Women’s Health & Pelvic Floor Physio in Lincoln
Women’s health physio supports conditions affecting the pelvic floor, pelvis, and surrounding muscles. While these issues are common, they are not something you need to simply live with. Treatment can help to support:
- Bladder leaks (urinary incontinence) – such as leaking when coughing, sneezing, running or jumping
- Pelvic pain or discomfort
- Painful sex (dyspareunia)
- Pelvic organ prolapse symptoms (heaviness, dragging, or pressure)
- Pregnancy-related pain, including pelvic girdle pain
- Postnatal recovery and return to exercise
- Core and pelvic floor weakness after childbirth or surgery
- Peri-menopause/menopause related symptoms
At Inline Therapies in Nettleham (Lincoln), I provide private one-to-one physiotherapy to help you understand what’s going on, reduce symptoms, and rebuild confidence in your body.
Statistics show someone with a vagina has up to:
62% chance of experiencing urinary incontinence
10% chance of struggling with pain before, during or after sex
50% chance of having a degree of pelvic organ prolapse – even if you have never been pregnant or given birth!
Women’s health physio can help with…
Treatment is tailored depending on your needs and may include: pelvic floor muscle (PFM) rehabilitation, breathing and pressure management strategies, graded exercises, managing bladder and bowel habits and strategies to reduce pain and improve your confidence.
Bladder Leaks & Urinary Incontinence
Bladder leaks are very common and can happen during everyday activities or exercise. Many notice symptoms after childbirth, with age, or during higher-impact activities.
It may present as:
- Leaking when coughing, sneezing or laughing
- Bladder leakage when running or exercising
- Urgency (needing to rush to the toilet)
- Difficulty fully controlling bladder emptying
- Postnatal bladder weakness
Here in Lincoln we focus on improving pelvic floor strength, coordination, and bladder control so you can return to normal activity with confidence.
Pain During Sex & Pelvic Pain
Pain during intimacy and pelvic discomfort are often linked to pelvic floor muscle tension, hormonal changes, past trauma, after-effects of childbirth or may have no obvious cause. You may experience:
- Pain during or after sex (dyspareunia)
- Pain using tampons or internal examinations
- Pelvic floor tightness or overactivity
- Deep pelvic aching or discomfort
- Pain after childbirth or surgery
- Pelvic pain linked to conditions such as endometriosis or chronic pelvic pain
Women’s health physio can help to identify the cause(s) and support you in reducing symptoms and improving your quality of life.
Overactive Bladder (OAB)
Overactive bladder happens when the muscles in the bladder wall become overexcited while it’s filling up. This can make you feel a sudden, urgent need to go, often more than 8 times a day, and sometimes you might not make it to the toilet in time. Being woken regularly more than once a night to wee are common too. Essentially, the bladder contracts before it’s actually full, making it feel fuller than it really is, and it can squeeze when you least expect it.
It can feel frustrating, tiring, and sometimes unpredictable, but with the right support and strategies, it’s possible to calm those signals and regain control.
Pelvic Pain
Whether it’s endometriosis, adenomyosis or pain in or around your pelvis – please don’t feel that you just have to put it with it. Just because pain is common, it doesn’t mean it’s normal or unavoidable – you deserve to feel better.
Pain often isn’t a great indicator as to why something hurts; it can be our body’s way of signalling that something needs attention. We’ll work together to understand those signals and find the best way to get you back to feeling like yourself again, to know how to manage it and to help reduce the chance of it affecting you the same way again in the future.
How much will it cost?
First Women’s Health Appointment
70 minutes: Includes a thorough assessment, review of your medical history, and a personalised treatment plan.
Women’s Health Follow-Up Appointment
55 minutes: We will focus on guiding your progress and adjusting your plan as needed to help you reach your goals.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have questions, we have the answers!
If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, don’t hesitate to get in touch on the phone or through our contact page.
Your first women’s health physio appointment will be for an hour, giving me the time to really understand your concerns and create a plan that works for you. During this session, we’ll focus on:
Getting to Know You: We’ll talk through your symptoms, how they affect your daily life, and any past injuries or experiences that could be relevant. This helps me understand your goals and what matters most to you.
Movement & Muscle Check: Together we’ll assess how your body and muscles move, looking at how your pelvic floor works in harmony with the rest of your body.
Clear Explanation: I’ll go through what we find in plain, easy-to-understand language so you know exactly what’s happening and why.
Tailored Therapy Plan: Together, we’ll map out a personalised plan, so you know what your sessions will involve and how many you might need.
Targeted Exercises: You will only have two or three carefully chosen exercises to support your recovery so you don’t feel overwhelmed.
Follow-up appointments are a chance to build on the progress we’ve made together and gently guide your recovery forward. Each session is tailored to how your body and symptoms are today, and what fits into your life.
Checking In
We’ll start by talking about how you’ve been getting on. What’s improved? What’s been tricky? How have the exercises fitted into your week? These conversations help us understand what’s working and what might need adjusting.
