Any Subject Area Report Book Review Clinical Paper Congress/Conference Editorial Good Practice Statement Infographic Literature Review Notes and News Opinion Pilot/Feasibility Study Product Review Reflective Article Research Research Review Systematic Review Current Issue POGP Journal Issue 137 - Autumn 2025 Journal issue 137 - 07 October 2025 View articles Contents Pages: 3 POGP Charity Board of Trustees Pages: 4 Guest editorial Author(s): Kate Lough - Pages: 5–6 Exploring physiotherapy management for urinary incontinence in postpartum women: a scoping review Author(s): B. Poloni & S. Rowell - Pages: 7–23 Transperineal ultrasound imaging to investigate the mechanical influence of EVB Sport compression shorts on bladder neck height in healthy adult female volunteers: a feasibility study Author(s): G. M. Donnelly & S. D. Liddle - Pages: 24–37 Exploring the connection between the hip and pelvic floor in women with exercise-induced urinary incontinence: integrating clinical hypotheses with current evidence Author(s): L. Proulx, J. LaCross & C. L. Lewis - Pages: 38–53 Knowledge and prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in professional female footballers: a cross-sectional survey of a Barclays Women’s Championship team and their support staff Author(s): R. J. Burgess, N. Mkumbuzi, K. M. Hicks & P. Ansdell - Pages: 54–67 Association of the severity of urinary incontinence with bladder neck descent during the Valsalva manoeuvre in parous female runners: a nested case–control study Author(s): R. Dahan Cohen, L. Tene, M. Goldenberg & L. Kalichman - Pages: 68–78 Biodegradable patches for pain relief in localized provoked vestibulodynia: a pilot study Author(s): L. Tene, A. Y. Weintraub, M. Harris & L. Kalichman - Pages: 79–86 Optimizing the care pathway for urogynaecology patients with non-complex pelvic floor dysfunction through the development, introduction and evaluation of a first-line physiotherapy triage pathway Author(s): M. Wrixon - Pages: 87–97 School-based pelvic health education programme Author(s): M. Fell, C. Simmonds & F. Forsyth - Pages: 98–107 Mentorship programme for novice physiotherapists in pelvic health Author(s): F. Healy - Pages: 108–113 Research, service evaluation and audit: clarifying key differences for pelvic health physiotherapists Author(s): C. Addington, B. Kennaway & G. M. Donnelly - Pages: 114–118 Research reviews Author(s): Various - Pages: 119–122 Product review Author(s): G. McCabe & O. Talty - Pages: 123–127 Notes and news Author(s): Various - Pages: 128–131 Historical Issues POGP Journal 116 - Spring 2015 Journal issue 116 - 01 June 2015 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): A. Savage & Wendy Rarity - Pages: 3–4 Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: Empowerment – a gift bestowed or withheld Author(s): G. Fletcher - Pages: 5–14 How did we get here? The development of women’s health physiotherapy special interest groups in the UK Author(s): J. Haslam & J. Laycock - Pages: 15–24 Professionalism in practice Author(s): T. Cook - Pages: 25–33 Weight management during pregnancy Author(s): J. Bryant & C. Rigby - Pages: 34–35 Pelvic floor muscle training and its impact on neurogenic detrusor overactivity in incomplete spinal cord injury Author(s): N. Vásquez & M. D. Craggs - Pages: 36–37 iPhone apps as an adjunct to supervised physiotherapy for pelvic floor muscle training in women: a content analysis Author(s): A. Hui & L. Johnson - Pages: 38–50 Service redesign in women’s health physiotherapy Author(s): J. Falconer & H. Horsley - Pages: 51–57 Conference poster digest Author(s): S. Head et al. - Pages: 60–62 POGP Conference 2014 Author(s): K. Portas - Pages: 63–64 Jill Mantle, POGP vice-president Author(s): R. Hawkes & J. Mantle - Pages: 65–66 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 67 Book reviews Author(s): R. Tudor & K. Walsh - Pages: 68–73 Notes and news Author(s): A. Clarke et al. - Pages: 74–80 ACPWH Journal 115 - Autumn 2014 Journal issue 115 - 01 December 2014 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Guest editorial Author(s): D. McClurg - Pages: 3–4 Should all women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain