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Because you are a woman

Because you are a woman

Women and men are similar in many ways. Nevertheless, there are important biological differences between the sexes that have an impact on the development, spread and course of widespread diseases such as heart attacks, osteoporosis or rheumatic diseases. These crucial differences are still not taken into account enough when it comes to the prevention and treatment of diseases.

The "Women`s Health Practice by Katharina Gundermann" is committed to gender-appropriate health care. With more than 25 years of professional experience in the field of women`s health, after my own pregnancies and birth experiences and many physiotherapeutic and sports medicine further trainings, I offer you consultations and treatments on the most modern and scientifically sound level.

The Women's Health practice provides counselling and treatment for, among other things:

  • PMS
  • Pain, lack of strength due to endometriosis
  • Vulvodynia, dyspareunia
  • Sport in the menstrual cycle
  • Growing pains (e.g. Scheuermann's disease)
  • Hip dysplasia (girls affected 3x more often)
  • Osteoporosis
  • Depression
  • Breast cancer
  • Pregnancy complaints
  • Regression after pregnancy
  • Pelvic floor training with biofeedback, TENS and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)

Offer & Prices

Physiotherapy with prescription:
- Costs are borne by the basic insurance or accident insurance
- Medical prescription or accident report required

Self-payer:
- Physiotherapy (30min): 75.00 CHF
- Physiotherapy (60min): 150.00 CHF

- Personal Training (60min): 170.00 CHF
- Personal Training (subscription 10h): 1600.00 CHF

- Mom to be Check-Up (90min): 250.00 CHF
- Mom Check -Up (90min): 250.00 CHF
- Menopause Check-Up (90min): 250 CHF
- Pelvic floor check-up general (90min): 250 CHF
- Pelvic floor consultation incontinence / prolapse / irritable bladder (90min): 250.00 CHF

- Pessary follow-up (30min): 90 CHF
- Pessary consultation general (60min): 180 CHF
- Pessary consultation with fitting (90min): 250 CHF

- Online consultation via Zoom (30min): 75.00 CHF

Book now
Cancellations: Please note that agreed appointments must be canceled in writing by email or SMS at least 24h before. Late cancelled or missed appointments will be charged.

Because you are no longer
alone

Because you are no longer alone

Pregnancy and the birth of a child demand maximum performance from the female body.
Within a short time, the muscular and skeletal system carries significantly more body mass, the cardiovascular system pumps 1 litre more blood, the strong hormonal changes have a great influence on the digestive system and your psyche, among other things.

Naturally, your baby will be at the forefront of your mind around the clock. And yet it's an important time to look after your wellbeing too! Maybe your back hurts or you have trouble walking because your pelvis hurts. Neck tension with headaches are not uncommon during breastfeeding. Depending on the study, 30-50% of all first-time mothers suffer from stress incontinence (urine leakage when sneezing, jumping, etc.) and 30% of them suffer from a mixed form of stress and urge incontinence (urgent need to go to the toilet and not being able to hold urine). Some women suffer from swelling and gain a lot of weight. I also often see women with joint pain in the practice.

The Women's Health practice provides counselling and treatment for, among other things:

  • Mom to be Check-Up (detailed check-up for posture, trunk and pelvic muscles, pelvic floor, pelvic pain and much more) during pregnancy.
  • Mom Check-Up (detailed check-up for posture, rectus diastasis, trunk muscles, pelvic floor - see below for more info) after pregnancy
  • Back pain with and without radiation
  • Pain in the pelvic ring (pubic bone, hip joints, ISG)
  • Tension in the pelvic floor (painful sexual intercourse, problems with bowel movements or urination)
  • Stress incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed forms of incontinence
  • Neck tension with and without headache
  • significant weight gain
  • Swelling of the arms and legs
  • Ergonomics advice (breastfeeding posture, pram adjustment, changing
    bathing position)
  • Joint pain
  • Regression after birth
  • Rectus diastasis
  • Pain relief with TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)

Mom check-up

Who do I recommend the Mom Check-Up to?

More than half of all women experience weakness in their abdominal and pelvic floor muscles after the birth of a child. For example, they find it difficult to push the pram uphill, walk longer distances or carry the baby. The feeling of "breaking through", "not being able to hold between the legs" and "looking pregnant" not only puts a strain on them physically but also psychologically. Especially if there is also incontinence.

In up to one third of women, the gap in the anterior abdominal wall (rectus diastasis) does not close even 2 months after birth and there is a risk of back and pelvic pain and bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunctions.

All this is treatable and does not have to be accepted!

I recommend to mothers the Mom Check-Up after the gynecological "6 weeks follow-up". But we also treat any woman who gave birth years ago and still suffers from symptoms.

What can I expect at the Mom Check-Up?

