Historically, women's health physiotherapy covered obstetrics only, treating women for back pain and pelvic pain during pregnancy. However, this growing area of specialty now encompasses a range of conditions relating to the pelvic floor that affect the bladder, vagina and bowel. Pregnancy and postnatal issues are still a focus, but so are painful bladder syndrome, vaginismus and vulvodynia which can be a cause of painful sex.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-does-a-womens-health-physiotherapist-do