What?! Physiotherapy can help with breastfeeding/chestfeeding issues? Yes! A physiotherapist with additional training in lactation can be a valuable team member to help you and your baby meet your feeding goals. Physiotherapists are experienced in the management of...
A kinesiologist is a regulated allied healthcare professional that treats and prevents injury, disease and improves health and wellness. Kinesiologists address physiological, neurological and mechanical systems of the body. Some services offered by a Kin can include:...
Prenatal yoga has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, support your changing body during pregnancy, improve connection to your pelvic floor and increase maternal comfort during labour and delivery. If you are pregnant and looking for a safe way to move your body...
Painful periods, medically known as dysmenorrhea, can begin immediately following ovulation (mid cycle) and can last until the end of menstruation (end of your bleed). An article by Pelvic Health Solutions stated that “Dysmenorrhea is the most common menstrual...
Dyspareunia is the term for persistent and/or recurring pain or discomfort before, during or after sexual intercourse. This pain is typically localized to the vagina or lower pelvis and occurs in the absence of other medical conditions. Clinical trials by the Meirs...
A tense pelvic floor can occur when the muscles of the pelvic floor have difficulty fully relaxing or letting go. The following signs and symptoms may indicate it is time to work on relaxing your pelvic floor! Constipation and pain when passing stools or having a...
Physical Therapy and Exercise Rehabilitation is important for both our physical and mental well being, but with the rise in COVID-19 numbers province wide, what is the safest way to continue your care?? Recent research on Telerehabilitation has studied patient...
Rib flare is a term that you may often hear in the postpartum rehab world, but what is it exactly? If you are newly postpartum you have likely experienced rib flaring as a result of your body’s natural instinct to push the ribs up and open to make room for baby. Rib...
Could your persistent low back pain be connected to your pelvic floor? Do you suffer from low back pain that does not seem to go away despite your efforts to find relief? According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), more than 31 million people suffer from...
Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough, sneeze, run or jump to having an urge to urinate that is so sudden and strong you don't get to the...