Patient Education

Pelvic Physiotherapy

Pelvic Physiotherapy is provided by a Physiotherapist who is trained to perform an evaluation of the pelvic floor, establish and perform a treatment plan, progress the treatment plan to help with various pelvic floor issues including but not limited to Incontinence, prolapse, bowel problems, hip and groin pain, chronic lower back pain etc.

Pelvic Physiotherapist works with the patients of all ages to maintain pelvic floor muscle strength and tone by educating patients to exercise correctly, educates on bladder irritants that can cause bladder issues, postural and lower abdominal re-education. Physiotherapist can also use biofeedback and electrical muscle stimulation for the pelvic floor muscles if needed.

You can benefit from Pelvic Physiotherapy if:

You urinated more than 8 times per day

You have difficulty initiating your urine stream and/or experience burning with urination.

You experience very strong and/or uncontrollable urges to go to the bathroom.

You experience faecal or urine leakage (on the way to the bathroom, coughing/laughing/sneezing, exercising etc).

You have pain during or after a bowel movement.

You struggle with having regular bowel movements.

You ever experience painful intercourse.

You experience pelvic pain and/or pelvic pressure, i.e. vaginal, rectal, bladder, tailbone or pelvic girdle.

Tele-Rehab

Tele-Rehab or Virtual care is the delivery of professional physiotherapy services at a distance via Internet, Computer or tablet/phone. It includes all aspects of patient care including patient’s physical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, consultation, education.

Physiotherapist adheres to all existing practice requirements, including the scope of practice of the profession, the standards of professional practice, the code of ethics, as well as any provincial and federal laws that guide practice.

During a virtual session at Lifecare Physiotherapy, You connect with your physiotherapist via video call.

You will get an Email appointment reminder 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment time.

Click the button at the bottom of the email to begin and on the next page, you will see a quick reminder to use the right browser and a fast internet connection for the video call. We will need your consent before your video call begins. To provide it, click the “I Consent” button and your session will begin.

Note- For your security and privacy, Online Appointments at Lifecare Physiotherapy are not recorded or stored and all electronic audio and video communication is encrypted in transit. Your Physiotherapist does maintain a record of your session in the form of notes/charts.