March 1, 2015
March Mindfulness Workshop
Our March Mindfulness Meditation workshop is now open for registration. Please see details below: ...
Proactive Pelvic Health
February 16, 2015
Diastasis Rectus Abdominus aka ‘Mummy Tummy’
If you are a mom or mom-to-be and are part of a moms group in your community, you may be familiar with diastasis rectus abdominus (DRA). If not, no worries, I am going to give you the inside story on this common condition. Diastasis rectus abdominus...
January 31, 2015
Mindfulness Workshop for Women’s Pelvic Health
There are a few spots left. See details below: Mindfulness Women Pelvic Health...
January 18, 2015
Douche or Don’t? 10 Tips for Vulvar Care You Didn’t Learn in Sex Ed. Class
As a young girl I don't ever recall being taught anything about vulvar care in sex ed. class. No wonder, many women coming into my practice have no idea what the vulva even is, much less how to properly care for it. So lets start...
September 29, 2014
My Coccydynia (aka tailbone pain) Experience
This past Saturday I had an unfortunate slip and fall on my staircase at home. This resulted in all of my body weight landing onto my tailbone with an audible ’crack’! I knew instantly it was not good. After immediately offloading my body weight and...
September 6, 2014
2014 Fall Mindfulness Meditation now Open for Registration
The leaves are already changing - a nice reminder of the changes that we too face in daily life. Wouldn't it be powerful to be able to move through life's transitions with AWARENESS? The 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course (developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn) is an...
September 3, 2014
Pelvic Pain Therapy Group for Women
This fall, Proactive Pelvic Health Centre is running an eight week group for women experiencing dyspareunia (pain with intercourse) due to pelvic floor dysfunction, vestibulodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vulvodynia, or interstitial cystitis. Participants will learn about the condition, pain management techniques, and coping strategies. The group will...
May 11, 2014
Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain
Last week, Netherlands physiotherapist Cecile Rost came to Toronto to teach her program for the treatment of pelvic girdle pain to a group of fellow physiotherapists. I was lucky enough to be part of this group. Here is a little snippet of what it was...
March 15, 2014
Pelvic Physiotherapy vs Pads, Prolapse and Pain
Did you know that in France, every woman is assessed and treated if necessary by a pelvic floor physiotherapist after giving birth? Did you know that one in three women experience urinary leakage? Did you know that 50% of women that deliver a baby vaginally...