Caloundra Sports & Spinal is located on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, Located in the ‘Bradfield House’ with Ochre Health Caloundra. Conveniently located near Golden Beach, Caloundra West, Little Mountain, Aroona, Dicky Beach, Battery Hill, Moffat Beach and Shelly Beach.
Women’s Health Physiotherapy (also referred to as pelvic health or pelvic floor physiotherapy as men are also affected with pelvic concerns!) is the area of physiotherapy that deals with conditions relating to the bladder, bowel, pelvic floor, and pelvis, as well as pregnancy-related conditions including mastitis and lower back pain.
Our Physiotherapists are trained in pelvic floor assessment and treatment, and work closely with local specialists, surgeons, GPs and other health professionals to ensure that the treatment you are being provided is of the highest level and supported by current evidence.
Caloundra Sports & Spinal is NDIS registered and accepts Medicare rebates and HICAPS health fund claims. EFTPOS and credit card facilities are also available for payment.
Some of the areas and conditions that our Women’s Health Physiotherapists can assess and treat include:
- Pregnancy & Postnatal Pelvic Girdle or Coccyx Pain
- Pregnancy & Postnatal Lower or Mid Back Pain
- Rectus Abdominis Diastasis (RAD or DRAM, Tummy Muscle Separation)
- Postnatal Pelvic Floor Assessments (including post third and fourth-degree perineal tears)
- Return to Exercise Assessments
- Mastitis
- Bladder Issues – Stress Incontinence, Urge Incontinence/ Overactive Bladder Syndromes, Bladder Pain Syndromes (including Interstitial Cystitis) and Retention
- Bowel Concerns – Constipation, Faecal Urgency, and Incontinence
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pessary fittings
- Painful Intercourse (Dyspareunia)
- Persistent Pelvic and Vaginal Pain (including Endometriosis driven pain)
- Pre and Post Gynae Surgery Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Advice
- Pre and Post Prostatectomy Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Advice
We like to allow 60 minutes for your initial appointment (this may vary in some circumstances) to ensure that there is enough time to take a detailed and thorough history and to allow plenty of time for discussion, education, treatment and questions.
Your initial appointment will involve some form of assessment, but this will depend on the condition you are seeking treatment for. Where appropriate, this may consist of an internal vaginal or rectal exam upon consent, but this will be discussed in more detail at your appointment where you will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the reasons behind the assessment. Other assessment methods may include real-time ultrasound, biofeedback and musculoskeletal screening.
After your assessment, your Physiotherapist will be able to discuss with you the diagnosis and the options for treatment. This may involve a variety of things including (but certainly not limited to): pelvic floor muscle re-training, bladder and bowel management strategies, and strength and exercise programs. You will always leave our rooms with a good understanding of your diagnosis and with a comprehensive plan in place to target an improvement in your symptoms.
What Do I Wear?
Whatever you feel comfortable in! However, if you’re attending for a pain related condition, leggings or loose comfortable pants are recommended.
Do I need to bring anything?
Any relevant scans, letters or reports, as well as current medication lists. Sometimes we will also require a full bladder if we are planning on using the ultrasound machine for assessment, but the reception staff will let you know prior to your appointment.
No other stage of life stresses the pelvic floor more than pregnancy and childbirth. Even caesarian births affect the pelvic floor as it still stretches and bears the weight of the pregnant uterus for nine months. Maintaining pelvic floor strength and function throughout your pregnancy and postnatally is essential.
Pelvic Girdle Pain
Pelvic Girdle Pain is very common during pregnancy due to the major changes that occur within your body both physically and hormonally. A combination of hands-on treatment, strength and conditioning and mobility work is used to treat these aches and pains throughout pregnancy.
Women’s Health Classes
Exercise in pregnancy has been shown to reduce complications such as gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia and is a great way to reduce and treat pelvic girdle pain. Our classes are specific to postnatal concerns and they achieve all of the above in a supportive class environment, where little ones are welcome! Our classes are run across several Sports & Spinal clinics.
