Meet Physio -   Alex

Alexandra Lopes

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Clients: Women, Men,Transgender,Kids 

Pelvic Health Interests: Pregnancy, postnatal, bladder, bowel, prolapse, pelvic pain, intimacy pain, kids continence/bed wetting, coccyx pain, dry needling, pessary fitting, men's sexual health, Peyronie's disease, chronic prostatitis, prostate surgery rehab, rectal pain, transgender health , education

Alex’s passion is to improve pelvic health outcomes for every Australian man AMAB, woman AFAB, and child, and all genders and sexualities

Alex is a cisgendered woman. She is actively involved in national and international education for pelvic health education and awareness at a professional and public level. She leads her team in complex case management and educational development.


Alex case manages her team in complex case management and education development.  

About Alex

After experiencing her own pelvic health trauma in childbirth Alex was inspired to create changes to health care models within pelvic healthcare for all Australians. 


This was the beginning of a vision to set up local community services for the west of Melbourne where we cater for ALL genders and ALL pelvic health concerns. 


Personal experience also led to the creation of quality education at both a professional and community level to improve the standard of services for  Australians and community awareness around Pelvic Health.


Clinical Experience


Alex has 30 years of clinical experience in sports and pelvic health physiotherapy, group exercise programs.


She has worked in private practice and at The University of Melbourne in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. 


Alex has delivered education modules for:

  • The University of Melbourne
  • The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) 
  • Women's Health Training Associates(WHTA), 
  • Dr Melissa Davidson's Pelvic Health Training pessary course
  • Pelvic Health Melbourne - 7 national courses
  • Philippines Pelvic Health Training
  • Pelvic Health Australia - 7 online international Courses
  • Continence Health Australia (CHA)
  • Keynote speaker at Women's Health Fitness Summit


Education

  • Bachelor of Science (Physio), 
  • Post Grad Certificates in Pelvic Health and Exercise for Women
  • Pilates Trained
  • Advanced coursework in, muscle energy techniques, hip, lumbar spine coccyx, pubic symphysis, and Sacroiliac Joint.
  • Past Educator at the University of Melbourne in the undergraduate and postgraduate program
  • Past Group programs co-ordinator for Symmetry Physiotherapy
  • Past Educator for the Continence Foundation of Australia
  • Educator in the Pelvic Health Melbourne professional and public education program.                                                                                                  


Career Highlights

  • Director of Pelvic Health, Melbourne 10 years
  • Director of Symmetry Physiotherapy for 24 years
  • Director of Pelvic Health Australia
  • Past National Chair of the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s Women’s, Men’s, and Pelvic Health Group
  • Teaching in the undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programs at The University of Melbourne.
  • National tour of New Zealand offering our Pelvic Girdle Pain Uncovered course
  •  7 international online courses offered thought Pelvic Health Australia
  • 7 national courses now delivered through Pelvic Health Australia
  • Delivering new Pelvic Health Training in the Philippines (Manila)