Pelvic Health

Specialised care to restore strength, movement, and function within the pelvic area for both women and men.

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How We Can Help

Jenny Horrigan, our experienced chartered pelvic health physiotherapist, specialises in the detailed assessment and management of a range of pelvic health problems for women and men.

Bladder Management

Addressing issues like incontinence and urgency through tailored retraining and exercises, transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation and acupuncture.

Bowel Management

  • Addressing issues like constipation, particularly obstructive defaecation syndrome, through dietary advice, exercises, biofeedback and irrigation.
  • Tailored retraining and exercises for problems like urgency and incontinence.

Prolapse Management

  • Providing guidance and rehabilitation for symptoms of vaginal and small rectal prolapse, including associated bladder and bowel issues
  • Please note I am unable to provide a pessary fitting service

Chronic Pelvic Pain Relief

Managing conditions such as endometriosis, IBS, chronic anorectal pain disorders and bladder pain syndrome to alleviate discomfort.

Pre and Postnatal Support

Providing guidance and rehabilitation for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain and postnatal recovery.

Treatment Solutions

Personalized Support for Pelvic Health

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  1. Individualized Pelvic Floor Exercises

    Customised programs to strengthen or relax pelvic floor muscles as needed, taking a holistic, whole body approach to rehabilitation of muscle function

  2. Biofeedback

    A range of biofeedback techniques including EMG biofeedback to enhance muscle awareness and function.

  3. Electrical Stimulation

    Utilizing and providing guidance on various modalities to manage pain, improve bladder control or improve muscle activation.

  4. Transanal irrigation

    To support and guide use of irrigation systems to manage constipation and bowel incontinence

  5. Acupuncture

    Using acupuncture to manage a range of pelvic pain and bladder and bowel control problems

Conditions we treat

We understand that these problems are very common and tend to be ignored as they are viewed as too embarrassing to talk about. We can help!

  • Chronic pelvic pain

    • Vulvodynia
    • Pudendal neuralgia
    • Painful sex or dyspareunia
    • Endometriosis
    • Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (male and female)
    • Levator ani syndrome
    • Bladder pain syndrome or interstitial cystitis
    • Proctalgia fugax or anorectal pain
    • Irritable bowel syndrome

  • Bladder

    • Stress incontinence
    • Overactive bladder
    • Post Micturition dribble
    • Bladder pain syndrome or Interstitial cystitis
    • Rehabilitation following prostate surgery

  • Bowel

    • Rectal prolapse
    • Constipation especially “obstructed defaecation syndrome” eg anismus, intussusception
    • Anal incontinence (leakage of gas or poo)
    • Faecal urgency or rushing for a poo
    • Anorectal pain
    • Rehabilitation following anorectal surgery eg rectal prolapse repair

  • Perinatal rehab (during or after pregnancy)

    • Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain
    • Back pain
    • Tummy muscle separation
    • Scar management
    • Rehabilitation and safe return to exercise

  • Gynaecological

    • Pelvic organ prolapse
    • Rehabilitation following pelvic surgery eg prolapse repair or hysterectomy

Your first appointment

A Safe and Supportive Environment

Your first appointment will be held in a private setting to discuss your pelvic health problems in detail and also screen for any other pelvic floor related issues. We understand that this can be sensitive information that some people find difficult to discuss, but Jenny has an empathetic ear- and you are unlikely to say anything she hasn’t heard and helped manage before!

If appropriate you will be given options of a physical examination, which could include an internal examination for a pelvic floor problem. An internal vaginal or back passage assessment is available if appropriate.

Pelvic Health Fees
Initial Assessment (approx. 60 mins)

£100
Follow up appointment (approx. 45 mins)£85

Meet Jenny Horrigan

Pelvic Health Specialist Physiotherapist

Improving the quality of life and self-management of pelvic health problems is of paramount importance to me. I know the impact pelvic health problems can have on your overall well being, so there’s no greater satisfaction when I’m able to share my knowledge and experiences to help you take back control.

With over 16 years of experience in this specialist field, I am able to treat a large range of pelvic health conditions. My specialist interests lie within chronic pelvic pain and lower bowel dysfunction. I also work for the NHS for Leicester Pelvic floor Service, a specialist functional bowel clinic, and teach fellow Physiotherapists Nationally on the POGP lower bowel dysfunction course.

Since graduating from the University of Keele (2003) with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy, I attained a Post Graduate Certificate in ‘Continence for Physiotherapists’ from the University of Bradford (2011). More recently, in 2025, I attained an Internship with University of Lincoln completing a research project relating to bowel incontinence management.

 

Jenny Horrigan

Pelvic Health FAQs

  • What conditions can pelvic health physiotherapy help with?

    Pelvic health physiotherapy can assist with issues such as incontinence, pelvic pain, prolapse, pregnancy and postnatal recovery, bowel dysfunction, and pelvic floor muscle weakness or tightness.

  • What happens during my first appointment?

    Your first session takes place in a private, supportive setting where we discuss your concerns in detail and screen for related pelvic floor issues. If appropriate, an internal examination may be offered to aid diagnosis and treatment.

  • Do I have to have an internal examination?

    No, an internal examination is entirely optional and only recommended if beneficial for assessment. Your physiotherapist will discuss all options and ensure you feel comfortable with any chosen approach.

  • How long does it take to see results?

    Each person responds differently, but many start noticing improvements within a few weeks of consistent treatment and exercises. Your physiotherapist will guide you through a tailored plan to support your recovery.

  • Is pelvic health physiotherapy just for women?

    No, pelvic health physiotherapy supports both men and women with a range of pelvic floor concerns, including post-surgical recovery, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and pelvic pain.