Bloom Physiotherapy

07/25/2025

Online booking is now available! Click the link below to book:

Bloom Physiotherapy is a specialized women’s health clinic that focuses primarily on pelvic health and cancer recovery. We provide patient-focused care that is founded in evidence-based medicine, with the goal of empowering women at all stages in their lives.

11/08/2022

🌸Virtual L&D Workshop🌸

We have had such success with workshops in the past, and my most commonly asked dm is WHEN ARE YOU HOSTING ONE AGAIN!?

You’ve asked for it, and it’s here. Here are the details:

WHEN: MONDAY JANUARY 16 7:30 pm. APPROX TWO HOURS

HOW: VIRTUAL LIVE WITH Q&A or RECORDED OPTION FOR VIEWING AT YOUR CONVENIENCE

SECURE YOUR SPOT: SEND ME A DM WITH FIRST AND LAST NAME AND EMAIL. You will receive payment information and only once workshop is paid for - your spot has been secured.

Let’s go!!!!!

07/22/2022

🌸Vaginal Dryness🌸

Vaginal dryness and atrophy can be a B****. I see this commonly in:

1. Postpartum women
2. Breastfeeding women
3. Peri menopausal or menopausal women
4. Women on certain medications like hormone altering therapy post cancer treatment

The most common complaints are:
1. Itchiness
2. Burning
3. Pain with s*x
4. Dryness
5. Inability to wear a tampon due to discomfort

There are many hormonal options out there including premarin and estrace cream or vagifem tablets (applied to the v***a with your fingers) - all of which should be discussed with your medical team to deem if they are appropriate for use in your case.

“BUT I WANT NON HORMONAL OPTIONS” is the response I am generally met with in clinic. In this case, I recommend vaginal moisturizers like:

1. gynatrof
2. hyaluronic acid suppositories
3. coconut oil

Did you experience vaginal dryness at any point in your life?! What helped and what didn’t!?

07/19/2022

🌸Do I have a hernia or diastasis recti?🌸

There is a difference ladies! A diastasis recti is a thinning and stretching of the centre line of tissue called the linea alba. An umbilical hernia would indicate that there is a physical break in that tissue and an organ is coming through.

Generally, these hernias are not bothersome (other than aesthetically) and many women can choose to have them repaired after they are finished having children.

An umbilical hernia is an emergency if the following symptoms are present:
1. Nausea and vomiting
2. Inability to pass a bowel movement
3. Discolouration around the lump (redness)
4. Fever

Any expert can assess for a hernia with simple palpation. Results are often confirmed with an abdominal ultrasound.

Did you have a hernia or diastasis recti in your pregnancy? Comment below on what you did and what helped!

07/13/2022

🌸Vitamin D and Pregnancy🌸

More and more birth providers are recommending vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy since the start of the pandemic.

Studies investigating the relationship between Covid 19 and vitamin D deficiency are lacking and remain unclear.

What do we know:

1. Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy can lead to preeclampsia
2. Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy can lead to rickets (a condition that affects bone development in children)
3. There are many ways to get vitamin D including through sunlight exposure and different food groups

Some of those food groups include: oily fish, liver, and egg yolks.

Did you take vitamin D in pregnancy? Comment below on the supplements you took when you were trying to conceive or actively pregnant! GO!

07/08/2022

🌸Bloom is Open🌸

Business as usual at Bloom today! Please come to your appointments as scheduled even if you don’t receive your email reminders.

Let’s hope this gets resolved soon!

06/10/2022

🌸Labor and Delivery Prep🌸

I’ve taken all of your suggestions to heart and Ive put together a quick and dirty, two hour session with EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LABOUR AND DELIVERY (and the early days postpartum of course).

Best part is that it’s virtual and can be taken from anywhere in the world!

If you are TTC, pregnant, or work in the perinatal space - you will not want to miss this.

Few spots remaining so email me at email in bio or DM to reserve your spot!

01/24/2021

🌸Constipation in Children🌸

Constipation in children is usually multifactorial and generally not related to a physiological cause. A lot of the time constipation in children, just like adults, is functional.

Children need the following supports to ensure proper evacuation of stool

✅foot support - and if possible knees above hips
✅ a toilet seat that supports them fully so that they do not feel like they are going to fall in
✅ Handle bars

Did you know that a painful bowel movement is one of the biggest risk factors for functional constipation in children? The Goal is always soft and painless stools.

What did you do when your child was constipated? What worked and what didn’t? Leave a comment below so that other moms can look to this post for inspiration!

01/15/2021

🌸Endometriosis🌸

Endometriosis is when the uterine lining grows outside the uterus. It can thicken and bleed just as it would inside the uterus when a woman is menstruating. 1/10 women have endometriosis.

The only way to confirm a diagnosis of endometriosis is by laparoscopic surgery and biopsy which is quite invasive.

Symptoms:

Pain with menstruation
Pain with in*******se
Digestive issues
Trouble getting pregnant

There is so much we can do in the pelvic PT realm to manage endometriosis symptoms. Check out this post for lifestyle modifications that can improve symptoms.

Please remember; surgery is not always the answer.

Do you have endometriosis!? What helped you to manage symptoms!?

01/13/2021

🌸Bloom Is Open🌸

As we enter a state of emergency, Bloom will remain open. Physiotherapy is considered an essential service, and as such, services will continue virtually and in person.

Bloom will continue to operate consistent with current guidelines for regulated health professionals.

Love to all during this difficult time 💕

01/09/2021

🌸Drink Up Ladies🌸

One of the single most important things you can do for optimal pelvic health is to drink more water. Yes, I’m even talking to you ladies who leak or experience urinary frequency and urgency.

Dehydration contributes to incontinence by making urine more concentrated which irritates the lining of the bladder. It also causes more compact and hard stools which ultimately leads to straining.

Straining and constipation can lead to increased tension in the pelvic floor and all the terrible things we don’t want: prolapse, hemmrhoids, low back pain etc.

If we can avoid additional irritation of the bladder in every day life that’s wonderful - but this is especially important during pregnancy when we already have so much pressure down on the pelvic organs and pelvic floor itself.

Moral of my story: stay hydrated ladies and gents! Your pelvic floor and bladder will thank you.

12/18/2020

🌸Mom Shaming🌸

It can begin before you even have the baby, and it’s awful.

What are some of the unsolicited opinions / mom shaming comments that have been said to you during pregnancy or in the postpartum period!?

COMMENT BELOW... this is going to be good....