Tharani Pitchaisivaram
Specialist Physiotherapist & Pelvic Health Specialist
Specialist pelvic health physiotherapist with over 15 years' experience and advanced UK training in pelvic, obstetric, and gynaecological physiotherapy.
Experience15-20
LanguagesEnglish
NationalityIndia
About
Tharani treats the pelvic health conditions that often go unspoken: urinary and faecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, perineal tears, pelvic pain including vaginismus and vulvodynia, and the pelvic girdle pain and abdominal separation of pregnancy. She also provides rehabilitation after hysterectomy, pelvic floor repair, and breast surgery, including lymphoedema management, and teaches antenatal and postnatal Pilates. She completed postgraduate training in women's health at the University of Bradford and Ulster University, and practised in Ireland for a decade.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
BSc Kinesiology
MSc Physiotherapy
Areas of expertise
PhysiotherapyWomen's healthPelvic health
Special interests
Obstetrics & gynaecological conditionsBladder incontinence - stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinencePelvic organ prolapse - bladder prolapse uterine prolapse and rectal prolapseDry and wet overactive bladderPerineal tears and oasisDiastasis rectus abdominisSymphysis pubis dysfunctionAntenatal and postnatal pelvic girdle painPregnancy related low back pain/sacroiliac joint dysfunction (sij)Colorectal conditionsFecal incontinence & flatus incontinenceChronic constipationPost banding and injection for haemorrhoids and anal fissuresAnismusProctalgia fugaxPuborectalis dyssynergia and sphincter weaknessPelvic pain conditionVaginismusPudendal neuralgiaCoccydyniaInterstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndromeDyspareuniaVulvodyniaSurgical conditionsPost-operative physiotherapy management ofHysterectomyPelvic floor repairsBowel surgeriesBreast surgeries including grade i & ii lymphoedema management and cording management
