Stratford is one of the best-connected places in London, and Woodford is a direct northbound run on the Central line — no changes, and travelling out of town rather than into it, which makes the journey considerably easier than the distance suggests.
Our clinic is at 154 High Road, Woodford Green IG8 9EF. For E15 residents it is a genuine alternative to the central London pelvic health clinics, without the central London journey or the assumption that specialist care only exists in zone 1.
Getting here from Stratford
By Central line: a direct northbound journey from Stratford to Woodford via Leyton, Leytonstone, Snaresbrook and South Woodford, then a short walk or bus along High Road. No changes.
By car: north via the A106 and A104, or using the A406 North Circular. Typically twenty minutes outside peak times.
Travelling northbound in the morning and southbound in the evening means going against the main commuter flow, which makes appointments around work more comfortable than they would be heading into the centre.
What we treat
Patients travel to the Woodford Green clinic from Stratford for the full range of pelvic health and musculoskeletal physiotherapy:
Bladder problems
Leaking with coughing, sneezing or exercise, urgency, frequency and night-time waking. See incontinence physiotherapy.
Pelvic organ prolapse
Heaviness, dragging or a bulge sensation. Physiotherapy is first-line treatment for mild to moderate prolapse. See prolapse physiotherapy.
Pregnancy and postnatal
Pelvic girdle pain, birth preparation, and postnatal recovery including abdominal separation and caesarean scars. See postnatal physiotherapy.
Bowel symptoms
Urgency, difficulty controlling wind, constipation and incomplete emptying. See bowel physiotherapy.
Pelvic pain
Persistent pelvic pain, painful sex and vaginismus. See chronic pelvic pain.
Menopause
New urgency, leaking, dryness and prolapse symptoms in midlife. See menopause physiotherapy.
Men's pelvic health
Continence after prostate surgery, male pelvic pain and bladder problems. See men's pelvic health.
Back and joint pain
Low back pain, sciatica, coccyx pain and post-operative rehabilitation. See back pain physiotherapy.
Returning to the gym and to training
Stratford has a dense concentration of gyms and sports facilities, and a common reason people from E15 come to the clinic is that pelvic symptoms have started interfering with training.
The usual pattern is leaking during running, skipping, box jumps or heavy lifting, or a sense of heaviness that builds through a session. The usual response is to quietly drop those movements, then drop the sessions.
Stopping is rarely the right answer. Deconditioning worsens pelvic floor function, and losing impact and resistance loading has real consequences for bone density, particularly around and after menopause.
The better approach is to establish what your pelvic floor currently tolerates, modify load temporarily, treat the underlying problem, and rebuild systematically — including specific return-to-running screening with objective load and impact testing. Symptoms during a test are information about which capacity is missing, not a verdict on what you will be able to do again.
Pregnancy and postnatal care
Stratford residents are typically served by Newham University Hospital or Whipps Cross for maternity care, both part of Barts Health.
Two things are worth knowing. In pregnancy, supervised pelvic floor training reduces the likelihood of urinary incontinence both in late pregnancy and after birth — one of the better-evidenced interventions available, and it costs nothing. The word doing the work is supervised: technique errors are common from written instruction alone.
After birth, the NHS six-week check is a brief screen and does not usually include any assessment of your pelvic floor or abdominal wall. Being cleared at six weeks means no obvious complication was found, not that recovery is complete. See pregnancy physiotherapy and postnatal physiotherapy.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to the clinic from Stratford?
A direct northbound journey on the Central line from Stratford to Woodford via Leyton, Leytonstone, Snaresbrook and South Woodford, with no changes, then a short walk or bus along High Road. By car it is around twenty minutes north via the A106 and A104 or the A406 outside peak times.
I leak during workouts. Do I need to stop training?
Usually not. Stopping causes deconditioning, which worsens pelvic floor function, and losing impact and resistance loading also affects bone density, particularly around menopause. The better approach is assessment to establish what your pelvic floor currently tolerates, temporary load modification, treatment of the underlying cause, and a graded rebuild — including objective return-to-running screening.
Should I do pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy?
Yes. Supervised pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy reduces the risk of urinary incontinence in late pregnancy and after birth, and it is one of the better-evidenced interventions available. The important part is having your technique checked, because a large proportion of women contract incorrectly from written instructions alone — some bearing down rather than lifting, which is the opposite of the exercise.
Is the journey from Stratford worth it when there are clinics in central London?
That is a fair question. The Central line runs direct to Woodford with no changes, and you travel out of town rather than into it, so the journey is often easier than the distance suggests. If travelling is genuinely impractical, online consultations cover a large share of pelvic health work, though not internal examination.
Clinically reviewed by Jency Sudha, Consultant Pelvic Health Physiotherapist & Biofeedback Specialist — last updated 26 July 2026
The information on this page is for general guidance and does not replace individual clinical assessment. If your symptoms are new, worsening, or accompanied by bleeding, fever or severe pain, contact your GP or NHS 111.
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