Jacqueline Hawker, known as Jacky, is a Physiotherapist with advanced training in women’s, men’s and paediatric pelvic health, alongside musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She completed her BSc in Physiotherapy in South Africa before completing a Clinical Master’s in Pelvic Health and Continence at Curtin University in Australia. She also holds an internationally accredited Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy Diploma, giving her a strong foundation in both pelvic health and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Jacky has practiced internationally across South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia and the UAE. Since moving to Dubai, she has worked within multidisciplinary healthcare teams and most recently served as the clinical program lead for pelvic health physiotherapy at a major private hospital group. She has experience developing pelvic health services, establishing referral pathways with specialist consultants, implementing clinical guidelines and collaborating with and mentoring physiotherapists within the field.

Jacky provides specialist pelvic health physiotherapy for women, men and children. Her expertise range from bladder and bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain, endometriosis support and pelvic organ prolapse to pregnancy, postpartum recovery, sexual health rehabilitation and rehabilitation following gynaecological, urological, colorectal and abdominal surgery.

She also treats musculoskeletal conditions affecting the neck, thoracic spine, lower back, hips and pelvic girdle. Jacky incorporates Clinical Pilates, strength and conditioning, intentional exercise and progressive movement into individual rehabilitation programs to help patients return to the activities they value.

• Pelvic floor muscle assessment and rehabilitation
• Bladder function rehabilitation, including stress urinary incontinence, urgency, urge urinary incontinence, bladder pain syndrome/ cystitis, overactive bladder, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, genitourinary syndrome of lactation
• Bowel function rehabilitation, including faecal and flatus incontinence, faecal urgency, functional constipation, obstructive defecation syndrome, pain with defecation, anismus/ dyssynergic defecation, proctalgia fugax, anal spasm, pelvic floor muscle dyssynergia, sphincter weakness or overactivity
• Pelvic organ prolapse pressure management, including bladder, bowel, uterus management and exercise, pre and post surgery and pessary support (not fitting pessaries herself)
• Pelvic pain and complex pelvic floor dysfunction including, coccydynia, pudendal neuralgia, sciatica
• Endometriosis, PMOS and fertility -related pelvic health physiotherapy support
• Pain during sexual intercourse, including vaginismus, vulvodynia, dyspareunia/ genito pelvic pain penetration disorders
• Pregnancy and postpartum physiotherapy including birth preparation/ pain presentations/ rib pain/ breath work/ pelvic mobility/ perineal release/ post natal check up
• Diastasis recti rehabilitation
• C-section, episiotomy and post-surgical scar management as well as Visceral manipulation
• Men’s pelvic health, including post-prostatectomy rehabilitation, incontinence, pelvic pain, erectile dysfunction and bowel concerns
• Paediatric pelvic health, including bedwetting, urgency, constipation, withholding behaviours and bladder or bowel leakage
• Breastfeeding-related care for blocked ducts, engorgement and nipple concerns
• Pelvic and abdominal pain, including lower back, hip, sacral, coccyx and pubic symphysis pain
• Rehabilitation following gynaecological, urological, colorectal and abdominal surgery- hysterectomy, pelvic floor repairs, prolapse surgeries
• Onco-gynaecological rehabilitation
• Anorectal and colorectal rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal physiotherapy for neck, thoracic spine, lower back pelvis and hip conditions
• Clinical Pilates, intentional exercise and progressive rehabilitation

Where clinically appropriate, Jacky incorporates biofeedback, electrical muscle stimulation, real-time ultrasound imaging, therapeutic ultrasound, balloon retraining therapy, pessary support management, dry needling, fertility support dry needling, kinesiology taping and manual therapy into personalised rehabilitation programs.

Her additional training includes visceral manipulation, scar therapy, pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise, pelvic pain management, anorectal rehabilitation, paediatric and men’s pelvic health and complete decongestive therapy, including manual lymphatic drainage.

Alongside her clinical work, Jacky has contributed to the development of pelvic health physiotherapy services in Dubai through clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, therapist mentorship and professional education.

She has presented on the role of physiotherapy in anorectal conditions for the Emirates Colorectal Society and has contributed to professional education on birth preparation and obstetric pelvic floor rehabilitation.

Passionate about lifelong learning, Jacky continually pursues advanced professional development to ensure her patients receive care informed by the latest evidence and best clinical practice. She takes a compassionate, individualised and evidence-based approach to rehabilitation, combining clinical expertise, collaboration and patient education. She takes time to understand each patient’s symptoms, lifestyle and personal goals before developing a purposeful treatment plan that empowers them to better understand their bodies, restore function and confidence.

If you’d like an appointment with Jacky, please do get in touch.