be treated with exercise? Author(s): R. Bromley & P. Bagley - Pages: 5–13 Exercise for postnatal low back pain and pelvic pain Author(s): R. J. Bennett - Pages: 14–21 The role of pelvic floor muscle exercise in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction Author(s): A. Willans - Pages: 22–29 Fast Assessment, Start Treatment (FAST): a service model for conservative pelvic floor care Author(s): S. Sheppard & A. Henderson - Pages: 30–36 Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy: what’s in a name? Author(s): R. Hawkes - Pages: 37–38 Looking good: the new logo and rebranding Author(s): K. Lough - Pages: 39–40 Profile of the new president Author(s): K. Walsh - Pages: 41–42 Presidents and vice-presidents of POGP Author(s): R. Hawkes - Pages: 43–44 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 47–48 Book review Author(s): K. Walsh - Pages: 49–51 Product review Author(s): A. Leung - Pages: 56–57 Notes and news Author(s): R. Bromley et al. - Pages: 54–56 ACPWH Journal 114- Spring 2014 Journal issue 114 - 01 March 2014 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Guest editorial Author(s): R. Hawkes - Pages: 3–4 Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: The normalization of childbirth in modern maternity care Author(s): L. A. Page - Pages: 5–9 New perspectives from the Integrated Systems Model for treating women with pelvic girdle pain, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and/or diastasis rectus abdominis Author(s): D. G. Lee - Pages: 10–24 The role of manual therapy in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction Author(s): M. Whelan - Pages: 25–36 Diagnostic ultrasound for assessment of pelvic floor muscle contraction: frequently asked questions Author(s): S. McKiernan, P. Chiarelli & H. Warren-Forward - Pages: 37–43 What the physiotherapist needs to know about endometriosis Author(s): A. Oliver & C. Overton - Pages: 44–49 Osteoporosis: the patient’s perspective Author(s): C. Severgnini - Pages: 50–55 Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation increase pelvic floor muscle strength in women with urinary incontinence with an ineffective pelvic floor contraction? Author(s): C. A. Brown & R. Sharples - Pages: 56–62 Identifying the needs of obese women with urinary incontinence attending a specialist continence physiotherapy service Author(s): T. Cooper & L. Johnson - Pages: 63–71 Physiotherapy and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: a four-armed pilot randomized controlled trial Author(s): R. Tudor, C. Barfoot, I. D’Almeida, et al. - Pages: 72–73 Research review Author(s): G. Dorey - Pages: 74–75 ACPWH Annual Report 2013 Author(s): R. Hawkes - Pages: 76–80 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 83–84 Notes and news Author(s): D. McClurg et al. - Pages: 85–90 ACPWH Journal 113 - Autumn 2013 Journal issue 113 - 01 September 2013 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): Amanda Savage & Wendy Rarity - Pages: 3–4 The musculoskeletal contribution to the evolution of chronic lumbopelvic pain: 2. Sporting activities and chronic pelvic pain Author(s): R. C. Jones, W. Taylor & L. Chaitow - Pages: 5–29 Physiotherapy service provision and its effectiveness after obstetric anal sphincter injuries Author(s): F. Healy, E. Barry & S. O’Sullivan - Pages: 30–41 A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of aerobic training for patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy Author(s): N. Kulkarni, A. A. Mahajan & S. M. Khatri - Pages: 42–50 Intrapartum care for women with pelvic girdle pain: a midwifery perspective Author(s): E. Nightingale - Pages: 51–57 Reflective assessment and management of a 39-year-old female with stress urinary incontinence Author(s): V. Price - Pages: 58–66 ‘‘Do you have a problem with your bladder or pelvic floor?’’ Evaluation of self-referral to women’s health physiotherapy Author(s): T. Cook - Pages: 67 Focus on the ACPWH committees: the National Conference Organizing Committee Author(s): W. Rarity et al. - Pages: 68–70 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 73–74 Notes and news Author(s): J. Mantle et al. - Pages: 75–78 ACPWH Journal 112 - Spring 2013 Journal issue 112 - 01 March 2013 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Pages: 3–4 The musculoskeletal contribution to the evolution of chronic lumbopelvic pain: 1. The lumbar spine and pelvis Author(s): R. C. Jones, W. Taylor & L. Chaitow - Pages: 5–23 Going for gold at the male pelvic floor Olympics Author(s): G. Dorey - Pages: 24–29 Athletes at London 2012: too elite to leak? Author(s): K. Crotty - Pages: 30–35 Physiotherapy at the Hamlin Fistula Hospital, Addis Ababa Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 36–40 Myofascial trigger point assessment and treatment in patients with interstitial cystitis and painful bladder syndrome Author(s): N. Cherry née King - Pages: 41–44 Experiences of women living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and urinary incontinence: a qualitative study Author(s): E. Sheehan - Pages: 45–46 Focus on the ACPWH committees: the Education Subcommittee Author(s): W. Rarity et al. - Pages: 47–49 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 52–53 Book review Author(s): D. McClurg - Pages: 54–55 Notes and news Author(s): K. Radford et al. - Pages: 56–61 ACPWH Journal 111- Autumn 2012 Journal issue 111 - 01 December 2012 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): K. Vits & L. Boston - Pages: 3–4 Pelvic girdle pain: examination, treatment, and the development and implementation of the European guidelines Author(s): B. Stuge - Pages: 5–12 The elephant in the room: the impact of bowel dysfunction on people with multiple sclerosis Author(s): D. McClurg, K. Beattie , A. Lowe-Strong & S. Hagen - Pages: 13–21 Safe use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy Author(s): E. Crothers, Y. Coldron, T. Cook, T. Watson & W. Notcutt - Pages: 22–26 Focus on the ACPWH committees: the Journal Subcommittee Author(s): L. Boston et al. - Pages: 27–30 Update on the new ACPWH website Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 33–35 Website watch Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 36–38 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 39–40 Product reviews Author(s): G. Brook & K. Taylor - Pages: 41–44 Notes and news Author(s): R. Hawkes et al. - Pages: 45 ACPWH Journal 110 - Spring 2012 Journal issue 110 - 01 June 2012 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): K. Vits & L. Boston - Pages: 3–4 Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: Prolapse: the role of physiotherapy in its management and prevention Author(s): D. Stark - Pages: 5–16 Assessing muscle function of the male pelvic floor using real-time ultrasound Author(s): I. Nahon, G. Waddington, R. Adams & G. Dorey - Pages: 17–23 Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder syndrome Author(s): J. Sheppard - Pages: 24–26 Pelvic floor muscle activation during singing: a pilot study Author(s): N. Bedekar - Pages: 27–32 An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction Author(s): B. T. Haylen, D. de Ridder, R. M. Freeman - Pages: 33–57 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 58–59 Book review Author(s): E. Stowe - Pages: 60–61 Product review Author(s): B. Williams - Pages: 62–63 Notes and news Author(s): D. Sidney et al. - Pages: 64–67 ACPWH Journal 109 - Autumn 2011 Journal issue 109 - 01 December 2011 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): K. Vits & L. Boston - Pages: 3–4 Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises for the prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence in the antenatal and early postnatal period: a critical appraisal of the evidence Author(s): H. E. Cooper & T. Cook - Pages: 5–13 Efficacy of behavioural training in treating symptoms of urinary urgency and urge urinary incontinence Author(s): R. Bromley & T. Cook - Pages: 14–19 Why bother to prescribe in women’s health physiotherapy? Author(s): S. Gillard - Pages: 20 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy expectations of educational programmes in injection therapy for physiotherapists: supporting good governance in neurological and musculoskeletal injection therapy Author(s): P. White & S. Gosling - Pages: 21–29 Executive