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Digestive Pelvic Floor Centre

Locality: Burwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 8084 3831

Address: Suite 107, 3 Railway Parade 2134 Burwood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.dipelvic.com.au

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23.01.2022 Choose a physio for your bowel and bladder health

22.01.2022 Physiotherapist can look after your bladder and bowel health. Incontinence and constipation are the health issues that are being under recognised. Talk to a health professional about your concerns

16.01.2022 - Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Raising awareness of Australia's second deadliest cancer and funds for the leading commu...nity-funded charity dedicated to prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and the best care for everyone affected by bowel cancer. Bowel cancer claims the lives of 103 Australians every week (5,375 people a year) - but it's one of the most treatable types of cancer if found early. While the risk of bowel cancer increases significantly with age, the disease doesn't discriminate, affecting men and women, young and old. 300 Australians will be diagnosed with bowel cancer this week (15,604 people a year). For more information or to donate: https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bowel-cancer-awareness

15.01.2022 Cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia: 30-40% of cancer patients have malnutrition and sarcopenia Gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer patients are at higher risk Often under-recognised or under-treated... What is the cause? The presence of cancer and/or side effect from cancer surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy lead to the increased of consumption or poor absorption of nutrients. Self-restriction to diet due to the disease What is sarcopenia? The loss of lean muscle mass and strength due to cancer-related malnutrition, change of metabolism, inflammation in the body system. Sarcopenia can affect normal physical function and activities of daily living. The inactivity can then lead to cardiac and lungs problems, and high risk of falls in elderly. What is the treatment? Assessment for Cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia is essential. This can be done by accredited practising dietitian, accredited exercise physiologist, physiotherapist or medical professional. Adequate nutritional intake and exercise participation (aerobic and resistance) aim to improve lean muscle mass and function. Cancer patients who are at high risk can be referred by our GI surgeons to Prehabiliation Program at Concord Hospital. It is a program designed for cancer patients which is currently under investigation of the benefit on improving patients’ nutritional status and physical function prior to their surgery and chemoradiotherapy. New position statement from Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) - MDT approach for cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia https://www.cosa.org.au//cosa-position-statement-malnutrit

14.01.2022 It is our goal to deliver evidence based treatment to digestive pelvic floor and defaecatory disorders to our patients, via a multidisciplinary approach. Our pelvic floor physiotherapist, Carol Chan, will share her expertise to physiotherapy colleagues in the Australian Physiotherapy Association regarding the clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment strategies for all kinds of bowel dysfunction from a physiotherapist perspective. https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=7507