FitLife Physiotherapy

06/02/2022

Our popular resource 'The Pregnancy Guide' has recently been reviewed. The booklet has now been renamed 'Pelvic Floor Health for Expectant and New Mums'.

This booklet talks about pelvic floor health and how it helps with bladder and bowel control, otherwise known as continence, as well as pelvic organ support and sexual function during pregnancy and after childbirth.

Pelvic floor muscles that work well reduce the risk of losing control of your bladder and bowel, particularly during pregnancy, and assists with faster recovery after childbirth.

It covers:
- lifestyle habits to prevent or manage incontinence during pregnancy and after childbirth
- the role of your pelvic floor muscles and how to exercise them during pregnancy and after childbirth
- frequently asked questions on related topics.

This booklet also provides information on where to get help if you experience bladder or bowel control problems, pelvic organ prolapse and sexual pain.

The new booklet is now available to order on our website: https://sforce.co/3o6jnJv

29/01/2022

Pelvic floor muscle health is important at all stages of a woman’s life, from adolescence to pregnancy, menopause and beyond, but many women suffer with symptoms of incontinence, pelvic pain and prolapse silently. Women’s health physiotherapists are highly skilled and can help you with pelvic floor muscle training, stretching, general exercise advice and lifestyle modifications to restore normal coordination, endurance and strength to the pelvic floor muscles.

Look for a women’s health physio at https://choose.physio/findaphysio and go to https://choose.physio/women's-health for more information.

23/01/2022

It's important to keep yourself hydrated during the months. Take a look at these simple but important steps to take care of yourself and loved ones on those warmer days! Visit https://bit.ly/3Krmfua

16/01/2022

Congratulations to Brett Tedman on his award. Great to see this initiative being recognised by one of Australia’s largest employers.

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World Environment Day Competition

The judging panel really enjoyed your World Environment Day competition submission and we are pleased to inform you that you and your team have won third place for the workplace initiatives category.

BINS4Blokes is an Australia-wide awareness and advocacy campaign promoting the installation of incontinence product disposal bins in male public toilets. Visit the website to find out how you can help. https://bit.ly/3taosnp

26/12/2021

Use it or lose it!

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Extended periods spent in lockdown this year mean you may not have been able to attend as many physiotherapy appointments – and therefore haven't made the most use of your extras insurance.

The average extras cover for a single person costs about $810 a year (without the health insurance rebate). And if you have extras health insurance, there may be only a few weeks left to use your benefits before you lose them.

Most health insurance funds reset their extras benefits on 1 January, so anything you haven't used before then will be lost. That's a lot of money you could have potentially wasted(choice,2021).

23/12/2021

With Australians living almost 11 years in poor health on average, equating to around 13 per cent of their life, the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes the National Preventive Health

25/06/2021

24/06/2021

Bins for hygiene products are a given in women’s toilets, but what about in men’s toilets? Bins 4 Blokes is a campaign to help the 1.34 million men..

21/06/2021

01/06/2021

The bowel is an organ that starts at the stomach & goes through to the a**s. Learn how the Bowel works, signs of a healthy bowel & bowel control problems.

10/05/2021

Janie Thompson is the Continence Foundation of Australia's Clinical Services Manager, leading the National Continence Helpline. In this Helpline Q&A, Janie answers three key questions about mental health and bladder, bowel and pelvic health.

25/04/2021

Relocation to WA complete.
Check out our website for further details.

Nataša Tedman has been a physiotherapist for the past eighteen years and currently offers physiotherapy services in Bulimba