Click here to find your nearest Women’s Health class.
Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy is a blessing and is a thrilling, special time in your life that should be cherished. However, it can also be a physical and emotional rollercoaster, which is why it is so important for mums-to-be to take some time out to relax, be pampered and ease the aches, pains, and tension that come with pregnancy.
At Sports & Spinal we have a special pregnancy massage cushion, enabling Mums-to-be to be massaged while laying on their stomach. Our massage therapists use a specific massage oil blend to massage your entire body focusing on the areas that most need work.
Postnatal Follow-Up
A pelvic floor check is an essential part of your postnatal recovery and is highly recommended prior to returning to exercise to prevent any long term complications. Our Physiotherapists work closely with our Exercise Physiologists to ensure new mums are building their pelvic floor strength as well as their general strength and fitness to support their lifestyles and health and fitness goals.
The term pelvic floor refers to the group of muscles that sit at the base of the pelvis. Their job is to provide support to the pelvic organs; bladder, vagina, uterus and rectum, as well as maintain continence.
The pelvic floor muscles can become weakened during pregnancy and childbirth, but they are can also be affected by constipation, a chronic cough and repetitive heavy lifting. Menopause can also influence how these muscles work.
Incontinence refers to the involuntary loss of urine. There are several different types of incontinence.
Stress Urinary Incontinence refers to the involuntary loss of urine with exercise, coughing, sneezing or movement such as rolling in bed or standing from a chair.
Urge Urinary Incontinence refers to the involuntary loss of urine with the urge to go to the toilet. People often describe this as ‘not quite making it in time!’
Fecal Incontinence refers to the involuntary loss of stool; liquid or formed.
The term prolapse refers to any movement of the pelvic organs from their original position. Prolapse is commonly seen in women following childbirth but can happen at any stage during a woman’s life. Common symptoms include feelings of bulging or heaviness in the vagina or anus, difficulty emptying the bladder and/or bowel and difficulty keeping a tampon in.
Our Women’s Health classes are designed for your specific needs in exercise and rehabilitation through all phases of life.
Benefits of joining our Women’s Health Classes include:
- Tailored and specific training to suit your needs
- Ran by qualified Women’s Health trained practitioners
- Pelvic floor strength, advice, and education
- Core strength, advice, and education
- Pregnancy and postpartum safe
- Prolapse and incontinence safe
- All over global and postural strengthening
- Socialisation
Whether you are pregnant, postpartum, recovering from pelvic surgery, or have generalized pelvic floor concerns, these classes are safe, targeted, and designed to suit your needs. PLUS babies aged under 1 year are more than welcome to come!
How to join our Women’s Health classes:
You will need to attend a screening assessment with one of our Women’s Health Physiotherapists before commencing classes to ensure it is safe for you to start and to ensure that you gain the most from the classes by developing individualised programs and setting personal goals.
Antenatally, this can be done any time after 12 weeks. Postnatally, this will be done after your 6-week check-up with your obstetrician.
Sports & Spinal also offer Women’s Health Physiotherapy for pelvic girdle pain, lower back pain, incontinence, prolapse, bowel function, and pelvic and sexual pain.
Our Women’s Health Package is your one-stop shop for all things Women’s Health!
The package is designed to ensure that you get the most out of your Women’s Health journey. Whether you are pregnant, postpartum, recovering from pelvic surgery, or have generalised pelvic floor concerns, our Women’s Health team can assist you.
What is in the package?
By joining our Women’s Health Package you will receive:
- 3x Women’s Health Classes
- 3x Women’s Health Consults
- 1x Annabelle Trends water bottle
- 1x Pair of Move Active Pilates socks
How do I book in and use my package?
- Contact your local Sports & Spinal Women’s Health Physio/ Clinic
- Purchase the package and book an initial or standard (standard if you are a returning Women’s Health client) consult
- Start your Women’s Health journey!
