Liz Murphy is a physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience. Her interest area is in Women’s Health, particularly treating women with problems associated with urinary urgency and leaking from the bladder, and pelvic floor problems. Liz believes in the importance of educating women pre and post-surgery to help them get the most from their surgical procedure while managing their activities of daily life and return to exercise.
As well as working with Dr Vivien Wong, Liz works in the public sector for NSW Health in the area of Women’s Heath. She has done extensive post graduate study in the area of Women’s Health and pelvic physiotherapy. For the past 12 years Liz has also worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University in the faculty of Health Science and Medicine where she is involved in the Doctor of Physiotherapy program. She enjoys educating students and new graduate physiotherapists.
She is a mother of two girls herself and enjoys exercise and staying active.
Liz has a Bachelor of Science degree (Human Movement) from the University of Wollongong (1997), Bachelor Applied Science (Physiotherapy) from the University of Sydney (2001) and a Graduate Certificate (Clinical Education) from Bond University (2011). She is a registered Physiotherapist with APHRA and a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy can help with:
- Pelvic floor problems such as weakness and /or tightness and pain in the pelvis
- Bladder leaking from coughing, sneezing, jumping, running or laughing
- Over active bladder with symptoms such as, needing to rush to the toilet with little or no warning
- Pre and post gynaecological surgery
- Chronic pelvic pain including sexual pain
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pelvic pain and back pain during pregnancy
- Post-natal management including returning to exercise
- Post-natal abdominal muscle problems including rectus diastasis (separation of the stomach muscles)
- Pelvic floor complications post child birth including tears during labour
- Pelvic floor retraining and exercise prescription