Setting up a physiotherapy-led pessary self-management service: learning from a successful pilot project and building a sustainable quality service

Author(s): C. A. Brown & R. Kearney - Pages: 41–45

Abstract

This article highlights the practical elements involved in setting up a physiotherapy-led pessary self-management service, and discusses how the project has evolved over time to ensure sustainability. Physiotherapists are becoming more interested in using pessary skills when treating patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and members of the profession are well placed to offer these individuals a pessary option alongside other conservative treatments. These extra skills can equip physiotherapists so that they can offer a seamless POP service.

Keywords: conservative treatment, pelvic organ prolapse, pessary, self-management.