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How is a pessary like a sports bra?
You wouldn’t exercise without a sports bra- what can pessaries do for your movement? What is a pessary and how does it work? A vaginal...

Bally Lidder
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Should pelvic floor rehabilitation end with pelvic floor exercises?
Should pelvic floor exercises be the end of your rehab?

Bally Lidder
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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Remote Assessments
As many of you know my clinic is temporarily closed for face to face appointments due to the current guidelines. I am still offering...

Bally Lidder
Apr 1, 20202 min read
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Should everyone do pelvic floor exercises?
Do you know when you should be doing pelvic floor exercises and when could they actually be exacerbating your symptoms?

Bally Lidder
Jul 7, 20193 min read
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Pelvic Pressure and Exercise
As a women's health physiotherapist we can sometimes be overly cautious with activities that increase your intra-abdominal pressure (IAP)...

Bally Lidder
Nov 3, 20183 min read
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Do you have a tummy gap? How can you check?
A tummy gap? What is that? Is it normal? Do I have one? I often hear these questions when I am doing a mummy MOT post-natal check. A...

Bally Lidder
Jun 5, 20183 min read
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Pelvic Health and the Menopause
As we’ve all heard in the peri-menopausal and menopausal age our hormones fluctuate and oestrogen levels decline. Dietary changes and...

Bally Lidder
Jun 5, 20182 min read
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Tummy Massage (Visceral Mobilisation)
Do you still have a muffin top? Have you had abdominal surgery? Do you have abdominal scar tissue that may be stuck and referring pain? I...

Bally Lidder
Jun 5, 20182 min read
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Why do you need a Mummy MOT?
So who needs a mummy MOT and why? The feedback from almost all mummy MOT’s I have done so far is always, “I’m so glad I found you” or “I...

Bally Lidder
Jun 5, 20182 min read
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Incontinence? A leak? A dribble? A Taboo?
The Government’s first female chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies published her annual report a few days ago encouraging...

Bally Lidder
Jun 5, 20182 min read
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Acute Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a common problem that will affect most people at some time in their lives. Acute Low Back Pain can be triggered by...

Bally Lidder
Jun 5, 20182 min read
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Acupuncture Treatment - What to expect on your first visit
Acupuncture treatment is a modality that is often used as part of your physiotherapy treatment plan to alleviate pain and stiffness of a...

Bally Lidder
May 25, 20183 min read
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Physiotherapy Treatment – What to expect on your first visit.
If you have never had Physiotherapy treatment before you may be surprised to learn that it is not like going to the doctors! Firstly your...

Bally Lidder
May 25, 20183 min read
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