Not sure how to use your package to its fullest potential? Don’t worry, your local Women’s Health Physio will guide you on how best to use your consults and classes.
Where are the packages available?
You can purchase your Women’s Health Package from Broadbeach, Buderim, Caloundra, Chermside, Hervey Bay, Kawana, Maroochydore, Nambour, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Sippy Downs, Springfield and Wynnum Sports & Spinal clinics.
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Ashley Vincent
Musculoskeletal & Women's Health Physiotherapist
Jaime Singleton
Women's & Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Ashley Vincent
Musculoskeletal & Women's Health Physiotherapist
Ashley completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Australian Catholic University and has since spent over 7 years working in private practice.
Ashley has completed further training in Women’s and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy enabling her to treat various pelvic floor conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic pain and all things pre and postnatal. She has a passion for helping women achieve a healthy and happy quality of life at any age and stage.
She also has experience treating an array of musculoskeletal conditions with a special interest in dance injuries, given her 16-year competitive dance background. Ashley has training in western acupuncture and dry needling, sports physiotherapy, and all forms of Pilates.
Ashley is enthusiastic about providing a holistic approach to patient-centred care and providing tailored, evidence-based exercise programs to create long-term management for her patients.
Ashley is available for Physiotherapy and Women’s Health appointments at our Caloundra and Kawana clinics.
Jaime Singleton
Women's & Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
With over 15 years of experience in the field of Women’s and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Jaime has been fortunate enough to work in the largest Maternity hospital in Australia, liaise alongside specialist Gynecologists, Urogynaecologists, Colorectal surgeons, and Pain Doctors, and treat countless patients across the lifespan from teenage years to the elderly.
Jaime has completed post-graduate study and many advanced courses in pelvic health; taught university students both on an undergraduate and postgraduate level; presented at international conferences; headed the Allied Health teams for Persistent Pelvic Pain clinics in the areas of Endometriosis and Pelvic Mesh injuries, and worked in both the public and private sectors of health and Physiotherapy.
Jaime loves working with all pelvic health clients in helping them to understand their conditions and champion them to take control of their rehabilitation to optimise their outcomes.
Jaime loves working with pelvic pain and post-operative patients; she is qualified to fit pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse management; and is a qualified Level 4 DMA Clinical Pilates instructor as well, so individualised exercise prescription is a large part of her treatment approach.
Outside of work, you’ll find Jaime either spending bulk time with my dogs, at any live music I can find (a sucker for RnB!), or down at the beach, which is why I moved to the beautiful Sunshine Coast!
Jaime is available for Women’s Health appointments at our Baringa, Caloundra, Nambour, and Kawana clinics.
Just got into or back into running recently? 🏃♀️
Experiencing patella-femoral knee pain that is impacting you ability to perform daily tasks? Try this self-taping method as shown in do by our physiotherapist Tom to reduce your symptoms!
Please keep in mind that taping is often just a temporary relief option and will differ in effectiveness person to person as well as pathology. For long term pain reduction and recovery it is highly recommended you seek treatment from one of our physiotherapists or exercise physiologists. They will be able to help put a personally tailored recovery and management plan in place for you so you can continue and get back to running without pain getting in the way!
Just got into or back into running recently? 🏃♀️
Experiencing patella-femoral knee pain that is impacting you ability to perform daily tasks? Try this self-taping method as shown in do by our physiotherapist Tom to reduce your symptoms!
Please keep in mind that taping is often just a temporary relief option and will differ in effectiveness person to person as well as pathology. For long term pain reduction and recovery it is highly recommended you seek treatment from one of our physiotherapists or exercise physiologists. They will be able to help put a personally tailored recovery and management plan in place for you so you can continue and get back to running without pain getting in the way!
