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15.
November
2017.
There is a serious women's health issue that could be avoided.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15th November 2017
Nikki Robinson
Holisticare
+44 1279 718331
nikki@holisticare.co.uk


There is a serious women's health issue that could be avoided.

 

Why aren't women being told about the alternative to debilitating surgery?


Myofascial Release is a relatively unknown, but scientifically proven alternative to this invasive vaginal mesh implant surgery that is commonly used to treat pelvic organ prolapse.


• One in three women will experience urinary incontinence in their life time; often linked to pelvic organ prolapse.
• In the UK, 15,000 women each year undergo vaginal mesh implant surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (a bulging of one or more of the pelvic organs into the vagina): 1 in 15 implants is removed due to problems. This corrective surgery has caused life-changing complications for thousands of woman.
• Myofascial Release is a gentle hands-on technique that finds and treats the cause of prolapses - the therapist works with your body to release the restrictions that put strain on the pelvic organs. 
• Women having this treatment have avoided surgery for their prolapses, as well as reducing their symptoms such as incontinence and pain.


Wendy (62) from Bath was advised to have vaginal mesh implant surgery to correct her prolapses. Following a two-week intensive course of Myofascial Release treatment, she no longer needed to wear a pessary (used to hold the prolapse in place) and her symptoms were resolving. She said,
"I have come away with a new pelvic floor/vagina! My body has changed and I am feeling in touch with it. My self-confidence will just grow and grow from this."


Myofascial Release was developed by American Physiotherapist John Barnes over 30 years ago. Specialist therapists assess and feel into your fascial system for the cause of symptoms such as pain, tension and inflammation. Your fascia is a continuous network of connective tissue that links each of the 37.2 trillion cells in your body. Throughout your life, this connective tissue tightens in response to physical and emotional trauma, putting strain on organs and tissue, and compressing nerve endings. The treatment works with your body to untangle these restrictions, taking pressure off nerve endings and allowing your body to heal.


Specialist Myofascial Release Physiotherapist Nikki Robinson says, "Too many women are living with the symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse or are having risky surgery because they do not know that there is an alternative. Surely the time has come to tell them that they can be helped and they don't have to suffer."

 

ABOUT HOLISTICARE
Nikki Robinson has been a Physiotherapist for 24 years and specialises in Myofascial Release in Women's Health. In 2006 she founded Holisticare - an award-winning, world class treatment centre on the Hertfordshire/Essex border. Women suffering from Pelvic Organ Prolapse and other Women's Health problems travel from all over the UK and beyond to have treatment from Nikki and her therapists.
www.holisticare.co.uk

-ENDS-


For further information contact:

Nikki Robinson 
+44 1279 718331
nikki@holisticare.co.uk

Notes to editors:
• The scandal of vaginal mesh implants has been extensively covered in the media, including in the Victoria Derbyshire Programme, Jeremy Vine Show, ITV, Sky News, The Guardian and the Daily Mail.
• The Government recently debated the use of mesh implants and NICE Guidelines are being reviewed.
• There are currently over 800 women in the UK who are suing either the NHS or the device manufacturers following complications of vaginal mesh implant surgery. 
• Myofascial Release is recommended as a treatment on
www.pelvicorganprolapsesupport.org 
• Myofascial Release treatment is also effective in treating post-operative symptoms of surgery to insert and remove vaginal mesh implants
• The therapists at Holisticare change the lives of people who think they can't be helped, in a safe, caring, relaxed and expert environment. 
• Patients from out of the area can take advantage of the Intensive Treatment Programme, receiving 15 hours of treatment/week over two or three weeks