Incontinence & Pelvic floor rehabilitation: The best physiotherapy treatment against incontinence in London
What is Urinary incontinence or stress incontinence?
Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control, which results to occasional leaks or dribbles of urine. People that are affected more severely may experience heavier leaks and more frequently. It affects both men and women of all ages, although it affects twice as many women. Incontinence becomes more frequent with age. More than a Physical burden, urinary can be an embarrassing issue for many.
Expert Incontinence physiotherapist specialised in pelvic floor rehabilitation in London
Since 2008, Our team of pelvic health physiotherapists is specialised in the treatment of incontinence. We have been one of the first clinic in London to start treating incontinence with pelvic floor rehab when nobody was aware of this treatment. Our pelvic floor physio specialists treat incontinence that appeared postnatally and incontinence which due to the aging of your pelvic floor muscles. Both incontinences are the result of your pelvic floor being stretched and losing its power of contractions.
All our incontinence physiotherapists specialists help women overcoming incontinence on daily basis and they have been successfully treating more that 8000 women with incontinence since our opening in October 2008. They all undergone, post diploma specialisation training in pelvic rehabilitation and use the latest rehabilitation techniques available.
What Shall I expect of my incontinence physiotherapy session?
First of all, our incontinence physiotherapists will answer all the questions you may have regarding your incontinence treatment and your pelvic floor rehabilitation for incontinence. They will, then, ask you about your medical history before they assess your pelvic floor to understand why you have incontinence, what type of incontinence you have and which part of your pelvic floor muscle is weak and needs treatment. Based on this incontinence assessment, the physiotherapist will create a tailored incontinence treatment plan. She will then use specific physiotherapy techniques to help you regain tone and will create a set of pelvic floor exercises that you will do with our physio and at home in between sessions.
If you are an Axa or Bupa patient, you cannot book online. Please call our office with your authorisation number.
If you cannot find an appointment which suits you, call us or send us a message: we will do our best to find you a slot.
What is the best Incontinence treatment ? Women’s health physiotherapy and Pelvic Floor Rehab
Pelvic floor rehabilitation is the easiest and most efficient treatment for urinary incontinence. Consistent pelvic floor rehab will help you to overcome your incontinence in a fast and non-intrusive way. Pelvic floor rehabilitation, pelvic floor exercises and hypopressive gymnastic are only some of the techniques we use at Excellence Physiotherapy London to treat incontinence. Our incontinence specialist will be able to assess your pelvic floor and leakage issue, find the root cause and create a tailored pelvic rehabilitation program. She will also teach you to be aware of the pelvic floor muscles that you need to train, while showing you how to do your specific incontinence exercises correctly. She will then increase the intensity of your pelvic floor exercises until you achieve long term results. The physio will also prescribe you some pelvic exercises that you can perform on your own in between sessions in order to speed up your progress and maintain your pelvic tone over the years.
Incontinence Physiotherapy Clinics in London – Belgravia Westminster, Monument & Clapham covered by AXA, Bupa, Cigna, WPA, Healix, Allianz
Are you searching for an incontinence physio near me? Our Expert Pelvic floor Physios provide specialised incontinence physiotherapy and bladder physiotherapy across our three London incontinence rehabilitation clinics in London. We also offer home visit services in central London. All our incontinence treatment are covered by health insurances such as BUPA, Axa, Cigna, Healing, WPA
Incontinence Physiotherapist in Clapham Common & Clapham South, London
Our Clapham physiotherapy clinics are located in Clapham Common and Clapham South. Two convenient locations for patients living or working in Battersea, Brixton, Balham, Vauxhall, Stockwell and Wandsworth. Our incontinence physiotherapists in Clapham specialise in helping patients managing their bladder leakage, stress incontinence, urge incontinence and their postnatal pelvic floor weakness. Many women see us for support after childbirth while others come for a physiotherapy treatment for urinary incontinence linked to their menopause or a surgery.
Incontinence Physiotherapy in Belgravia, Westminster & West London
Our Belgravia, Westminster physiotherapy clinic offers high-quality incontinence treatment physiotherapy for patients in Central and West London, including Knightsbridge, Victoria, Pimlico, Battersea, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court, Mayfair, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Paddington, Bayswater, and Westbourne Grove. If you are looking for a private incontinence physiotherapist in London, our Belgravia team is here to support your incontinence treatment with our tailored pelvic floor rehabilitation. We treat all type of incontinence such as stress incontinence, urge incontinence, urinary incontinence, postnatal incontinence.
Incontinence Physio in Monument & the City of London
Our Monument incontinence physiotherapy clinic is ideally located for professionals and residents of the City of London which includs Bank, London Bridge, St. Paul’s, Tower Hill, Moorgate, Borough, Liverpool Street, Aldgate and Whitechapel. Our incontinence physiotherapists in Monument can help with issues such as overactive bladder, bladder leakage after childbirth or continence problems linked to pelvic surgery.
