Patient motivation and adherence is the most important predictor of treatment success.  The International Continence Society (ICS) acknowledges the importance of this and recently invited an expert panel to review the literature in this area and provide recommendations for research and clinical practice.

A 2010 Harvard Medical School study showed that about 20 percent of first-time prescriptions are never filled. This means that 1 in 5 patients don’t follow their doctor's recommendations. This was reinforced recently when we received some feedback from a patient who had been struggling with bladder symptoms for two years. She was seeing both a urologist and gynaecologist and had been referred to WMHP but it took her many months before she actually did anything about it.

When I first graduated from Physio I never imagined I would spend my career rehabilitating one small internal muscle and that it could be so interesting and rewarding! Pelvic floor disorders can impact social and physical activities, intimate relationships and workforce participation, leaving sufferers isolated, embarrassed and lacking confidence. Together we can help them.