Maven Centre Clinicians

Annette is a physiotherapist who loves to help people achieve their best pelvic health. She first trained as a registered nurse in 1984 and loved being a nurse in Townsville, Melbourne, and the UK. Annette graduated from La Trobe University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 1994. She completed her post-graduate studies in Continence and Pelvic Rehabilitation at University of Melbourne in 1999/2000.

Annette has extensive practical experience in both hospital and community settings. She sees people with varied conditions affecting their pelvic health, intimacy and daily life. These include pain, incontinence, prolapse, urine issues (leakage, pain and voiding difficulty), and bowel issues (constipation, straining, sphincter issues, faecal incontinence or pain). She sees women during pregnancy and postnatally for mastitis, abdominal separation, pelvic floor muscle weakness, prolapse, carpal tunnel syndrome, and pelvic girdle and spinal pain.

Annette combines a variety of approaches to achieve your goals: manual therapy; education about your condition; behavioural techniques; exercises for strength and endurance; stretching; and functional benefits. She is adept with other techniques, such as: dry needling; taping; bracing; and teaching better techniques for passing urine and bowel motions. And most importantly: in showing you how to relax your abdominal and pelvic muscles as necessary.

Annette is committed to you in your journey to pelvic health and wellness.