The 90-minute session includes, among other things:

- Examination of the pelvic floor
- Examination of the core muscles (abdomen, back, diaphragm)

- Assessment of posture and joint mobility
- Screening for bladder, bowel or sexual dysfunctions

Afterwards you will receive, among other things:

- Rehabilitation or training plan taking into account your lifestyle and goals.
- Advice on ergonomic behaviour when breastfeeding, carrying, bathing, taking the baby out

Offer & Prices

Physiotherapy with prescription:
- Costs are borne by the basic insurance or accident insurance
- Medical prescription or accident report required

Self-payer:
- Physiotherapy (30min): 75.00 CHF
- Physiotherapy (60min): 150.00 CHF

- Personal Training (60min): 170.00 CHF
- Personal Training (subscription 10h): 1600.00 CHF

- Mom to be Check-Up (90min): 250.00 CHF
- Mom Check -Up (90min): 250.00 CHF
- Menopause Check-Up (90min): 250 CHF
- Pelvic floor check-up general (90min): 250 CHF
- Pelvic floor consultation incontinence / prolapse / irritable bladder (90min): 250.00 CHF

- Pessary follow-up (30min): 90 CHF
- Pessary consultation general (60min): 180 CHF
- Pessary consultation with fitting (90min): 250 CHF

- Online consultation via Zoom (30min): 75.00 CHF

Book now
Cancellations: Please note that agreed appointments must be canceled in writing by email or SMS at least 24h before. Late cancelled or missed appointments will be charged.
Katharina Gundemann - because you change

Because you change

Because you change

The "hot years". The "best years". The "golden years"...

Definitely years that mean big changes: Your oestrogen levels drop, which can not only cause hot flushes, mood swings and hair loss, but can also be associated with joint pain, osteoporosis, incontinence and a higher risk of heart attack.

Your muscle mass decreases, your fat stores fill up (especially on your stomach), your endurance decreases and your bone density decreases. At the same time, the kids are out of the house, your career is done and you have time to take care of yourself.

The Women's Health practice provides counselling and treatment for, among other things:

  • Pelvic floor consultation (examination, information and training plan - see below for further information)
  • Pelvic floor training with biofeedback, TENS and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)
  • Fibromyalgia (diffuse joint pain)
  • Cancer
  • depressive moods
  • incipient dementia
  • Weight gain
  • Cardiovascular diseases (vascular calcification with heart disease,
    Stroke)
  • Autoimmune diseases (e.g. Hashimoto's)
  • Osteoporosis (decalcification of the bones with risk of bone fracture)
  • Balance training as fall prevention
  • we offer strength training, mobilisation and relaxation, yoga and pilates

Pelvic floor consultation

To whom do I recommend the pelvic floor consultation?

Due to the specific anatomy of the female pelvis (3 openings for the urethra, vagina and anus), the extra strain caused by pregnancy and childbirth and the lack of oestrogen after the menopause, women are more often affected by urinary incontinence than men. In addition, many women suffer from their stressful everyday lives and find little time for themselves and to relax. This can also lead to painful tension in the pelvic floor.

A distinction is made between stress incontinence (pressure in the abdomen increases, e.g. when sneezing or jumping, sudden loss of urine without urge to urinate, tends to affect younger women), urge incontinence (sudden, unstoppable urge to urinate with loss of urine, irritable bladder, increases with age) and mixed incontinence (when symptoms of both forms of incontinence occur).

I recommend the pelvic floor consultation to all women who suffer from the above symptoms.

What can I expect at the pelvic floor consultation?

The 90-minute session includes, among other things:

  • Examination of the pelvic floor
  • Examination of the abdominal and respiratory muscles
  • Assessment of the posture and function of the thorax
  • Assessment of posture and joint mobility
  • Screening for bladder, bowel, or sexual dysfunction.

Afterwards you will receive, among other things:

- Rehabilitation or training plan taking into account your lifestyle and goals.
- Advice on ergonomic carrying, sitting and toilet behaviour
- Advice on sports behaviour

Offer & Prices

Physiotherapy with prescription:
- Costs are borne by the basic insurance or accident insurance
- Medical prescription or accident report required

Self-payer:
- Physiotherapy (30min): 75.00 CHF
- Physiotherapy (60min): 150.00 CHF

- Personal Training (60min): 170.00 CHF
- Personal Training (subscription 10h): 1600.00 CHF

- Mom to be Check-Up (90min): 250.00 CHF
- Mom Check -Up (90min): 250.00 CHF
- Menopause Check-Up (90min): 250 CHF
- Pelvic floor check-up general (90min): 250 CHF
- Pelvic floor consultation incontinence / prolapse / irritable bladder (90min): 250.00 CHF

- Pessary follow-up (30min): 90 CHF
- Pessary consultation general (60min): 180 CHF
- Pessary consultation with fitting (90min): 250 CHF

- Online consultation via Zoom (30min): 75.00 CHF

Book now
Cancellations: Please note that agreed appointments must be canceled in writing by email or SMS at least 24h before. Late cancelled or missed appointments will be charged.