An experienced Accredited Physio clinic in Ashburton, Canterbury. Your Health is Our Priority
17/11/2025
Kia Ora my wonderful patients and followers!
A quick update — my diary has been getting much busier lately, which is wonderful, but it also means appointment times can book out further in advance. Especially with Christmas around the corner.
If you know you’ll need an appointment, please try to book early so I can make sure you get the time that works best for you.
A gentle reminder that late cancellations or no-shows impact my small business significantly and also delay care for others who are on the waitlist. If you need to change or cancel an appointment, giving as much notice as possible helps me offer that spot to someone who needs it.
Thank you so much for your support — I’m grateful for every one of you.
20/08/2025
This legend is who I recommend to anyone South of Ashburton for exercise - whether it's classes or PT, before/during/after kids. Once I've worked my magic on your pelvic floor, Janelle keeps it going.
She knows how to look after your body but making sure you train hard to meet your health and fitness goals. 😍🥇💪
rAs a MumSafe™️ Trainer I am committed to my ongoing education in working with women and mums. I am excited to say I have now obtained MumSafe Level Three status which means I have been a MumSafe Trainer for over three years and I have completed all of the Y3 ongoing education and assessments successfully. I am proud to be part of a committed team of trainers who all support the mission of safe and effective exercise at every stage of Motherhood.
Get in touch with me via messanger or find a trainer in your area at www.mumsafemovement.com
13/07/2025
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LOVED my extra goodies too, thank you so so so much!
Fitting kit now available at my clinic - external pelvic floor support for bit leakage and prolapse!!
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My name is Lesley Coffey and I am the owner of the clinic. I have been working in New Zealand as a physiotherapist for 11 years in private practice. I absolutely love the challenge this brings as no two days are ever the same.
In 2012 I became a Clinical Pilates instructor and I developed a really keen interest in core rehabilitation and using my Pilates as a treatment and exercise tool. I then discovered that the pelvic floor, and more importantly breathing are the key to getting the core working and discovered the world of Women’s and Pelvic Health. Once I started learning about this amazing area of the body I knew I had to share my knowledge with my patients and help them through their injuries and conditions.
Women's Health is a branch of physiotherapy that can help in treatment of:
Stress Urinary Incontinence - leaking urine when you laugh, cough, sneeze, run or jump
Urinary Urgency, Frequency and Incontinence - an unavoidable desire to go to the loo
Pelvic Organ Prolapse - feelings of a bulge or something in the va**na
Bowel issues
Pelvic Pain - any pain in the pelvis including sacrum/tailbone, hip pain, lower back and abdomen, pain with s*x and conditions such as Vaginismus, Vulvodynia, Endometriosis, Bladder Pain Syndrome (sometimes called Interstitial Cystitis/ICS)
It also includes physiotherapy during pregnancy and the post natal period. Pregnancy is as good a time as any to keep fit and active (with the right guidance) and waiting until you body is healed after birth can seem to take an age, but its worth it. I can develop an individualized treatment and exercise plan for all women’s health patients, and my goal is to get you back to what you love doing and have some control back of your body and lifestyle.
