Physio needed. Anyone recommend?

[Barbie999]

Hey

I have endometriosis. Lots of adhesions. Recently my tummy is getting more and more pronounced. That along with constant lower back pain, sometimes which goes into spasm, tight hips and legs. I think I may need a physio for pelvic dysfunction??? I don’t think it’s just the endo now. I feel completely out of alignment and my posture is out of sync. I do stretches daily which helps temporarily but the pain comes back and the belly still is popped out. Really making me depressed the constant pain and the way I look.

Can anyone recommend anyone either in Essex, Herts or east London UK?

Thank you. X

[Monique1649]

Have you had an ultrasound of your ovaries?

[Alaine1 Administrator]

Hi Barbie999,

I too have endometriosis, adenomyosis and IC and found I had to go down the private route as most NHS women’s physios aren’t suitably qualified to manage those conditions and those that are tend to move into private practice. Having said that there are some fab women’s health physiotherapists working in the NHS but having seen two on the NHS at major teaching hospitals already in London I decided to cut my losses. I’ve seen a women’s health physiotherapist (Jenny Constable) at StSixphysio at their branch in Harley St which has now moved to Fitzrovia. They have plenty of clinics in London and they insist that their physios (not just women’s) are all qualified above the minimum needed to call themselves at women’s health physiotherapist. They aren’t cheap but when I went I used my cash plan from Bupa which covers pre existing conditions as it’s not an insurance policy. At the time it was was approximately £300 limit for physio which gave me almost 5 sessions and after that I paid out of pocket. Also the first appt costs more as it’s a 90 minute appt so a lot to go through including medical history, surgeries etc. Unfortunately I’m August 2016 I was made redundant as BHS went under and then a part time job didn’t pay enough. I was lucky as my physio was on maternity leave at that point but now I’m in a well paid job I’m going to go back again as the medical treatment I was having has started to become less effective and I may need further surgery but even if I do both before and afterwards I will be doing physio. I’m going to use the cash plan again as even just for physio it pays for itself but I use mine also for dental, glasses, and for a prepaid prescription card for a year. It’s about £30 limit for this but to get £30 back against the approx £110 for the year is some. The limits are for a rolling year. Even if the endometriosis is removed many women find that they still experience pain which all too often is put down to endometriosis without trying physio first. If endometriosis is still present it can help lessen the pain as pelvic floor dysfunction is a common finding in all types of pelvic pain. I’ve included a link for both Sixphysio and the Bupa cash plan. One key point to remember especially with women’s health physiotherapy is that if you don’t click with the physio don’t feel afraid to move on to someone else in the same clinic or at another location as some of the work is internal (not all of it) so you need to have trust in them. I spent 6 months searching for a physio as some websites I looked at I knew I wouldn’t feel comfortable with the physio. This is important if you see them at the Sixphysio or another physio clinic. I hope this helps

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(It’s the cash plan 100 product)

Let me know if you have any other questions and I will be happy to help