Women’s Health Physiotherapy in Edinburgh
Specialist care for pelvic health, pregnancy, postnatal recovery, and menopause.
At The Physiotherapy Clinics, our women’s health physiotherapists provide evidence-based, compassionate treatment to help you take control of your health, restore confidence, and get back to living life without limitations.
Don’t suffer in silence, specialist help is available.
Women’s Health Physiotherapy Team
Specialist care, expert support, and a space where you feel heard
We understand that many women’s health concerns are deeply personal and often difficult to talk about. Our approach is built on care, expertise, and discretion, providing a safe, supportive environment where you will be listened to, understood, and treated with respect.
At The Physiotherapy Clinics, our Women’s Health service is led by a dedicated specialist team, Eve and Myrto who are passionate about helping women feel stronger, more confident, and in control of their bodies at all stages of life. Eve and Myrto share expertise collaborate with other experts in Women’s Health assuring you of the very best care at all times.
Many women are told that issues such as bladder leakage, pelvic discomfort, or postnatal weakness are “normal” yes, they are common but not something you have to live with.
If you’re unsure whether physiotherapy could help, our team is happy to arrange a confidential telephone consultation to talk through your symptoms and the options available.
Specialist Care for Every Stage of Life
Our Women’s Health team provide expert assessment, treatment and advice for a wide range of health conditions, including:
- Pregnancy-related pain and preparation for birth
- Postnatal recovery and abdominal rehabilitation
- Pelvic floor dysfunction
- Urinary leakage and bladder symptoms
- Organ prolapse
- Pelvic pain or painful intercourse
- Return to exercise and sport after childbirth
- Menopause-related musculoskeletal and pelvic health changes
- Core weakness, abdominal separation (diastasis), and back or pelvic pain
Whether your symptoms are recent, long-standing, mild, or affecting your quality of life, our women’s health team will help you to restore your quality of life.
The Mum Recovery Check
Pregnancy and childbirth bring significant changes to your body and it’s not always easy to know what’s normal, what needs attention, or how your body should feel afterwards.
Our Mum Recovery Check is a detailed, one-to-one assessment with a specialist Women’s Health Physiotherapist. It’s designed to give you clarity, reassurance, and a clear understanding of how your body is recovering in a supportive and unhurried environment. It offers a more in-depth and clinically considered approach than many standard postnatal checks, looking at your recovery as a whole, rather than focusing on one area in isolation.
What’s included in your Mum Recovery Check?
A thorough conversation about your recovery
We take the time to listen to your experience, your symptoms, and your concerns — as well as your goals— whether that’s returning to exercise or simply feeling more comfortable day-to-day.
The Assessment
A gentle but thorough assessment of your whole body, looking at how your body is functioning as a whole, including abdominal wall recovery (including diastasis), pelvic floor function and coordination, core strength and control, breathing patterns and pressure management, posture and movement patterns, and any areas of discomfort, weakness, or tension.
Guidance that makes sense
We explain what we find in a straightforward, reassuring way, so you feel confident in what’s happening and why.
A personalised recovery plan
Practical, realistic advice tailored to you, helping you move forward at the right pace for your body.
Is this right for you?
This assessment is suitable at any stage of motherhood — whether you’re in the early weeks after birth, have young children, or many years on and still noticing changes in your body.
You may find it helpful if:
- You are not sure what you are feeling is normal
- You have experienced changes since pregnancy that never fully resolved
- You have put your own recovery to one side while caring for everyone else
- You are experiencing symptoms such as leaking, heaviness, discomfort or weakness
- You feel unsure about returning to exercises or certain activities
- Something just doesn’t feel right even if you can’t quite explain it
- Or you would simply value reassurance and a professional check tailored to you
Our approach
We take a calm, considered approach giving you the time and space to feel heard and understood.
The aim is to give you clarity, confidence, and a clear way forward without being overwhelming.
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Pilates for Women’s Health
Pregnancy & Postnatal Clinical Pilates
Our Pilates qualified Women’s Health team provide Clinical Pilates classes designed specifically for Mum’s and Mum’s to be. These small, supportive group sessions combine safe, evidence-based exercises with specialist physiotherapy knowledge to help you stay strong, comfortable and confident throughout pregnancy and into motherhood.