Step by Step Stability: Ankle Taping Tutorial for Optimal Support and Strength 🙌🏼👏🏻
Taping the ankle can provide various benefits, such as:
1. **Support and Stability**: Ankle taping can help support the ankle joint, providing stability during physical activities or sports that involve quick movements or changes in direction. This support can reduce the risk of sprains or injuries.
2. **Injury Prevention**: By limiting excessive movement of the ankle joint, taping can help prevent certain injuries, especially in individuals with a history of ankle issues or those participating in high-impact sports.
3. **Enhanced Proprioception**: Taping can improve proprioception, which is the body’s awareness of where it is in space. This heightened awareness can help athletes maintain better balance and coordination.
4. **Compression and Swelling Reduction**: Taping can apply gentle compression to the ankle, which may help reduce swelling and provide a therapeutic effect for certain conditions like minor sprains.
5. **Psychological Confidence**: Some athletes feel more psychologically confident and secure with their ankle taped, which can positively impact their performance.
It’s essential to note that while ankle taping can offer these benefits, it’s crucial to learn the proper taping techniques to ensure effectiveness and avoid potential skin irritation or circulation issues!
Step by Step Stability: Ankle Taping Tutorial for Optimal Support and Strength 🙌🏼👏🏻
Taping the ankle can provide various benefits, such as:
1. **Support and Stability**: Ankle taping can help support the ankle joint, providing stability during physical activities or sports that involve quick movements or changes in direction. This support can reduce the risk of sprains or injuries.
2. **Injury Prevention**: By limiting excessive movement of the ankle joint, taping can help prevent certain injuries, especially in individuals with a history of ankle issues or those participating in high-impact sports.
3. **Enhanced Proprioception**: Taping can improve proprioception, which is the body’s awareness of where it is in space. This heightened awareness can help athletes maintain better balance and coordination.
4. **Compression and Swelling Reduction**: Taping can apply gentle compression to the ankle, which may help reduce swelling and provide a therapeutic effect for certain conditions like minor sprains.
5. **Psychological Confidence**: Some athletes feel more psychologically confident and secure with their ankle taped, which can positively impact their performance.
It’s essential to note that while ankle taping can offer these benefits, it’s crucial to learn the proper taping techniques to ensure effectiveness and avoid potential skin irritation or circulation issues!
World Heart Day 💙
Today is the best time for you to reflect on how your heart health is going. So, how’s it been?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most prominent diseases worldwide and this number is only increasing. Did you know that 80% of premature deaths from CVD are preventable?
By making small changes to our lifestyle like what we eat and drink, how much we exercise, and how we manage stress, we can better manage our heart health and beat CVD.
The Sports & Spinal Team can assist you with small or big lifestyle adjustments and get you on the right track towards a healthier life.
Get in touch with our team today to find out more 👈
World Heart Day 💙
Today is the best time for you to reflect on how your heart health is going. So, how’s it been?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most prominent diseases worldwide and this number is only increasing. Did you know that 80% of premature deaths from CVD are preventable?
By making small changes to our lifestyle like what we eat and drink, how much we exercise, and how we manage stress, we can better manage our heart health and beat CVD.
The Sports & Spinal Team can assist you with small or big lifestyle adjustments and get you on the right track towards a healthier life.
Get in touch with our team today to find out more 👈
🧹KAWANA TEAM BRING BACK THE BROOMSTICK CHALLENGE 🧹
Can you get down and back up from the floor with no hands? Who do you think made it look the easiest? 💪🏽🤸🏽♀️
@sportsandspinalkawana
#sportsandspinal #broomstickchallenge #stickgetupchallenge #exercisephysiology #physiotherapy #alliedhealth #alliedhealthprofessionals #movementchallenge #challenge
🧹KAWANA TEAM BRING BACK THE BROOMSTICK CHALLENGE 🧹
Can you get down and back up from the floor with no hands? Who do you think made it look the easiest? 💪🏽🤸🏽♀️
@sportsandspinalkawana
#sportsandspinal #broomstickchallenge #stickgetupchallenge #exercisephysiology #physiotherapy #alliedhealth #alliedhealthprofessionals #movementchallenge #challenge
World Physio Day! 💙
Today we celebrate and acknowledge the work that our amazing physiotherapists do across Southeast QLD. Our passionate teams are dedicated to providing each and every Sports & Spinal client with quality and tailored care.