Committee response to Conference discussion groups Author(s): R. Hawkes - Pages: 30–33 Online medical dictionaries Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 36–38 New ACPWH website Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 39–40 E-mail and the Internet demystified Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 41–42 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 43 DVD review Author(s): J. Lee - Pages: 44–45 Notes and news Author(s): R. Hawkes et al. - Pages: 46–49 ACPWH Journal 108 - Spring 2011 Journal issue 108 - 01 June 2011 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): K. Vits & L. Boston - Pages: 3 Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: Why women’s health needs the WoW factor Author(s): F. E. Campbell - Pages: 4–11 Can pelvic floor muscle training prevent and treat pelvic organ prolapse? Author(s): K. Bø - Pages: 12 To do or not to do? Pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy and after childbirth Author(s): K. Bø - Pages: 13 Abdominal massage for the alleviation of constipation in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled feasibility study Author(s): D. McClurg, S. Hagen, S. Hawkins & A. Lowe-Strong - Pages: 14–15 Physiotherapy Urogynaecology Rehabilitation Pathway: the PURE pathway Author(s): C. Broad - Pages: 16–17 An audit into the management of women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain Author(s): C. Candelier, A. Bird & D. Woodcock - Pages: 18–19 Severe pelvic or back pain: does it affect obstetric outcome? Author(s): C. Jones, J. Tinsey & M. Cameron - Pages: 20 To mess with mesh? An update on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse Author(s): C. Ramage - Pages: 21 The overactive bladder: a matter that just can’t wait Author(s): A.-M. Davies - Pages: 22 Patients’ experience of living with faecal incontinence Author(s): M. Wilson - Pages: 23 Acupuncture and its use in the management of low back and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy Author(s): W. Langshaw - Pages: 24–34 ACPWH strategic plan 2010–2011 Author(s): Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women’s Health - Pages: 35–38 Conference reports Author(s): C. Jones & K. Lough - Pages: 39–42 Distinguished Service Award presentation Author(s): R. Thomas - Pages: 43–44 A guide to good practice for using health websites Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 45–46 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 47–48 Book reviews Author(s): N. Tudor-Williams & J. Newman - Pages: 49–50 Notes and news Author(s): T. Cook et al. - Pages: 51–52 ACPWH Journal 107 - Autumn 2010 Journal issue 107 - 01 December 2010 View articles Contents Pages: 1 Editorial Author(s): K. Vits & L. Boston - Pages: 3–4 Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: From research lab back to clinical practice Author(s): R. Lovegrove Jones - Pages: 5–12 Pelvic floor examination and assessment for urinary incontinence Author(s): C. Ross - Pages: 13–16 Assessment of a woman with stress urinary incontinence Author(s): L. Bayliss - Pages: 17–20 Pelvic Floor Examination and Assessment for Urinary Incontinence: ACPWH programme now endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Author(s): T. Cook - Pages: 21–22 Minutes of the ACPWH Executive Committee meeting Author(s): Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women’s Health - Pages: 23–28 International Organization of Physical Therapists in Women’s Health Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 29 Book reviews Author(s): G. Brook - Pages: 30–32 Notes and news Author(s): A. Yeboah et al. - Pages: 33–34 Author and subject indexes for the Journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women’s Health: 2000–2010 Author(s): K. Radford - Pages: 35–41 First1234Last JPOGP in The Press Carrying baby car seats could injure new mums, experts warn As featured in BBC News Do NOT carry heavy baby car seats, new mothers are told because their weight can cause serious injuries As featured in The Daily Mail It's not just women - MEN need to do pelvic floor exercises, too! As featured in The Daily Mail Latest Tweets Tweets by @JPOGP