Home Visit Incontinence Physiotherapy in Central London & Greater London, Incontinence Physio at Home
If you cannot travel to one of our physiotherapy clinics because of any mobility difficulties, busy schedules or due to your postnatal recovery, our incontinence physiotherapists in London can provide treatment in the comfort of your home. Our home visit physio service delivers the same quality of care that in our clinics and propose the same range of continence and pelvic floor treatment.
We currently offer home visit incontinence physio in:
Camden, Victoria, Islington, Paddington, Angel, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Chelsea, Finsbury Park, Soho, Elephant & Castle, Maida Vale, St John’s Wood, Green Park, Kensington High Street, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court, Regent’s Park, Marylebone, Shoreditch, Hyde Park Corner, Battersea, Holloway Road, Westminster, King’s Cross, Pimlico, Holborn, Notting Hill, Mayfair, Hammersmith, Whitechapel, Knightsbridge, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia, Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, Belgravia, Westminster, Aldgate, Waterloo.
If your area is not listed, give us a call and we will try to organise an appointment for you.
Same-Day & Short Notice Incontinence Physiotherapy Appointments in London
We understand how distressing a bladder leakage or a continence problems can be. Whether you want to be seen quickly due to a sudden flare of your stress incontinence or because you are worry about long-standing overactive bladder and want to treat it soon, our team can provide you with a same-day and short-notice incontinence physio appointment in London.
Incontinence Physiotherapist in London Covered by Bupa, AXA, Cigna, WPA, Healix, Health Insurance covering Bladder Physiotherapy
At Excellence Physiotherapy in London, our incontinence physiotherapy treatment is recognised and covered by most of the major health insurance providers which includs Bupa, AXA, Cigna, WPA, and Healix.
For an easy and seamless invoicing for our Bupa or AXA insured patients, our admin team will take care of invoicing your sessions directly with Axa and Bupa so you don’t need to pay your sessions to us, ensuring a smooth and stress-free process.
Book Your Incontinence Physiotherapy Session in London – Clapham, Belgravia Westminster, Monument or at Your Home
Our expert incontinence physiotherapists in Clapham, Belgravia Westminster and Monument are here to help you regain your confidence, reduce your leakage and improve your bladder control. Whether you need pelvic floor rehabilitation for incontinence after childbirth, post-menopause or following surgery, we can support you with our tailored exercises and hands-on rehabilitation.
With our clinics recognised by AXA, Bupa, Cigna, WPA, and Healix, accessing top-level incontinence treatment physiotherapy has never been easier.
Call us now to book your session in one of our clinics in Clapham, Belgravia, Westminster, or Monument or at home:
020 7125 0262
07824 553765
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Please note: Home visits must be booked by phone.
If you are an Axa or Bupa patient, you cannot book online. Please call our office with your authorisation number.
If you cannot find an appointment which suits you, call us or send us a message: we will do our best to find you a slot.
Urinary Incontinence: What you should know
Why do I have urinary incontinence?
The severity of incontinence ranges from occasional leaks when sneezing or coughing, to sudden strong urges to go to the toilet, which appear very frequently. The causes are different depending on the condition, but some causes may be:
- Weakening of the pelvic floor muscles and the urethral sphincter
- Overactivity of the detrusor muscles
- Pregnancy and giving birth
- Prostate removal
- Aging
- Obesity
The different types of urinary incontinence are
- Stress incontinence: This is the loss of urine when pressure on the bladder is increased for example by coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercise. It occurs when the pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder are weakened. Common causes for this are childbirth and menopause in women, and prostate removal in men.
- Urge incontinence: This is when you have an urgent need to pass urine, so much that you might not be able to make it to the toilet on time, resulting in a leak. People with urge incontinence need to urinate often, including throughout the night. It can be caused by an overactive bladder, urinary tract infections, bowel problems and conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s.
- Overflow incontinence: This is the frequent or constant dribble of urine. Your bladder will fill up as usual, but due to a blockage or obstruction, you will not be able to empty it completely. The blockage can be caused by bladder damage, a blocked urethra, nerve damage, bladder stones or an enlarged prostate gland.
- Total incontinence: This is the continuous leaking or urine or frequent leaking of large volumes of urine. This happens when your bladder cannot store urine at all and it can be caused by a bladder problem from birth, spinal cord injury or a bladder fistula.
FAQ about Incontinence physiotherapy treatment, pelvic floor rehab and pelvic floor exercises. Best Incontinence Treatment in London
Incontinence is not a taboo!
Many women don’t dare speaking about incontinence and suffer in silence when simple and efficient treatments are available. So, girls, it is important that you discuss your incontinence with a health professional that you feel comfortable with because she will be able to offer you solutions that might change your future life.
