Continence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Kate Hooper Physiotherapy
B.PHTY, Post Grad Cert
(Continence & Women's Health)
About Kate Hooper
Why Choose Kate Hooper Physiotherapy?
Kate is a physiotherapist with post graduate qualifications in pelvic floor rehabilitation. She has been working in the field of Women's and Men's Pelvic Health since 2002 and only treats conditions involving pelvic floor dysfunction. She has extensive experience treating urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence, prolapse, functional bowel disorders and persistent pelvic pain.
Kate has three children and understands how important it is to remain active. She believes that although the pelvic region of our body is important, it should not rule our lives. As such the goal of all treatments is to ensure you can live your life to its fullest with minimal impact from pelvic floor dysfunction.
How Can Kate Help You?
You will be seen in a private room. The physiotherapy treatment you receive will be individualised and may include lifestyle changes, bladder retraining, pelvic floor exercises (focussing on strength or relaxation), instruction how to empty the bowel / bladder effectively and/or desensitisation techniques/manual pelvic floor muscle release to reduce pain. Kate can treat you with evidence based medical equipment such as biofeedback and pessaries if they are required for your condition.
See the Difference
Many physiotherapists dabble in continence issues and are very good at providing basic treatment. However over 40% of people perform pelvic floor exercises incorrectly. Many people also have an overactive pelvic floor. For these people performing pelvic floor exercises will actually make their symptoms worse.
For people experiencing functional bowel symptoms, co-ordination of the muscle action is often at the core of the problem rather than weakness.
At Kate Hooper Physiotherapy all aspects of your pelvic health will be considered and your pelvic floor muscles can be assessed via an internal examination.
Conditions Treated
Urinary Incontinence / Prolapse
Urinary Incontinence / Prolapse
Urinary Incontinence / Prolapse
- Stress incontinence - leaking of urine with coughing, sneezing or exercise
- Urgency / urge incontinence (overactive bladder) - rushing to the toilet, leaking urine before you reach the toilet, increased frequency of visiting the toilet
- Voiding problems - slow flow, inability to empty the bladder completely
- Prolapse - including pessary fitting
Functional Bowel Problems
Urinary Incontinence / Prolapse
Urinary Incontinence / Prolapse
- Constipation
- Faecal incontinence
- Obstructed Defaecation - difficulty emptying the bowel, feeling of incomplete emptying, difficulty wiping clean, soiling after passing a bowel motion
Pelvic Pain
Urinary Incontinence / Prolapse
Pelvic Pain
Overactive pelvic floor muscles often contribute to Persistent Pelvic Pain and Bladder Pain symptoms. Pelvic floor muscle down training / relaxation can be very beneficial in reducing pain symptoms in people with:
- Endometriosis
- Bladder Pain Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitis
- Painful intercourse
- Rectal pain
Contact us
QLD Pelvic Floor Centre
Bowen Hills Medical Specialist Centre
Located within the Banyans Specialist Medical Clinic on the ground floor.
16 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills Queensland 4006, Australia
All Appointments: Ph: (07) 3193 7711 email: reception@qldpfc.com.au Documents that may assist with your treatment can be emailed or sent via Medical Objects There is ample free parking on site
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