Real time ultrasound can be used for imaging muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints of the body. It is particularly good for deeper muscles, which are hard to palpate on the surface and hard for you to feel. It’s non-invasive, with no known side effects. We use our Cairns real time ultrasound services to support our assessment and management for certain conditions and patients, this includes but is not limited to, people with women’s health and pelvic floor issues, men before and after a radical prostatectomy, with stress urinary incontinence, and sports injury treatment.
An exciting use of real time ultrasound is for assessment of the pelvic floor muscles. The ultrasound probe, or transducer, is placed either on the abdomen or perineum. The perineum approach gives us much better information. The probe is held externally on the perineum (vulva/labia or under scrotum), not internally. The ‘real time’ aspect means you can see the pelvic floor muscles contract and relax on the screen, and see if you can activate your pelvic floor muscles well before a cough, and relax them well when pretending to open your bowels.
It is considered gold standard for men to have pelvic health physiotherapy before and after radical prostatectomy surgery. Real time ultrasound is a valuable tool both before and after the surgery, to assist with assessment, rehabilitation and recovery of pelvic floor muscle function, which is crucial for regaining urinary control and sexual function. Our Cairns real time ultrasound services are non-invasive, making them an ideal choice for people who are not comfortable with internal examinations. We also provide other men’s health services.
Catherine has degrees in Biology, Naturopathy and Physiotherapy. She is a strong advocate of holistic treatment and endeavours to treat the cause of the problem, while also alleviating the symptoms. She offers physiotherapy and naturopathy appointments at Wellness Embodied and looks forward to meeting you.
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Leisa has a passion for helping women with all pregnancy niggles / pelvic girdle pain, prepare for birth (both vaginal and caesarean delivery) and helping them recover their pelvic floor, tummy and any discomfort after. She aims to treat the cause of the problem whilst relieving the symptoms.
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