Incontinence treatment & pelvic floor awareness
The first and most important part of your incontinence treatment is the awareness of your pelvic floor muscles and how to contract them. Studies show that 35% are not able to contract their pelvic floor muscle correctly! But if you don’t contract the correct muscle while doing your pelvic exercises then you may increase the symptoms of your incontinence.
Common mistakes when you do your exercises against incontinence
For ages, women have been told that they should do the “pee stop exercise” to train their pelvic floor muscles to contract… This is absolutely wrong to use the “pee stop exercise” because you have more chance to get urinary infection rather than a strong pelvic floor. When you do the “pee stop exercise” you actually train your bladder not to empty completely which leads to your bladder holding a little bit of urine which often leads to urinary infection.
How can I make sure I do my pelvic floor exercises properly?
There are so many pelvic devices or Kegel exercises that we see some of our patients using and that are doing the wrong action on your pelvic floor. To make sure you do your exercises against incontinence properly it is extremely important that you feel and understand which muscle you contract. Having at least one session with a pelvic floor specialist will help you achieve this goal as the physiotherapist will be able to give you feedback on your contractions and will help you determine which sensation you need to feel when you contract your pelvic floor. Once you have felt and understood this sensation, you are ready to do your pelvic exercises correctly by yourself.
How often shall I do my exercises against incontinence?
Everyday! You need to do your pelvic floor exercises everyday and create yourself a routine. For example, you can do 30 contractions when you brush your teeth, 30 when you watch the news etc… Our physio will help you create your routine to not forget to do your exercises. Once you start seeing the results on your incontinence, you will then be able to do your exercises every 2 days, and this until your incontinence has totally stopped.
How often shall I see my physiotherapist for incontinence treatment?
For the first few sessions, we advise seeing your physio once a week to have accurate control of your progress and to check if you contract the correct muscles. Once you feel more confident, one physio session every 2 or 3 weeks will be sufficient.
Does physio work for stress incontinence?
Yes, incontinence physiotherapy is considered certainly one of the most effective treatments for stress incontinence, especially for women after childbirth or during menopause. Our trained incontinence physiotherapist will assess your pelvic floor and teach you how to contract the right muscles (many patients discover they were doing pelvic floor exercises incorrectly before seeing us). It is interesting to know that clinical studies show that regular supervised pelvic floor training will resolves stress incontinence in up to 80% of women. Unlike a surgery or medication, bladder physiotherapy is safe, non-invasive and maintain you pelvic floor wellness on the long run.
How does physiotherapy help with bladder leakage?
Bladder leakage is often caused by some weak or uncoordinated pelvic floor muscles. Thanks to our dedicated incontinence physiotherapy treatment, you will learn with our physio the best targeted exercises techniques to strengthen, relax and retrain the muscles controlling your bladder and urethra. An incontinence physio may use biofeedback to show you how your pelvic floor is working when ever necessary. It is interesting to know that bladder leakage is not always about weakness of the pelvic floor, it can sometimes be due to the pelvic muscles being too tight which prevent them relax properly. Our skilled private incontinence physiotherapist in London will adapt her treatment to your exact needs for the best possible outcome.
What is the best physiotherapy for incontinence after childbirth?
Most of postnatal women experience bladder leakage because their pregnancy and birth stretch their pelvic floor. The best physiotherapy for incontinence after childbirth combines personalised pelvic floor strengthening with some advice on patient’s daily activities (like lifting your baby without straining your bladder). The physio will also use some hands-on release techniques either to relax your pelvic floor or to make scar tissue more flexible and mobile (for example, after a C-section or episiotomy). Women are often surprised that even gentle breathing and core exercises given by an incontinence physiotherapist can already increase their continence.
Can incontinence physiotherapy help with an overactive bladder?
Yes, physiotherapy for overactive bladder is very efficient. An incontinence physio can teach you bladder training techniques (evidence based techniques) that reduce the urgency and the. frequency without any side effects. For example, you’ll learn urge suppression strategies and timed voiding combined with pelvic floor retraining to calm the bladder reflex. Interesting fact: research shows that bladder training with physiotherapy can reduce the number of daily bathroom trips by up to 50% in just a few weeks.
What exercises do physiotherapists recommend for incontinence at home?
An incontinence physiotherapist usually prescribes pelvic floor exercises (sometimes called Kegels) but the trick is to do them correctly. Many women only squeeze their abdominal muscle or glute muscles instead of their pelvic floor muscle which doesn’t help the bladder and can potentially make it worse. With incontinence physiotherapy exercises at home, you’ll learn how to activate your deeper pelvic floor layer, how to coordinate them with your breathing and how to integrate these exercises into actions like standing up or coughing. Your physio may also recommend “the knack,” a simple technique where you contract your pelvic floor just before you sneeze or lift something heavy. Small changes in your daily routine can make a big difference in leakage control.
If you are an Axa or Bupa patient, you cannot book online. Please call our office with your authorisation number.
If you cannot find an appointment which suits you, call us or send us a message: we will do our best to find you a slot.
