Education is a core mission of ours here at Markham Pelvic Health. Learn more about the anatomy of the pelvic floor, the conditions that may result from pelvic floor dysfunction and how pelvic floor physiotherapy can help you.
Why Pushing Harder in January Can Backfire on Your Pelvic Health Pelvic Floor Symptoms During Exercise | Markham Pelvic Physio For as long as I can remember, I’ve made [...]
6 Tips for Better Bladder Health The holidays are full of joy, beautiful food, late nights, and let’s be honest… a little more stress than usual. With all of those [...]
3 Postpartum Symptoms to Watch For — and When to See a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist You’re in the thick of it — sleep is unpredictable, your body feels unfamiliar, and [...]
Kegel Exercises: 3 Mistakes Women Make and How to Fix Them Kegels are one of the most common pelvic floor exercises — yet they’re also one of the most misunderstood. [...]
Vaginismus. A Pelvic Physio's Guide to Treatment. During my 15 years as a pelvic floor physio, I've had the opportunity to work with so many women to overcome Vaginismus. This [...]
What is Chiropractic Care? Chiropractic care is tailored to each individual's unique needs. Chiropractors specialize in musculoskeletal health, this includes the human skeleton, muscles, ligaments, joints, and nerves. [...]
Stress Urinary Incontinence: Risk Factors, Causes and Solutions to Leakage. Last week, I was with one of my clients and she was telling me about her weekend [...]
What is Stress Urinary Incontinence? Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), sometimes known simply as stress incontinence is the leaking of a small amount of urine due to a sudden increase in abdominal [...]
Retraining Your Body's Nervous System to Overcome Chronic Pelvic Pain Our Body's Nervous System is Wired like a Home Security System. Our body’s nervous system includes the brain, spinal [...]
Prostatectomy Recovery: can pelvic floor physio improve my post-operative outcomes? Creating a plan for pre-operative preparation and Prostatectomy Recovery can help improve your outcomes for surgery. Prostate cancer is the 2nd [...]
What is Urge Urinary Incontinence? Also known as urge incontinence, it is when you have a sudden and very strong desire to urinate that you cannot delay. Imagine this: you [...]
Men and the Pelvic Floor. Yes, it's true. Both men and women have pelvic floor muscles. That’s correct, there are many males that also walk through our doors to see our [...]
So what is this pelvic floor and what does it do exactly? Located within the pelvis, the pelvic floor contains layers of muscles and tissue that support and surround the pelvic organs. For women this includes the bladder, bowel, and uterus. In men, it includes the bladder, bowel, and prostate gland.
