Would you pay for private physiotherapy for continence problems?

[dragonbutter]

I'm pondering training up to be able to do this.
Would you use a service like this?
What would you expect?

I had months & months of physio on the NHS - is it difficult to get referrals in your area?

I think there is only one physio in the area doing this on the NHS.

I'm seeing a vestibular physio atm, she is fantastic. It seems pretty specialised but very effective I think.

But to answer your question, if it was covered by BUPA yes, I would definitely go to one for continence if I needed to.

Interesting - Actually DH reminded me I have had physio in three different areas (London, Merseyside & Norfolk) each only had a few week wait - I think Norfolk might have been the longest at 6 weeks

I guess it could be a post birth session type thingie, almost prevention?

interesting point.
i should find out what the waiting time is for an NHS appointment.
Anybody know how to find this out?
I suppose i could just ask the physio.

Mind you I was quite serious

i wonder if people would feel more comfortable going to a clinic like this than going to their GP and getting into a referral process.

Yes - but a lot of people won't admit to incontinence

Looking for a private clinic to phone up & make an appointment might be harder than slipping it in at the end of the appointment for something else with the GP?

Yes, this is why i would be doing regular physio also.

Tricky

You would have to think about your advertising strategy carefully

Most women won't admit to it

I'm already thinking about how I am going to teach my DD about pelvic floor exercises because my G'ma & I have both suffered terribly (my dad got off scott free )

thanks for your ideas.
the courses are expensive so i want to know if it would work as a business plan.

Isn't there a physio website that is for women's health?

If you are registered with them, I would have thought you could get referrals. Physios who speicialise in women's health are few and far between- mainly they seem to work through private hospitals, rather than 1-man bands! At my local private hospital the physio dept has leaflets on what they can offer , including incon. treatments. Don't know how you would get on though if this was the ONLY type of physio work you wereoffering.

I'ld only pay if there was a long NHS wait. Wonder if there might be a market for pg/post-natal physio? after I had DS I had a wonderful physio session at the hospital with a ultrasound machine - (could sit down after physio when I couldn't before, immediate results) - was shocked when my friend who had had a tricky forceps delivery hadn't been offered the same (different city).

yes VEM, i would join the acpwh but i'm not sure if many referrals would come from that.
i think my plan should be to do normal private physio first and add the womens health once i'm a bit more established and know more about the need for such a service.
the comments here have been very helpful.
thank you.