Vaginal dilators are tools that can be used to achieve or restore flexibility of the vaginal tissues. However useful they may be, they can definitely be intimidating and it’s not always obvious how to use them properly and successfully. With this blog I hope to...
[caption id="attachment_3071" align="alignright" width="200"] Not everyone will benefit from doing kegels so the question is: should you kegel or not?[/caption] To Kegel or Not to Kegel? When it comes to the pelvic floor, there are a variety of different types of conditions and dysfunctions that...
The risk of having a vaginal tear during delivery is probably one of the top fears that a lot of women or birthing parents-to-be have in the last weeks of pregnancy. Although common, they are not always as scary as they sound and there are...
A lot of individuals are unfortunately familiar with the symptoms of a urinary tract infection or UTI. That’s why when we notice that we’re making more trips to the bathroom than usual and have a painful burning while peeing we think “Uh oh, a UTI!”...
This October, some of our practitioners from Proactive Pelvic Health Centre had the opportunity to attend the 2019 International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) conference, which was hosted right here in Toronto! IPPS raises awareness and promotes education about interdisciplinary approaches to treatment of chronic pelvic...
When you're pregnant, it can sometimes seem like everyone's got an opinion about what you should or shouldn't be doing. From magazines, to blog posts, to old wives tales...
We have all experienced that feeling of intense urge to urinate...
Pelvic organ prolapse is a common diagnosis in women, but unfortunately it's not something that the average person likely knows much about. A quick google search reveals a lot of (sometimes conflicting) information, and some scary looking pictures...
