It comes as a surprise to many that males have pelvic pain issues. These issues for females have received increased attention recently, but often men have struggled with their pain for months and even years before seeking attention from a pelvic health physiotherapist (1). Muscle, Nerve...
What is Constipation? Constipation is classified as having hard or lumpy stool that is difficult to pass. It is normal to have a bowel movement anywhere from three times per day to three times per week; as long as the stool is soft and comfortable to...
Guest Blog by: Janette Yee, AT, RMT As an athletic therapist, I find that there is a lot of inaccurate information on the web about diastasis rectus abdominus (DRA) recovery (or, 'how to fix split abs'). A common misconception is believing that performing abdominal exercises will...
We have all experienced that feeling of intense urge to urinate...
Chronic Pelvic Pain Workshop Do you have pelvic pain? Pain with intercourse? Pain that affects your quality of life? If so, consider joining our pelvic pain workshop, taking place at the clinic on May 4, 2019. During this three-hour workshop, we will discuss how chronic pain works...
Your gut is more than just the organs in your belly. It contains your microbiome, which is an assortment of bacteria, viruses and yeast that live and are native to your gut. The gut also houses the majority of your immune system, and this is...
The initial meeting with you and your child during a pelvic floor physiotherapy assessment can, at first, be intimidating and maybe even feel a bit scary for your child. At Proactive Pelvic Health Centre it is of utmost importance that your child feels safe and...
We live in a complex world. Technology has allowed for immense industry growth and a faster pace of living. All wonderful progressions forward, but how do these changes affect our lives and the way we manage, experience and recover from pain, ailments and disease? Our 'busy...
This workshop takes the world renowned 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction curriculum and infuses it with the ancient practices of Medical Qigong. Why would one add Medical Qigong to Mindfulness? Mindfulness helps us to BE with the present moment as it is without trying to change...
For many years we have overlooked the role of the muscles in the pelvis both for pain and co-ordination of movement between trunk and limbs. The musculoskeletal system is a delicate balancing act, allowing the forces from the weight and the motion of your arms...
