Pelvic Health 101 - for anyone with a pelvic floor!

Are you someone who experiences bowel or bladder leakage? Do you have pain in the pelvic region or feel any pelvic heaviness or pressure? Maybe you are experiencing persistent low back or hip pain that has not been resolved by other treatments. Join our workshop, where Eramosa Physiotherapy Associates' Nicole Watson (Registered Physiotherapist) will guide you through understanding pelvic floor dysfunction and how the pelvic floor muscles and surrounding fascia could be the culprit for these problems. Discover if you can connect with these muscles through guided exercises and learn whether or not pelvic health physiotherapy assessment and treatment is right for you.

This workshop will focus specifically on:

•  Pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function
• Common pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and conditions
• What to expect in a pelvic physiotherapy appointment
•  Different treatment options
• Learning how to connect to your pelvic floor exercises and discover the most important muscle that drives pelvic floor function

Registration

Register through Qualtrics! Space is limited! You can submit questions when you register that will be answered during the talks.

About Your Facilitator

Nicole Waston (PT) is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (BSc,1993), University of Guelph (HBSc, 1994) and McMaster University (BHSc (PT), 1997).  Since graduating 27 years ago, Nicole expanded her orthopedic knowledge and skill set by completing the CPA Orthopedic Division Manual Therapy courses, Levels 1-5 and many other special interest courses.  She completed her Pelvic Health courses, Levels 1-3 and has been treating pelvic health patients over the last 25 years.  She has taken many courses related to incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, pregnancy, bowel dysfunction and low back/pelvic girdle pain.

Nicole has been the clinical leader for Eramosa Physiotherapy Associate’s Pelvic Health Program for over 13 years and is responsible for mentoring other EPA pelvic health physiotherapists, supervising physiotherapy residents and leading clinical rounds. In April 2024, Nicole received The Canadian Physiotherapy Mentorship Award for her dedication to her role and has recently joined Pelvic Health Solutions (teaching company) as a lab assistant

Questions? 

Email wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca 

About Eramosa Physiotherapy Associates

EPA was established in Guelph in May 1997. Our physiotherapy expertise and client service have evolved into our unique process: Your Path to Improved Health and focuses on the treatment of all joints, low back, neck, pelvic health and concussion management.

With our longstanding history, we are recognized by more than 500+ family physicians who entrust their referral for physiotherapy with EPA.  Our rapport with family physicians and surgeons and other healthcare providers allows us to collaborate about our client’s health concerns.

At EPA, we inspire, motivate and support our physiotherapists so that they can provide evidence-based treatments.  Our belief in physiotherapy excellence carries throughout our client services including: manual therapy, exercise prescription and patient education. Our clinical culture encourages all physiotherapists to complete advance training and certification in manual therapy, pelvic health, sports physiotherapy, acupuncture/IMS and/or concussion management.  As a client, you will experience physiotherapy services delivered by leaders in the industry.