Women’s Health Occupational Therapy

Women’s Health Occupational Therapist Carleen Ginter at Next Wave Therapy O’Connor (Fremantle area)

Women’s Health

Every woman is unique and has different needs across the lifespan.

Women’s physical, emotional, spiritual needs and roles change throughout life. Next Wave Occupational Therapists support women from young adulthood, pregnancy, the post-natal period, menopause and beyond. We help women to connect with all dimensions of their life and find ways to bring balance within their current life demands.

Women’s Health Occupational Therapists help with:

  • Persistent pain (Endometriosis, headaches, pelvic pain, lower back pain and period pain)

  • Pregnancy and Post-Natal treatment to assist recovery, coping with new life challenges & safe return to exercise and daily activities

  • Stress management, anxiety, post-natal depression

  • Fatigue, energy and sleep

  • Menopause Health – Bone density, Cardiovascular health, Sleep & Stress

  • Pelvic Floor Health

  • Continence Issues, Bladder & Bowel Concerns

Women’s Health Occupational Therapy will help you develop a greater understanding of your presenting concern, empower you and provide the right tools to help tackle and achieve your goals and increase independence in everyday life.

We help you to build balance, vitality and enjoyment in your life

 Carleen Ginter Women’s Health Occupational Therapist

Carleen is an occupational therapist who treats women who specifically need help with pelvic pain, continence, pelvic health & post natal recovery. Her Occupational Therapy approach includes

  • Occupational Life Balance

  • Clinical Pilates

  • Soft Tissue Therapy

  • Pain Care

  • Stress Management

  • Pelvic Floor Biofeedback Retraining

  • Ultrasound

  • Stretch Therapy

Carleen Ginter

Occupational Therapist

Pilates instructor

Next Wave Therapy Women’s Health Team

Our unified team approach offers women other supports that may be needed to address mental health, hormonal or physical needs.

Sasha Wray (Principal Occupational Therapist / naturopath)

Sasha provides support for women with complex pain and mental health concerns. Her services can be accessed via a Mental Health Care Plan (Focused Psychological Therapy). Women may want her help for postnatal depression, anxiety, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), post trauma stress (and PTSD) and complex persistent pain.

Sasha is also available to support women who are having problems with their menstrual cycle, sleep, stress, energy levels and vitality.

Physiotherapy

The Next Wave Physiotherapy team offer the only Specialist Physiotherapy service in the greater Fremantle area. They provide pelvic assessment, exercise rehabilitation, dry needling and manual therapy .

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