Men can experience pain and discomfort associated with sexual intercourse. Pain is most commonly experienced with ejaculation, upon erection or penetration. Sexual pain is commonly associated with chronic pelvic pain.
Solution: individualised program, which may include; pelvic floor muscle relaxation exercises, whole body relaxation and trigger point therapy.
Martin brings to the Pelvic health Melbourne Team years of experience as a physiotherapist and his most recent passion is helping men with pelvic health concerns and improving pelvic health outcomes for men. He works with men before and after prostate surgery, men experiencing pelvic pain, bladder and bowel dysfuntion and erectile health including peyronies disease.
Melissa had completed two postgraduate certificates in pelvic health and loves her pilates. She is interested in pelvic and bowel health and works at our Bundoora bowel clinic and our main Yarraville clinic. Come and see Melissa for better lifelong pelvic and bowel health.
Cara is a co-director of Pelvic Health Melbourne. She is a clinical expert in managing pelvic floor dysfunction with a particular interest in complex bowel health and pelvic pain in men and women.
She has a special interest in ensuring pessary fittings enable women to continue exercising whilst supporting their prolapse
Cara has completed her Masters of Physiotherapy majoring in Pelvic Health. She has also completed her Post Graduate Certificates in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and Exercise and Women’s Health at the University of Melbourne. Cara also received a scholarship through the Continence Foundation of Australia and completed her Graduate Certificate in Continence Promotion and Management.
Cara is a tutor in the Post Graduate Pelvic Health and Women’s Health program at the University of Melbourne and is also the state representative on the Australian Physiotherapy Associations’ national CWHPA.
Liz is a dedicated musculoskeletal physio with a background in sports physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation. She has worked extensively with peripartum women and has a keen interest in pelvic girdle pain in men and women, covering coccyx, pubic symphysis and sacroliliac joint pain. Liz has completed her postgraduate diplomas in the area of pelvic floor physiotherapy which complements her sports and musculoskeletal expertise.
Vanessa has a special interest in childhood pelvic health, including assisting children with delayed bed wetting, bladder urgency and soiling due to emptying dysfunction.
Vanessa, as a mother of three young children, is also passionate about advising women on safe return to exercise after child birth. Vanessa is a runner herself, who balances exercise and family and pelvic health. Vanessa has 13 years of experience as a pelvic health physio advising on pelvic floor dysfunction contributing to bladder and bowel issues, pelvic pain, prolapse and sexual pain. Vanessa is here to help – book now.
Peyronies disease occurs when scar from a trauma has not been reabsorbed into the circulatory system but sits in the erectile tissue and hardens over time. It can occur more commonly if there is a familial history of connective tissue disorders, this hardening is called a plaque. The thickened tissue can develop as a result of trauma during intimacy, during life or develop over time without incident.