Leaking when you sneeze is common. It is not normal, and it is not something you have to live with. Pelvic floor rehab resolves most cases.
Leaking when you sneeze is common. It is not normal, and it is not something you have to live with. Pelvic floor rehab resolves most cases.
Pregnancy and delivery load the pelvic floor, abdominal wall and spine more than almost anything else a body does. These tissues recover — but recovery is a rehabilitation process, and it is one almost nobody is offered. The result is a large number of women quietly managing symptoms for years that would respond to a structured 12-week programme.
The pelvic floor loses coordination with the breath and deep core after delivery.
These are uncommon, but they need medical assessment rather than physiotherapy. If you are not sure, call us on +91 86193 28981 and we will tell you honestly where to go.
Most people arrive having been told only what is wrong on a scan. What matters clinically is which of these is driving your particular case.
No two programmes are identical, but every one is built from these components in this order.
Every women's health appointment is with a female physiotherapist in a private room, with a chaperone available on request. Nothing is examined without your explicit consent, and you can decline any part at any point.
A meaningful proportion of women perform Kegels incorrectly, and a subset have an over-active floor that gets worse with them. We establish which problem you actually have before prescribing anything.
Pelvic girdle pain management, safe exercise through each trimester, breathing and positioning for labour.
Diastasis assessment, deep core reconnection, scar mobilisation and a graded return-to-running programme — most guidance suggests waiting until at least 12 weeks postpartum and passing specific load tests.
Progressive resistance and impact loading for bone density, plus continence support.
A typical progression, not a promise. Your plan is set after assessment and re-checked every two weeks — if the line is flat, we change the plan.
Week 1
Identify the actual mechanism; correct technique
You should be able to: You can perform a correct, verified pelvic floor contraction
Weeks 2–6
Deep core and pelvic floor coordination with breath
You should be able to: Noticeably fewer leaking episodes
Weeks 6–12
Strength under real-life load
You should be able to: Lifting your child, coughing, and jumping without leaking
Weeks 12+
Return to running, gym or sport
You should be able to: Cleared on a load-test battery with a maintenance plan
Individual results vary. How long you have had the symptoms, other health conditions, and how consistently you do the home programme all change this timeline — often substantially. We will give you a personalised estimate in writing after your assessment, and revise it honestly if progress is slower than expected.
Typical ranges from clinical evidence and our own caseload. Your results depend on how long you have had the problem, what else is going on, and how consistently you do the programme.
~70%
Stress incontinence improved or resolved
With supervised pelvic floor training over 12 weeks
12 weeks
Programme length for meaningful change
Pelvic floor muscle is muscle — it follows the same adaptation timeline
12 weeks+
Earliest evidence-guided return to running
Postpartum, and subject to passing load tests
If your question is not here, send it on WhatsApp. A physiotherapist answers, usually within the hour during centre hours.
It is common — roughly a third of women experience it — but common is not the same as normal, and it is not something you have to accept. Supervised pelvic floor training resolves or substantially improves the majority of stress incontinence cases.
A 45-minute assessment, a clear explanation of what we found, and a written plan with an estimated number of sessions. No packages sold on day one.
Open Mon–Sat 9:00–19:00 · Home visits available · Cashless insurance accepted