Clinical Director of Pelvic Strength Physiotherapy

Master of Physiotherapy Continence and Pelvic Floor, Postgrad Exercise For Women Cert, Post grad Cardio pulmonary Exercise Cert

Liana is the founder of Pelvic Strength Physiotherapy and has had over 20yrs experience in treating clients with pelvic floor dysfunction and continence issues. She is extremely passionate about her work and takes a keen interest in ongoing education. She tutors at Melbourne University for the Post Grad Certificate in Continence and Pelvic Floor each year. She has a special interest in continence issues post prostatectomy, pregnancy, prolapse and exercise throughout life.

She is the mother of 6 wonderful children. A keen skier, tennis player and loves travelling.

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist

BAppSci(Phty) Post Graduate Certificate Continence & Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

Judy has over 14 years experience in treating pelvic floor dysfunction and continence issues in both men and women. She is a current Board member and past President of the Continence Foundation of Australia Victoria Branch (CFA VIC) and has been involved for many years helping to organise ongoing education programs through the CFA VIC Physiotherapy Group.

She has also worked as a paediatric physiotherapist and taught yoga in a past life and continues to use yoga and related practices in addition to Pilates, walking and gardening in order to maintain fitness and quality of life. She has a daughter living in London which provides a good incentive to add travel to her interests.

Physiotherapist

B App Sc (Physio) Grad Certificate Post Exercise for Women

APAM (Women’s Health Special Interest Group member)

Gill has been a physiotherapist for over 25 years and has worked specifically in Women’s Health for 15 years in a variety of public and private hospitals and clinics.Gill continues to work at a busy public maternity hospital where she treats women with various problems and symptoms both during and after pregnancy, as well as help train and mentor junior physiotherapists and physiotherapy students who are new to Women’s Health.

She is also the founder of Babes On Board pre and post natal exercise classes. With great excitement, Gill is bringing Babes on Board to Pelvic Strength Physiotherapy. She will also be part of the physio team providing individual consultations. Gill is mum to 3 amazing young people.

B.App.Sci(Phty) Level 1 Certification Lymphoedema Management

Kath has worked in the women’s health arena for 30 years in both the public and private healthcare setting. She assists women with pelvic floor and continence issues, provides care to the pre-and post-natal woman and exercise advice and classes for the older woman. She trained 10 years ago as a lymphoedema practitioner,  and assists both men and women with this condition.

Her greatest passion has always been childbirth education, offering individual and small group  facilitation in birth skills for women and couples preparing for labour.

She lectures in the Physiotherapy undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the University of Melbourne.

Kath also facilitates Celebration Day For Girls – a mother-daughter workshop providing contemporary menstrual education. Aimed at 10-12 year olds, it seeks to inform and affirm young girls on the threshold of their womanhood.

Bachelor Physiotherapy (The University of Melbourne) Post Graduate Certificate Physiotherapy (Continence & Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation)

Bec has been a physiotherapist for over 15 years, working in both the public and private sector in Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Since completing her  Post graduate Certificate in Continence and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation she has been working both privately and as part of the Eastern Health Continence Service in the area of Pelvic Health.   Bec is passionate about working with patients to meet their goals and takes a functional and practical approach to treatment.

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (University of Melbourne), Post Graduate Certificate in Women’s Health (Pelvic Floor) (University of Melbourne)

Following the completion on her Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2009 Michelle entered private practice where her passion for pre and postnatal physiotherapy was born.   After finishing her Post Graduate studies in pelvic floor physiotherapy she travelled overseas and secured the lead Women’s Health Physiotherapist role at the Royal London Hospital.

Now back in Melbourne, Michelle is a senior Physiotherapist with the Eastern Health Continence Service. She has expertise treating both men and women with lower urinary tract symptoms. She also works on the post natal and uro-gynaecological surgery wards at Frances Perry House.

In her spare time Michelle loves hiking and camping and getting to the snow as much as possible over the winter months.

Anna is an experienced Physiotherapist who has worked across private practice, community and outpatient clinics, aged care and hospital settings.  She is passionate about empowering her clients and undertakes regular professional development, to ensure that she can continue to to offer the most effective evidence-based treaments.

Anna has a special interest in assisting women experiencing incontinence, sexual dysfunction and mastitis.

On her days off, Anna loves reading and spending time outdoors with her dog, Maisy.

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
• Postgraduate Certificate Physiotherapy (Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy)
• Level 3 APA Sports Physiotherapy Certificate
• Certified Clinical Pilates Instructor

Jodie graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2002 and has gained 20 years of clinical experience in the areas of musculoskeletal, women’s health and pelvic floor physiotherapy. Her clinical career has included 14 years working with elite female athletes for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) as well as private practice roles.

Since 2010, Jodie Dakic has been a lecturer in undergraduate and post-graduate programs in the Department of Physiotherapy at Monash University and is currently the Women’s and Men’s Pelvic Health Stream Lead. Jodie has combined her extensive clinical experience with a strong research interest in women’s health conditions impacting female athletes and is currently completing her PhD investigating pelvic floor disorders in exercising women/female athletes.

Her main clinical and research interests include pelvic floor disorders, pre and postnatal health conditions and exercise for women across the lifespan. Jodie is a member of the International Continence Society, Australian Physiotherapy Association (Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health Group) and the Continence Foundation of Australia.

Jodie is a mother of three children and in her spare time loves running, swimming and reading.