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Real-Time Ultrasound

Seeing how your body moves helps you learn how to move it better.

Many pelvic floor problems aren’t simply caused by weak muscles. They often involve muscles that activate at the wrong time, fail to relax, or don’t work well with the abdominal wall, diaphragm and deep stabilising muscles.

Real-Time Ultrasound lets you and your physiotherapist see these muscles working as they move, providing immediate visual feedback without needles, radiation or internal assessment in many situations.

Rather than relying on guesswork, real-time ultrasound helps guide assessment, improve exercise technique and support more effective rehabilitation.

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At a glance
Best suited forPelvic floor rehabilitation, bladder dysfunction, pelvic pain, core rehabilitation, ED, recovery after prostate surgery and improving exercise technique
Functions targetedMovement assessment, pelvic floor awareness, coordination, motor control, core function, exercise technique and progress monitoring
Session timeUsually incorporated into your assessment or treatment session
ClothingAccess to the lower abdomen may be required; privacy and draping maintained throughout
InvasiveNo
ComfortCompletely non-invasive and painless
DowntimeNone. You can resume normal activities immediately
Typical courseUsed whenever visual feedback or movement assessment is likely to improve rehabilitation
Body systems targeted

Each treatment plays a different role. Highlighted below are the systems this one focuses on.

Blood Flow
Tissue Health
Nerve Function
Pelvic FloorPrimary
Motor ControlPrimary
Why it might be recommended

Understanding how your muscles work is often the first step to improving them.

Real-Time Ultrasound lets both you and your physiotherapist observe muscle activity while you breathe, move, contract and relax.

For many people this makes rehabilitation much easier to understand because you can immediately see whether the muscles are working as intended. It also reveals movement patterns that can’t be judged by observation alone.

Our goal isn’t simply to prescribe exercises. It’s to help you understand exactly how your body is moving.

What it helps optimise

Assessment of muscle movement
Pelvic floor awareness
Deep abdominal activation
Muscle coordination
Motor control & exercise technique
Progress monitoring

Who may benefit

Bladder leakage, urgency or frequencyPelvic painPelvic floor weakness or overactivityEDRecovery after prostate surgeryDifficulty exercising correctly

Not everyone will benefit, which is why assessment always comes first.

What happens during treatment

A small ultrasound probe is gently placed on the skin over your lower abdomen using a water-based gel.

As you perform breathing, pelvic floor and movement tasks, the ultrasound displays your muscles moving in real time, and your physiotherapist explains what you’re seeing.

Because you can immediately see how your muscles respond, many people learn correct movement patterns and gain confidence more quickly. Real-time ultrasound is painless and non-invasive.

Nathan scanning a man’s lower abdomen and pointing to the muscle movement on the ultrasound screen
A transperineal scan recorded at CoreGood, showing the urethral closure mechanism as it works.

Our treatments don’t compete with each other. They complement each other.

This treatment is rarely the entire solution. Depending on your assessment, your personalised programme may also include:

Is it right for you?

Every recommendation begins with understanding.

You don’t need to know whether this is the right treatment for you. You simply need to know you’d like something to change. Together we’ll identify what’s holding you back and build a personalised pathway forward.

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