment of
your pelvic floor muscles which involves an
internal vaginal and or anal examination. Any
procedure carried out will be explained in full to
you at the appointment and if you do not want
If you are experiencing any of the problems
listed, you can speak to your midwife, urogynaecologist, urologist, colorectal consultant
or specialist nurse or other health care
professional, who can then refer you to the
women’s & men’s health physiotherapy team.
Additional Information:
We work very closely with the Adult Integrated
Continence Service, uro-gynaecology,
colorectal services and urology services.