Kate Phillips

Tier 4 Partner & Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
North Adelaide & Eastwood

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About Kate

Kate is the Clinical Director of myPhysioSA Pelvic Health and previously worked as the Head of Unit for Women’s Health Physiotherapy at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for over a decade.

Kate has a special interest in women’s and pelvic health physiotherapy and has completed postgraduate study in these fields at the University of Melbourne, alongside conducting research in these areas. Her current clinical practice focuses on the assessment and management of persistent pelvic pain, as well as paediatric and adolescent continence and pelvic pain conditions.

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Areas of Interest

  •  Paediatric pelvic health
  • Persistent pelvic and sexual pain conditions
  • Pelvic floor concerns including bladder and bowel conditions
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Pregnancy and postnatal care

Accomplishments

  • Master of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne (2014 – 2015)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Paediatric Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne (2015)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation, University of Melbourne (2014)
  • Nomination for Women’s and Children’s Health Network Excellence Awards for improving services for women with Persistent Pelvic Pain with the WCH Women’s Physiotherapy team (2023)
  • Invited speaker (paediatric continence), Continence Health Australia SA State Day (2025)
  • Invited speaker (persistent pelvic pain), Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Regional Symposium (2024)
  • Poster presentation (persistent pelvic pain) accepted for the World Congress of Endometriosis Conference (2020)
  • Poster presentation (Postnatal Digital Class Evaluation), Allied Health Research Forum (2019)
  • Podium presentation (advanced scope women’s health clinic), Continence Foundation of Australia Conference (2016)
  • Women’s and Children’s Hospital Friends Fellowship recipient (2015-2016)

 

Affiliations

  • Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health Group (SA committee member 2015 – 2022)
  • Member of the Continence Foundation of Australia and the Physiotherapy Special Interest Group
  • Member of Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
  • Member of Women’s Health Training Associates
  • Member of the Adelaide Pelvic Pain Network