Pregnancy and childbirth place unique demands on the body. Our classes focus on the key areas most affected — the pelvic floor, deep abdominal muscles, posture, breathing and overall movement control. Each programme is carefully adapted to your stage of pregnancy or recovery so that every exercise is safe, supportive and effective.
Whether you want to stay active during pregnancy, prepare your body for birth, or rebuild strength after your baby arrives, our women’s health physiotherapists will provide expert guidance every step of the way.
You Are in Safe, Experienced Hands
We understand that discussing pelvic health concerns can feel sensitive or even uncomfortable. Our Women’s Health Physiotherapists are specially trained in this area and approach every consultation with professionalism, compassion, and discretion.
Your appointment will take place in a private, calm clinical environment, where you will have time to talk openly about your symptoms and concerns. Assessments and treatments are always explained clearly, carried out respectfully, and only performed with your full consent.
Many women live with symptoms for months or even years because they feel embarrassed, assume it is “normal,” or simply don’t realise effective treatment is available. In reality, many pelvic health and women’s health issues respond extremely well to the right physiotherapy approach.
Our goal is simple: to help you feel comfortable in your body again, regain confidence in movement, and return to the activities you enjoy.
You don’t have to put up with symptoms that affect your quality of life. With the right support and treatment, improvement is often very achievable.
MENOPAUSE - Latest treatments available for menopause
Past event: Tuesday 6th March 2025. Speaker: Dr Joan Scott GP and Menopause Specialist discussed the medical aspects of menopause and explain the treatment options available. Elaine Miller, Specialist Women's Health Physiotherapist, will also be available to answer questions on what you can do yourself to improve the symptoms of menopause.
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MENOPAUSE - Take control with confidence and resilience
Past Event - Thursday 6th February 2025,
Speaker - Elaine Miller, Specialist Women's Health Physiotherapist will provide valuable insights and practical tips to empower you on your health journey. She will discuss ways to improve the symptoms of menopause including mood, sleep, exercise, sex, posture and balance. There will be time for questions at the end of the webinar.
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Resolve pelvic pain and Embarrassing Moments.
Past Event - Wednesday 27th November 2024
Speaker Elaine Miller, Women's Health Physiotherapist
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Useful gold standard references
MAMMI study on postnatal pelvic floor symptoms
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/womens-health-after-motherhood/0/steps/126716
POPPY study on prolapse
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61977-7/fulltext
PROPEL study on pelvic floor exercises for prolapse
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-017-2795-x
urine leaking in elite female athletes
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7386138/
urinary incontinence and falls
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8133449/
Cochrane review – pelvic floor exercises
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005654/full
NICE guidelines for pelvic floor
NICE guidelines for vaginal prolapse and urinary incontinence
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng123
Current conservative pelvic floor recommendations
https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.n3049
Bristol Stool Reference Sheet
Bladder Irritants Reference Sheet
Other useful links
MASIC – birth injuries
https://masic.org.uk/downloadable-guides/
Mesh:
https://www.scottishmeshsurvivors.com/our-petition.html
https://www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/resource-for-patients-with-pelvic-mesh/
NHS vaginal dryness
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaginal-dryness/
https://www.themenopausecharity.org/2021/10/21/vaginal-dryness-2/
NHS pelvic floor
NHS prolapse
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pelvic-organ-prolapse/
NHS pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy
https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/pelvic-pain/
NHS pelvic pain
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pelvic-pain/
NHS types of incontinence
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-incontinence/causes/
NHS bladder incontinence
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-incontinence/
NHS bowel incontinence
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-incontinence/
NHS vulval skin
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaginitis/
NHS vaginismus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaginismus/
NHS vulvodynia
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vulvodynia/
NHS post pregnancy
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/support-and-services/your-post-pregnancy-body/
NHS falls prevention
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/falls/prevention/
NHS menopause
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/
NHS osteoporosis
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/osteoporosis/
NHS physio post mastectomy
https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/physiotherapy-following-breast-cancer-surgery/
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If you’re experiencing symptoms such as bladder leaks, prolapse, painful sex, or pregnancy-related pain, don’t wait. Our expert physiotherapists can help you regain control, strength, and confidence.