Body & Birth Physiotherapy

Body & Birth was founded in 2015 to help women thrive during every stage of their lives without pain or worry about their pelvic health. The Director, Dr Tanja Miokovic has 15 years of experience working in the Women's & Pelvic Health space and leads her team with an emphasis on a compassionate and supportive approach to patient care and excellence in patient management.

Our practice is situated in the heart of Paddington in a charming Queenslander. It exudes a warm and homely feel and with welcoming reception staff, soft music and diffusers to help set a relaxing ambience for your appointment. With ample available parking on site and baby friendly facilities including a nappy changing area, it is our goal to make your time with us a stress- free experience. Enjoy a juice, freshly brewed tea or coffee while you wait for your appointment.

Body & Birth provides a nurturing space for patients to share their story and concerns about pregnancy or pelvic health without fear, embarrassment or taboo. Our Physiotherapists all have further training in the area of Women's and Pelvic Health and regularly engage in professional development and incorporate the latest evidence based knowledge into their patient care.

We share our space with The Mindful Collective and their Psychologists and therapy dogs (Italian greyhounds). Not only do we love the energy our beautiful furry friends and their owners bring to the space, if your care requires the input of a Psychologist we will happily connect you with these professionals within our studio. If you require assistance from other healthcare professionals, we have an established list of trusted multidisciplinary referees to help manage your care.

The specific services we offer at Body & Birth include pre-conception, pregnancy and postnatal care. This may include:

• Discussion around birth choices and risk factors for vaginal birth
• Labour and delivery preparation including perineal massage
• Management of pregnancy related low back pain or pelvic joint pain
• Optimisation of pelvic floor muscle function
• Pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation following 3rd or 4th degree perineal tears
• Postnatal assessment for return to higher intensity physical activity
• Therapeutic Breast Ultrasound for mastitis or blocked ducts
• Management of Pelvic pain
• Management of painful intercourse and vaginismus
• Management of bladder dysfunction including incontinence and painful bladder
• Management of constipation, straining and incontinence
• Prolapse management including pessary fittings
• Preparation and recovery from gynaecology surgery.