Women’s health and pelvic floor physio in Balmain

No. You can book directly, without a GP referral. You only need paperwork if someone else is paying: a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan for Medicare, or your claim or plan details for workers compensation, CTP or the NDIS.

Book with Jane Le Fevre for any pelvic floor concern, including bladder or bowel problems, prolapse, pelvic pain and pain with intercourse. For pregnancy-related back or pelvic girdle pain, persistent pain or returning to exercise after birth, you can also see Melinda Luck, Roisin Duffy or Brendan McGovern. If you’re not sure, call us on 02 8021 2180 and we’ll help you choose.

Not necessarily. Internal examinations aren’t always required, and are only performed when clinically indicated and with your informed consent. Jane will explain the assessment options and what each one involves, and you can bring a support person, ask questions at any point and change your mind.

At any stage. Many women come for a postnatal check before returning to running or lifting, others come earlier with pain, heaviness or bladder symptoms, and plenty come years later when symptoms appear or stop being tolerable. It is never too late to have it looked at.

Yes. We see women through every trimester for pelvic girdle and back pain, rib and upper back pain, bladder changes, safe exercise and preparing the pelvic floor for birth.

Often, yes. Pelvic floor muscle training is one of the first treatments offered for prolapse symptoms, and we also look at how you breathe, lift and manage pressure through your abdomen. Your physiotherapist will tell you if you should also see your GP or a specialist.

It is common, but common is not the same as something you have to live with. Leaking when you cough, laugh, run or lift is one of the most frequent reasons women come to see us, and it is one of the problems pelvic floor physiotherapy is most often used for.

An initial consultation costs $210 to $270 and a follow-up costs $170 to $202.50, depending on which physiotherapist you see. Private health rebates are claimed on the spot through HICAPS, so you only pay the gap.

Yes. If your extras cover includes physiotherapy, we claim your rebate on the spot with HICAPS, including from a digital fund card. To check how much you’ll get back, give your fund item number 500 for an initial consultation or 505 or 506 for a follow-up.

Yes, if your GP has set up a Chronic Condition Management Plan for you. Eligible patients can access up to five allied health services a calendar year, and GPs often allocate some or all of these to physiotherapy. We don’t bulk bill, so you pay the full fee and we can process your Medicare rebate at the clinic.

It depends on what’s going on. A recent, straightforward problem is usually easier to put a timeframe on than a longstanding or complex one. At your first appointment we’ll explain what we’ve found, what we think is contributing, what treatment and rehabilitation will involve, the likely timeframe and the next steps.

Comfortable clothes you can move in. Part of the assessment may involve walking, squatting or lifting, so bring shoes you can move in too.

The Balmain clinic is open 7am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 7am to 5pm on Fridays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, so you can come before or after work. We are closed on Sundays.

Yes. Redo Online offers video consultations and guided programs with our clinicians, which suits follow-ups and the weeks when getting to the clinic with a baby is the hard part.