Sports & Spinal Mt Gravatt (formerly the Nathan branch of RHP Physiotherapy) is conveniently located on Mains Road, servicing patients across Sunnybank, Griffith University Nathan, Tarragindi, Coopers Plains, Robertson, Macgregor, Eight Mile Plains, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Salisbury and surrounding south Brisbane suburbs.
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.
Care may include symptom screening, pelvic floor coordination strategies, breathing mechanics, and progressive strengthening to improve function and confidence.
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.
Treatment plans are designed to be practical and sustainable, with clear guidance for home strategies, graded return to exercise, and education around posture, pressure management and daily movement habits.
Sports & Spinal Mt Gravatt is NDIS registered and accepts Medicare rebates and HICAPS health fund claims. EFTPOS and credit card facilities are also available for payment.
Our Mt Gravatt location provides accessible women’s health support for Brisbane northside suburbs, with treatment plans tailored for each stage of life.
Parking:
When arriving via the Mains Rd entrance, please take your first left and continue south through the carpark until you arrive at a one way entrance (red line). Continue through the one way entrance (orang ecircle – please note: there is no other way around) and to your left hand side, you will see 8 designated car parks for the Sports & Spinal clinic (green circle). Please park your car in one of these car parks and make your way to the clinic by following the footpath as indicated (blue line) on the map below.
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, Runaway Bay, Sippy Downs, Springfield and Wynnum Sports & Spinal clinics.
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Jaime Singleton
Women's Health Physiotherapist
Jaime Singleton
Women's 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 is available for Women’s Health Physiotherapy consults every Thursday at Sports & Spinal Mt Gravatt.
What Mt Gravatt Patients Say
These guys are the best in the business. Always professional, thoughtful and work with you to find solutions. I’ve always been impressed by my recovery, improvements and results. I’d highly recommend Alex in particular, he takes time to understand all aspects of your situation and has never let me down. Easy to access venue inside the Nissan Centre as well!
I can highly recommend Alex and the team at Sports & Spinal. Alex’s care for my son was next level. He listened to our concerns and would always explain how and why to ensure that my son returned to Sport as soon as possible. His treatment plan was easy to follow and was achievable to a teenager. I will always come back to Alex and Sports & Spinal whenever we need a Physiotherapy!
Alex Physio and Andrew EP have worked solidly with my complex conditions and rehab after a MVA. They are reflective of my needs and unique personality. Thanks S&S.🤩
Great Clinic, and friendly staff.
Alex is a refreshing, attentive, and knowledgeable Physiotherapist. And with his wisdom and guided rehabilitation programming I’ve been given a new hope for a return to pain-free quality living, after attempting countless other clinics.
In time I believe he can heal my spine, and give me the strength to resume my life of competitive sports.
I have been a client of physio alex over many years and cannot recommend him highly enough. On top of being incredibly knowledgeable about anatomy and rehabilitation is personable very flexible and adaptable. When I experience various injuries and health challenges throughout. This time is adjusted and adopted the treatment to suit my situation on the day not sticking to a rigid plan. Always smiling and upbeat with a positive attitude and it compete belief in finding a way to make something work with my Disability so that I can continue with rehabilitation exercises as well as providing hands-on treatment. Without alex I would be bedridden unable to use my arms in addition to my paralysed legs and to an unbearable pain his treatments gave me my life back which intern enables me to do so much volunteer work in the disability community in addition to paid work. Alrx takes a big picture of you of treatment not just a body part but what I’m trying to achieve in my life and what physically is needed to make that happen so that we can either give my body treatment and recovery or exercise to prepare . I highly recommend him. After three decades as an elite athlete I’ve met many physiotherapist all over the world and very few care so much about the individual patient go above and beyond to make each treatment very beneficial and are as knowledgeable and hands-on active from the very first treatment which in my experience lots of other physios used to fill out forms on the computer it already tangled my neck which couldn’t move as well as doing an intake assessment . He’s never been able to get rid of me since that day and I hope to continue working with him for many years to come!!! I wish I could give more than five stars and highly recommend him
The results from working with Alex have been beyond impressive. I’d had back pain for over two years, and after just three weeks of following the program Alex created, the pain is now significantly better. I couldn’t recommend or appreciate Alex more.
I highly recommend RHP and Sam Donaldson. I’ve started seeing Sam for a couple of reasons – Prehab for a second knee procedure and a nerve related issue. Sam is amazing – very professional, polite and thorough with his assessments and treatments, very friendly and contactable. Most importantly I’m seeing good improvements. It was also a pleasant surprise to receive a call from a physio after my first visit to see how I was going.
I’ve seen multiple physios over the last 18 months due to different reasons and im very happy with with Sam sofar and looking to stay with RHP post op.
Their fees are rather on the higher side, if that’s a consideration for you. But you’ll be well looked after. Without generalising, I’ve seen other Physios elsewhere who charged lesser but hadn’t gone far with the Rehab.
Parking: RHP at the Nissan arena have reserved parking (near the Loading dock).
Incredibly happy with the service from Sports & spinal Mt Gravatt. Alex is helping me through 2 completely torn ligaments in my ankle. Great progress between sessions. Direct guidance specific to my circumstances, workplace and lifestyle.
Sam Donaldson took the time to thoroughly assess my son’s injury and developed a personalized treatment plan, He used a combination of hands-on therapy and tailored exercises. Over the course of just a few weeks, we saw significant improvement in my son’s mobility and strength.
If you’re looking for a knowledgeable and professional physiotherapist, I highly recommend Sam Donaldson.
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Women’s Health Physiotherapist, Emily Abbott, has been bringing professional guidance to the Raising Mamas program, supporting new mums in the early months after birth.
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Big news… we’re now offering Puppy Physiotherapy!
It’s been a week since we opened the doors to our brand-new Strathpine clinic, and we are loving welcoming the local community into our new space!
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Women’s Health Physiotherapy covers pelvic floor and core health, bladder and bowel concerns, pregnancy-related conditions like mastitis, and lower back pain. Emily’s sessions give practical strategies and gentle exercises to help mums feel stronger, move more comfortably, and recover confidently.
Thanks to @raisingmamasaus for letting us share our expertise with your community!
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This year’s theme, `Together for Science`, highlights the WHO’s focus on how shared knowledge leads to better health outcomes. The World Health Organisation is encouraging collaboration across people, communities and healthcare teams - something we put into practice every day.
Across our network, our incredible clinicians at Sports & Spinal work together through our Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) model.
By sharing observations and combining different areas of expertise, your care becomes clearer, more coordinated and genuinely tailored to what your body needs
Better teamwork. Better understanding. Better care.
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As you can see, our first client is already deep into their recovery plan and taking their rehab very seriously. 🐶💤
Personalised programs, expert rest breaks and plenty of pats are all included.
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Love, the team at Sports & Spinal!
Our experienced team at 2/326 Gympie Rd is already hard at work providing personalised care across:
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Whether you`re recovering from an injury or looking to improve your overall wellbeing, we’re here to support your journey in our bright, modern new facility.
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The good news 💪 Impact-loading and progressive resistance training are proven to help maintain bone mass and reduce fracture risk.
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Now offering Women’s Health, Exercise Physiology and Physiotherapy, right in the heart of Strathpine. Our team is here to support you with personalised care to help you move better and feel your best.
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📍Units 1 & 2/326 Gympie Road, Strathpine 4500 QLD
