08/27/2026
💜 LET’S TALK ABOUT PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY 💜
Pelvic floor physiotherapy is a service I find myself recommending to clients more and more. But unless you’ve needed it before, you might not know what it actually involves, who it’s for, or why your massage therapist might suggest it.
And no… pelvic floor physio isn’t just doing Kegels! 😉
💜 WHAT IS YOUR PELVIC FLOOR?
Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles and connective tissues that sit at the bottom of your pelvis. These muscles work together with your core, diaphragm, hips and low back and help with:
• Bladder and bowel control
• Core and pelvic stability
• Sexual function
• Supporting the pelvic organs
• Pregnancy and postpartum recovery
• Managing pressure throughout your abdomen and pelvis
Just like any other muscles, your pelvic floor can become weak, tight, painful, overactive or poorly coordinated.
💜 WHAT DOES PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY DO?
A pelvic health physiotherapist has additional training to assess the pelvic floor and how it works together with the rest of your body.
Treatment can include:
• Strengthening OR relaxing the pelvic floor
• Breathing and pressure-management techniques
• Core and hip strengthening
• Mobility exercises
• Manual therapy
• Scar tissue treatment
• Bladder and bowel education
• Treatment strategies for pelvic pain and muscle tension
• Home exercise programs
• Guidance for returning to exercise and everyday activities
An internal pelvic floor assessment may be recommended when appropriate, but it should always be discussed with you first and requires your consent. There are also external assessment and treatment options.
💜 WHO COULD BENEFIT?
Pelvic floor physiotherapy may be worth exploring if you’re dealing with:
🚽 Leaking when coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting or exercising
🚽 Urinary urgency or frequent urination
💩 Constipation or difficulty emptying your bowels
⚡ Pelvic, groin, ge***al or tailbone pain
❤️ Pain with in*******se or pe*******on
🤰 Pregnancy-related pelvic or low-back pain
👶 Postpartum recovery or concerns
⬇️ Pelvic pressure, heaviness or prolapse symptoms
🦴 Persistent hip, pelvic or low-back pain
💪 Core dysfunction
🩹 Recovery after certain pelvic, abdominal or prostate surgeries
🌸 Menopause/perimenopause-related pelvic concerns
And an important reminder:
Pelvic floor physiotherapy isn’t just for women and it isn’t just for people who have had babies.
💜 PLEASE DON’T ASSUME YOU JUST NEED MORE KEGELS!
A problematic pelvic floor isn’t necessarily a weak pelvic floor.
Sometimes these muscles are actually too tight or overactive and need help learning how to relax and coordinate properly.
Doing more strengthening isn’t always the answer. An assessment helps determine what your pelvic floor actually needs.
WHY WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS AS YOUR MASSAGE THERAPIST?
As an RMT, I can work with many of the surrounding areas that may contribute to your symptoms, including the low back, hips, glutes and abdomen.
But sometimes massage is only one piece of the puzzle. 🧩
If your symptoms suggest that the pelvic floor itself may be involved, a pelvic health physiotherapist has specialized training and assessment tools that go beyond what I can provide as an RMT.
Sometimes the best treatment isn’t another massage. It’s getting the right healthcare professional involved in your care.
📍 WHERE CAN YOU GO?
Unfortunately, pelvic floor physiotherapy isn’t readily available here in Flin Flon, so I wanted to share three pelvic health physiotherapists who have been recommended to me.
💜 WINNIPEG
Megan Ferrone, Physiotherapist
Spire Physiotherapy
103-115 Sage Creek Blvd
Winnipeg, MB
📞 431-317-3500
Megan focuses much of her practice on women’s and pelvic health, including prenatal and postpartum care, peri/menopause and pelvic floor physiotherapy.
🌐 spirephysiotherapy.com
💜 SASKATOON
Paula Anderson, Physiotherapist
Lifemark 8th Street
304-3907 8th Street East
Saskatoon, SK
Paula specializes in women’s and pelvic health, including pelvic pain, core dysfunction, prenatal/postpartum rehabilitation and pelvic floor dysfunction in both women and men.
🌐 lifemark.ca
💜 SASKATOON
Christine Epp, Physiotherapist
Women’s Health Clinical Specialist
Women’s Wellness Physiotherapy
#15 – 23rd Street East, 2nd Floor
Saskatoon, SK
📞 306-954-9939
Christine has focused her practice on pelvic health since 2002 and provides treatment for bladder and bowel concerns, incontinence, pelvic pain including endometriosis, prolapse, prenatal/postpartum care, tailbone pain, SI joint dysfunction and back, hip and pelvic concerns.
A referral is not required to book an assessment, although your insurance provider may require one for reimbursement.
🌐 wwphysiotherapy.com
💜 YOU DON’T HAVE TO JUST LIVE WITH IT.
Leaking, pelvic pressure, pain, discomfort or difficulty with bladder and bowel function may be common, but that doesn’t mean they should simply be accepted as a normal part of aging, pregnancy, having children or everyday life.
If you’ve talked to me about any of these concerns and I’ve suggested pelvic floor physio, this is why.
I’m always happy to help point you in the right direction. 💜
Forever Roam Massage Therapy
Sam Hemeon, RMT
