{"id":294,"date":"2024-07-25T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ecps\/continence-and-pelvic-health-physiotherapy-service\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T12:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:36:28","slug":"continence-and-pelvic-health-physiotherapy-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ecps\/continence-and-pelvic-health-physiotherapy-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Continence and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Treatment for continence symptoms is offered in several departments within Edinburgh&nbsp;Community Physiotherapy Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently the departments offering this service are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pennywell All Care Centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leith Community Treatment Centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sighthill Health Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These locations can vary due to staffing changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conditions-which-can-be-helped-include\">Conditions which can be helped include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Female stress urinary incontinence (leakage on coughing, sneezing, laughing etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Female urgency, frequency and nocturia (needing to empty your bladder urgently and often and getting up at least twice overnight to go to the loo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symptoms of mild prolapse (sensation of something coming down)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weak pelvic floor after childbirth including any of the above symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dyspareunia\/Vaginismus (pain with intercourse due to involuntary pelvic floor muscle spasm).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-service-can-be-accessed-by-referral-from-any-of-the-following\">The service can be accessed by referral from any of the following:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ecps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Pelvic-Health-Self-Referral-V3.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ecps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Pelvic-Health-Self-Referral-V3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self Referral<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Professional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"facilities-treatments\">Facilities\/Treatments:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clients will be seen in private treatment rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All clients will be individually assessed and a treatment programme designed to suit their needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-resources-are-there-to-support-my-health-condition\">What resources are there to support my health condition?&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ecps\/pelvic_floor_strengthening_exercises_in_women_v2-540p-2\/\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"507\">pelvic_floor_strengthening_exercises_in_women_v2 (540p)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also find useful information to help you manage your condition on our <a href=\"\/ecps\/resources-to-support-your-condition\/ #PelvicHealth\" data-type=\"page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources to Support your Condition page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment for continence symptoms is offered in several departments within Edinburgh&nbsp;Community Physiotherapy Service. Currently the departments offering this service are: These locations can vary due to staffing changes. Conditions which can be helped include: The service can be accessed by referral from any of the following: Facilities\/Treatments: What resources are there to support my health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-294","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"davidmcbain","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/ecps\/author\/davidmcbain\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"Treatment for continence symptoms is offered in several departments within Edinburgh&nbsp;Community Physiotherapy Service. 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