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Physiotherapy - Pelvic Health Clinic | Waitematā
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Description
About the Service
The Pelvic Health Clinic provides help to adults for the following conditions:
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stress incontinence
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urge incontinence
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faecal incontinence
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pelvic floor dysfunction
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pelvic organ prolapse
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obstructed defaecation.
Pelvic Floor Muscles and Training Video
Referral Expectations
Self or, with the patient's permission:
- GPs
- hospital staff
- specialists, and
- other health professionals.
Entry Criteria
- Adults whose continence issue has the potential to improve with physiotherapy intervention.
- Patients already under the care of the District Nursing Service continence nurse specialist may be transferred to the Pelvic Health Clinic in consultation with the continence nurse specialist.
Exclusion Criteria
- Obstetric patients are not eligible for this service. The Maternity Service will see patients in the antenatal period and up to 6 weeks postnatally. If further treatment is required after this time a referral will be made to Physiotherapy Outpatients for musculoskeletal issues or to the Pelvic Health Clinic for strengthening pelvic muscles.
Please telephone the Referral Screener for all requests, information and advice:
Phone: (09) 486 8945 ext 43222 (8.00am - 4.30pm; Monday to Friday)
Email: OlderAdultsHomeHealth@Waitematadhb.govt.nz (for referrals)
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
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Closed on public holidays.
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This page was last updated at 9:51AM on October 1, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Physiotherapy - Pelvic Health Clinic | Waitematā.