Pilates Physio Style

Pelvic Health for Children

All children develop at different rates but it is considered that a child of 5 years and older should have normal bladder function and at 4 years should have normal bowel function.

Younger children may need early intervention if suffering from recurrent UTI’s, have dysfunctional voiding patterns, elevated bladder volumes before or after micturition, upper urinary tract issues or chronic constipation.

More information can be found at the International Continence Children’s Society.

We can help with problems related to:

Bedwetting (> 1 episode per month or > 3 episodes over 3 months)

Day time wetting (> 1 episode per month or > 3 episodes over 3 months)

Nocturia (waking > 1 per night to void)

Frequency (≥ 8 times per day or ≤ 3 times per day)

Urgency (sudden and unexpected experience of an immediate and compelling need to void)

Voiding disorders (hesitancy, straining, weak or spraying stream, intermittency, pain, holding manoeuvres, incomplete emptying, post micturition dribble)

Giggle incontinence

Recurrent urinary tract infections (≥ 2 infections in six months or ≥ 3 infections in one year)

Constipation and bowel management

For further info regarding your child's pelvic health assessment click here

If possible, please have your child attend their appointment with a comfortable full bladder. This will allow the use of transabdominal real time ultrasound to assessment your child’s pelvic floor lift, bladder shape and position, and volumes, if appropriate.

We may ask you to also complete a bladder, bowel and /or incident diary either prior to attending your appointment or after the first appointment.