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...
More than 103,000 cesarean sections (c-sections) were performed in Canada last year, making it the most common inpatient surgical procedure in Canadian hospitals. As c-section rates continue to rise, it is pertinent for pregnant women and health care providers to be educated on the implications...
Do you have pelvic pain? Pain with intercourse? Pain that affects your quality of life? If so, consider joining this pelvic pain skill-building and educational group running this January at PPHC. This 8-week program will cover topics such as understanding your pain better and learning about a...
The countdown is on: presents, decorating a tree, food, family, time off work, kids off school. Excitement for sure. But what's that lurking in the underside? Stress, dread. A feeling of missing out, maybe a sense of 'not doing it right'. Because let's be honest,...
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...
Between 8-13% of women live with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This is a complex condition involving reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. PCOS is considered a syndrome, because it doesn't always present the same among all individuals - there are multiple types. In fact, in order to be...
