Pelvic Pain

Pain is a normal human experience. Living in pain for a long time, however, is not. Within the last decade, our
understanding of pain has grown and changed considerably. We now know that there are many contributing factors that affect people's experience of pain, prognosis, and ability to move forward. The tricky thing about "pelvic pain" is that, unlike other body parts, we don't look at it, touch it, show it to others, discuss it, or inspect it to reassure that all is well. This facilitates more fear, anxiety and questions like "will this get better"?

Persistent Pelvic Pain is defined as pain that you feel in your lower abdomen or pelvis lasting longer than 6 months. It is common and affects around 1 in 6 women. 25 million women are living with pelvic pain worldwide. 40% of all laparoscopies and 12% of all hysterectomies are due to persistent pelvic pain. On average it takes 8-10 years and 6.5 physician visits for women to receive a diagnosis and appropriate treatment for their pelvic pain.

Our team of pelvic health physiotherapists are trained to assess and effectively treat pelvic pain. Conditions that many of our clients seek treatment for include:

endometriosis
interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome
persistent low back pain
vaginismus
vulvodynia
vulvarvestibulitis
recurrent UTI's
dyspareunia
post C-section pain
osteitis pubis
sciatic pain

Our pelvic health physiotherapists all treat through a trauma-informed lens. It takes a wholistic perspective and hearing your story to identify the drivers to YOUR pain. We look forward to walking this journey alongside you.

If you have questions, feel free to reach out to us here.