Our team can assist with shoulder, neck and back pain, sporting injuries, lower limb conditions, women’s health, headaches, work cover incidents, pre and post-surgical, motor vehicle accidents and more!
Contact your local Sports & Spinal clinic today to find out how we can help you!
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World Physio Day! 💙
Today we celebrate and acknowledge the work that our amazing physiotherapists do across Southeast QLD. Our passionate teams are dedicated to providing each and every Sports & Spinal client with quality and tailored care.
Our team can assist with shoulder, neck and back pain, sporting injuries, lower limb conditions, women’s health, headaches, work cover incidents, pre and post-surgical, motor vehicle accidents and more!
Contact your local Sports & Spinal clinic today to find out how we can help you!
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There is nothing worse than a pounding headache or a nasty migraine 🌩️
But what about when they seem to never leave you alone? At any given moment, BAM! You are smacked with a harsh pain that could take as long as days to leave you.
Sports & Spinal can help. We have trained physiotherapists who can assist with the management of common headache and migraine symptoms. To learn more on how our team can help you, get in touch with us today!
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There is nothing worse than a pounding headache or a nasty migraine 🌩️
But what about when they seem to never leave you alone? At any given moment, BAM! You are smacked with a harsh pain that could take as long as days to leave you.
Sports & Spinal can help. We have trained physiotherapists who can assist with the management of common headache and migraine symptoms. To learn more on how our team can help you, get in touch with us today!
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Do you suffer from any of these things when you exercise? 🌸
Many women experience symptoms of:
Urgency —> sudden compelling urge to run to the loo
Pelvic heaviness —> a dragging, heavy pelvic sensation that can be associated with pelvic organ prolapse
Stress urinary incontinence —> loss of urine during stress such as exercise, coughing or sneezing
Although common, these symptoms are not normal and an indication of possible pelvic dysfunction that your local pelvic physiotherapist can take care of!
Get in touch with your local Sports & Spinal Women’s Health team to see how they can help you!!
Love your work @sportsandspinalcaloundra 🫶
#womenshealth #incontience #bladderleakage #pelvicfloor #pelvicphysio
Do you suffer from any of these things when you exercise? 🌸
Many women experience symptoms of:
Urgency —> sudden compelling urge to run to the loo
Pelvic heaviness —> a dragging, heavy pelvic sensation that can be associated with pelvic organ prolapse
Stress urinary incontinence —> loss of urine during stress such as exercise, coughing or sneezing
Although common, these symptoms are not normal and an indication of possible pelvic dysfunction that your local pelvic physiotherapist can take care of!
Get in touch with your local Sports & Spinal Women’s Health team to see how they can help you!!
Love your work @sportsandspinalcaloundra 🫶
#womenshealth #incontience #bladderleakage #pelvicfloor #pelvicphysio
Migraines affect 1 in 7 people🌩️
They are usually dismissed as ‘just a bad headache’ but they’re in fact a complex neurological disorder that can significantly impact a person’s quality of life.
Sports & Spinal have trained physiotherapists who can assist with the management of common headache and migraine symptoms. To learn more on how our team can help you, get in touch with our team today
👉 Head to our bio
Migraines affect 1 in 7 people🌩️
They are usually dismissed as ‘just a bad headache’ but they’re in fact a complex neurological disorder that can significantly impact a person’s quality of life.
Sports & Spinal have trained physiotherapists who can assist with the management of common headache and migraine symptoms. To learn more on how our team can help you, get in touch with our team today
👉 Head to our bio