Becky Aston Physiotherapy

This service covers physiotherapy during and after pregnancy, addressing musculoskeletal dysfunctions that may arise due to postural changes, muscle function shifts (especially abdominal and pelvic-floor muscles), and bladder or bowel changes. Conditions treated include pelvic girdle pain (PGP, aka SPD), wrist/shoulder pain linked to pregnancy, pelvic-floor pain after delivery, and bladder/bowel control issues during or after pregnancy.

Treatment options include manual therapy, soft tissue release, stability exercises, pelvic support belts, and advice on daily living activities.

‍

This service addresses a broad range of pelvic floor issues for men, women and children — not just ageing populations. Conditions include stress urinary incontinence (leakage during cough/sneeze/exercise), overactive bladder (urgency, frequency, night-time voids), bowel incontinence (leakage, urgency, difficulty emptying), pelvic organ prolapse, and chronic pelvic pain (vulvodynia, bladder pain syndrome, anal/urethral pain etc)

Treatment involves a thorough assessment, supervised pelvic floor muscle training, manual therapy for overactive/tight muscles, and strategies to improve bladder/bowel function.

This is a dedicated post-natal check (for any time after childbirth, whether 6 weeks or several years) carried out by a Specialist Women’s Health Physiotherapist. It assesses the abdomen and pelvic floor muscles and identifies issues such as weakness or separation (diastasis recti), poor core strength, back/pelvic pain, and bladder or bowel weakness.

The session is approximately 1 hour, includes checking pelvic-floor muscle strength and tummy gap, assessing physical problems arising from pregnancy/birth, and recommending a bespoke post-natal recovery programme (including posture, breathing, core activation).

This service uses the ScarWorks technique (developed by Sharon Wheeler) to help with scar tissue that feels tight, restricts mobility, is painful or has altered sensation. It’s suitable for scars of any age (even decades old).

The technique helps smooth lumps, gaps, ridges, knots, “strings” in scar tissue, and improve integration of the scar with the surrounding myofascial system.

‍

This specialised service supports men experiencing pelvic health issues. For example: urinary incontinence after prostate surgery (up to 70% of men), overactive bladder syndrome (affecting ~16% of men), chronic pelvic pain / prostatitis (often linked to pelvic-floor muscle tightness).

Men are encouraged to seek help before or after surgery to learn pelvic-floor muscle rehabilitation. Sports/active men may also be at risk of pelvic-floor dysfunction.

This service supports fitting a pessary device for pelvic organ prolapse. (Details on the website are less extensive in the summary provided.) The service is listed among the treatments offered.