Progressing Your Treatment
As your body adapts, your exercises and advice will evolve too. i’ll review what you’ve been doing at home and make changes where needed. The goal is steady progress without feeling overwhelmed.
Hands-On Support
Only when it’s helpful, treatment might include gentle hands-on techniques, such as soft tissue work or release techniques, to support movement and ease tension.
Tracking Progress
We will check in on the things we noticed in your first session, so you can see how your body is changing over time. These moments let us celebrate wins, however small, and ensure you feel like you’re heading in the right direction.
Support & Next Steps
You’ll always leave with a clear plan and an understanding of the next steps. There’s no pressure to be perfect—progress, not perfection, is what matters.
If you have any questions between sessions or want to talk through anything before your next appointment, you can email support@inlinetherapies.co.uk or book an appointment online.
Due to the nature of the clinic, we do not have the facility to offer a chaperone for your appointment. Your first appointment does not need to include a vaginal examination. Instead, we focus on how your pelvic floor works with the rest of your body, rather than just looking at a pelvic floor contraction or squeeze on its own. This whole-body approach helps me to pinpoint the cause of your symptoms and design a personalised exercise plan to support a faster and more effective recovery.
In some cases, later in your treatment, a vaginal examination might provide extra insight and I would explain everything clearly and answer any questions you might have. The decision will always be completely yours, with your comfort and preferences respected at every step.
You are welcome to bring an informal chaperone, such as an adult family member or friend. Please note that for health and safety reasons, the clinic will need to be made aware that a chaperone will be present at the appointment at the time the booking is made.
If a chaperone is brought to an appointment without prior arrangement, the appointment will not proceed, however it will still be charged as it was reserved and it would not be possible for it to be filled at short notice by another person in need.
Every person is different, so there’s no set number and will depend on your symptoms, consistency with exercises and goals. For instance, research has shown that for urinary incontinence it typically takes around 3-4 months of consistent effort to notice changes and improvements in symptoms. That would mean most women would start to see improvements by the third session and many women are discharged by session five or six.
That means you could be just a few appointments away from feeling confident, comfortable, and back in control! We’ll work together to create a treatment plan that fits your lifestyle and goals and every small success will be celebrated along the way.
You’ll receive guidance on performing pelvic floor muscle exercises correctly, and advice around making lifestyle changes related to your specific issue. It’s so important to remain consistent with your treatment plan at home, even if it feels challenging at times. Without consistency, changes may take much longer or not happen at all.
Everything that we work through together, will provide you with the tools you need to manage these changes and maintain good pelvic health for life.
In most cases a GP referral is not required for physiotherapy at our clinic, meaning you can make an appointment with us directly.
However, there are a few exceptions where a doctor’s referral might be necessary. For instance, if your health insurance provider requires a referral for coverage, or if you have a specific medical condition that needs a doctor’s clearance before undergoing physiotherapy.
You would not have an internal examination if any of the following were relevant to you at the time of the appointment. However we can still complete a thorough assessment of everything else which will give us information to design a treatment and advice for you:
*First 3 months of pregnancy
*Within 6 weeks of vaginal or cesarean delivery
*Within 6 weeks after pelvic surgery
*Atrophic vaginitis, a condition of fragile skin seen in cases
of oestrogen deficiency
*Active pelvic infection
*Severe pelvic or vaginal pain, especially pain during
penetration or intercourse
*Children and pre-sexual adolescents
If you can’t or don’t want to have an internal vaginal examination, it does not mean that your treatment will be limited. There are lots of alternative ways for us to help you.
If you’re unsure whether you need a referral, feel free to get in touch for further advice. Remember, our primary goal is to make your path to recovery as smooth and straightforward as possible.
It’s best to wear comfortable, loose-fitting and/or flexible clothing that allows for easy movement.
If you have pelvic pain, low back pain and/or abdominal pain there is often an element of undressing required. This is also the case for any physiotherapy appointment.
It is usually best to bring, or wear trousers or a skirt that you are easy to take off and put back on, and a vest top, or sports bra. Alternatively, wear suitable underwear. Clothing needs to be comfortable and easy to move around in.
Please remember that your comfort is paramount during your physiotherapy sessions, and we want to ensure your clothing helps rather than hinders your progress.
When an appointment is booked, the time is not available to anyone else to book. I know that sometimes things come up and plans need to be changed, so I ask that any appointment that needs to be cancelled or rescheduled, is changed with at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled appointment time. You can cancel the appointment via your client portal up to 24 hours prior or get in touch.
As I work on a 1:1 basis, where an appointment is not cancelled with at least 24 hours notice, payment for the appointment will be required. Please do get in touch if you have any concerns or questions regarding this as I would like you to feel 100% comfortable about any booking you make.
“Lisa is very professional, has a real interest and care for the patient.
I greatly appreciate her active listening, the quality and care of her work, and her extensive knowledge.“
