Perimenopause & Menopause
Why Do Bladder Symptoms Change in Perimenopause and Menopause?
A BC physiotherapist explains why urgency, night-time trips and leaks can change around menopause, and when an assessment may be worth considering.
8 min
Insights
Evidence-informed writing on pelvic health, pregnancy and postpartum recovery, menopause, and staying strong through every stage, from the physiotherapists who visit you at home.
Exercise & Performance
Does Lifting Heavy Weights Affect Your Pelvic Floor?
What the research actually shows about heavy lifting, leaking and prolapse, where the evidence is thin, and what lifters can adjust if symptoms show up.
8 min
Pelvic Floor Health
Why Do You Leak Urine When You Laugh, Cough, or Exercise?
Leaking urine with a laugh, a sneeze or a run is common, and it is treatable. What is happening in your pelvic floor, and what the research says can help.
6 min
Postpartum Recovery
When Can You Start Running Again After Having a Baby?
What the evidence says about running after birth: why six-week clearance is not the whole story, what gets assessed, and the signs worth a pause.
8 min
Labour & Birth Preparation
Perineal Massage During Pregnancy: How to Prepare for Birth
How perineal massage may help before birth, how to do it comfortably, and how it can prepare your pelvic floor and nervous system for labour.
8 min
Pregnancy & Prenatal Health
Why Your Pelvis Might Hurt During Pregnancy, and What Can Help
A BC physiotherapist explains why pelvic girdle pain happens in pregnancy, what the evidence says about managing it, and when to seek assessment.
8 min
In-Home Physiotherapy
What Is a Kinesiologist?
What a kinesiologist does, who they work with, how kinesiology works in BC, and how kinesiologists team up with physiotherapists.
2 min
Pelvic Floor Health
What the Heck Is a Reverse Kegel?
A reverse kegel teaches your pelvic floor to relax. Learn the signs of a tense pelvic floor and a simple breathing exercise to practise letting go.
3 min
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