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How Does Pelvic Floor Therapy Work? What to Expect From Your First Visit
You've heard pelvic floor therapy can help with your symptoms. You've read that it's effective for incontinence, pelvic pain, or whatever issue you're dealing with. Your doctor might have even recommended it. But you're still sitting there wondering: what actually happens during pelvic floor therapy? This is completely normal. Pelvic floor therapy isn't like other types of physical therapy you might have experienced. There are no exercise machines or resistance bands in sight

Shift Physiotherapy & Wellness
Mar 69 min read


Why Would Someone Need Pelvic Floor Therapy? Common Signs and Conditions
Pelvic floor therapy isn't something most people think about until they need it. You might have heard the term in passing or noticed it offered at a physiotherapy clinic, but you probably didn't give it much thought. Then something changes. Maybe you're leaking urine when you laugh or sneeze. Maybe you're dealing with pelvic pain that won't go away. Maybe pregnancy has left you with symptoms you weren't expecting. Suddenly, you're wondering: "Could pelvic floor therapy help m

Shift Physiotherapy & Wellness
Feb 910 min read


Pessary Care: What to Know, How to Maintain It, and When to Get Help
If you've been fitted for a pessary, you might be feeling a mix of relief and uncertainty. Relief because you finally have a solution for your pelvic organ prolapse or stress incontinence. Uncertainty because you're holding this small device and wondering, "Now what?" You're not alone. Many people feel overwhelmed when they first start using a pessary. The good news? Caring for your pessary is simpler than you might think. With proper care, your pessary can provide comfortabl

Shift Physiotherapy & Wellness
Feb 18 min read


Take a Breath!
How the breath is connected to the nervous system, and different types of breath to try in order to aid mental affect.

Jade Fisher
Apr 14, 20233 min read


Leaking Urine? Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Might Be Right For You!
1 in 3 women will experience urinary incontinence at some point in their life. Learn more about how pelvic floor physiotherapy can help.

Kristen Redhead
Feb 21, 20235 min read


Pregnancy & Postpartum Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Pregnancy and postpartum pelvic floor physiotherapy is offered at our physiotherapy clinic in Edmonton. Learn more about preventative care.

Kristen Redhead
Oct 12, 20221 min read


May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month!
It is almost certain that someone in your life is suffering from pelvic pain (or dysfunction) and you are not aware! Or maybe you are...

Jade Fisher
May 24, 20223 min read


10 Healthy Pelvic Floor Habits for EVERYONE!
Do you need help with pelvic floor dysfunction? Yes? Great! No? Still great, take a read! Pelvic Floor (PF) Physiotherapy is a type of...

Jade Fisher
Feb 5, 20225 min read
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