The Physiotherapy Clinics

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 PHYSIO

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. Their incredible patient care and expertise helped them to win the Best Women’s Health Clinic 2025.

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.

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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.

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The Mum Recovery Check

“A calm, comprehensive assessment to support your recovery after pregnancy.”

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 much more than a standard MOT check. It encompasses 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.

Book your Mum Recovery Check

A simple, supportive step towards understanding your recovery and feeling more like yourself again.

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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.

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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.

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Useful Links

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

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng210/chapter/Recommendations#non-surgical-management-of-pelvic-floor-dysfunction

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

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/womens-health/middle-years-around-25-to-50-years/pelvic-health/pelvic-floor-muscles/

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.

Locations

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   Daniel Wright 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A great Physiotherapist with simple instructions, fair pricing and well equipped rooms and staff. I can highly recommend Carmen - she's great at her job, incredibly informative and fun to chat to!
  
 
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   Susan Brown 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Aidan was great, he was very professional but easy to talk to and gave me exercises that would  help aid my knee recovery, which are doing just that. Thank you so much Aidan. Would highly recommend this company.
  
 
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   harsh chhabra 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had 10 sessions of physiotherapy at South Gyle Physiotherapy Clinic with Dr. Aidan Harris for my neck pain. The sessions really helped and I noticed a big improvement. Dr. Harris was very cooperative and friendly, which made the whole process a lot easier. Massage and needling treatments were applied and I found them effective
  
 
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   Katie Sanders 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I feel very lucky to have found Carmen Wan after suffering from lower back pain for so many months. Carmen is very laid back and friendly which made my first consultation easy and first treatment really good too. Carmen knew exactly how to treat my pain and after the first visit I had much less pain and could move far better. I wish I had gone to a physio much sooner! I continued with 5 more visits and was also given exercises to do at home which really helped too. Obviously physio appointments are expensive but well worth every penny for the relief they give you. I would have no hesitation in recommending Carmen particularly if you suffer from lower back pain caused by sitting at a desk for long periods. My only complaint was that I just wish the appointment was for longer! It goes so quickly!
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My wife experienced terrible heel pain for 9 months which a podiatrist could not fix. She attended the physiotherapy clinic and under the care of Biju Choran and his shockwave therapy and exercise regime she is now able to walk normally and resume golfing. Huge thanks to Biju for his fantastic care and knowledge.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I have been treated by Aidan Harris for leg strengthening exercises following two recent knee replacements.  I have also had some issues associated with muscular spasms and hamstring tears in one leg.  Aidan is excellent, very knowledgeable and professional in his treatment protocols.  I have recommended him to several family members and friends.
  
 
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   Kate G 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I attended this clinic to see Anthony for lower back pain - he really helped get to the root cause of the issue and was able to amend and adapt his consultation style to help me get the best out of appointments (which is sadly rare! So if youre neurodivergent, Anthony is your man!), and to hopefully implement long lasting recovery:)
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. From the first appointment and meeting Anthony, I felt he really listened to past history and instead of looking at a quick fix, he very much was looking at long term which I am very grateful for.  He was very encouraging and I felt that we were working together with him respecting my need to continue with adapted exercise throughout.  Things are definitely improved and all exercises have been explained and I feel I know ‘my body’ better after Anthony’s explanations. Thank you
  
 
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   Simon Burton 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Anthony Guiducci was a really excellent physiotherapist. I had a knee injury from skiing which was hurting when I walked and preventing me from skiing. Anthony prescribed a course of treatment which enabled me to go skiing again without any problem. He was always careful to explain everything and helped me troubleshoot a number of times, including twice when I was concerned I was going backwards with the treatment. I would highly commend both Anthony and the South Gyle physiotherapists to you.