Vancouver & British Columbia Physiotherapy Resources
Does physiotherapy work? Here you’ll find the best available scientific evidence that proves: physiotherapy does work! Staying current with this evidence is important to Becky and influences her practice. She will make every effort to keep this information as current as possible.
Incontinence:
• Pelvic floor muscle training helps reduce urinary incontinence in women
• Bladder retraining can help urinary incontinence
• Fecal Incontinence
Prolapse:
• Physiotherapy is part of a conservative management strategy for treating pelvic organ prolapse
Pregnancy:
• Physiotherapy to prevent and treat back and/or pelvic pain in pregnancy
• Pelvic floor exercises reduce urinary incontinence from 6 weeks to 3 months post-partum
Arthritis:
• Physiotherapy before and after joint replacement surgery can help your recovery
Related links. Finding medical information on the Internet can be overwhelming! Below is a list of websites relating to conditions that Becky treats.
Women’s Health
Canadian Women’s Health Network
Women’s Health Matters
HealthLink BC Women’s Health
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada Women’s Health Information
BC Perinatal Health Program
BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
ActNow BC Healthy Choices in Pregnancy
The Big Ow
Your Body after Baby (PDF)
Men's Health
Prostate Cancer Foundation of BC
Prostate Cancer Foundation of BC Support Groups
Incontinence
Canadian Continence Foundation
National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearing House (NKUDIC)
National Association for Continence
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes
International Pelvic Pain Society
National Vulvodynia Association
Wise-Anderson Protocol (previously the Stanford Protocol)
Interstitial Cystitis
Interstitial Cystitis Association
International Painful Bladder Foundation
Bowel Disorders
Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
General
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
Physiotherapy Association of BC
These Hands (from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association)
Arthritis
The Arthritis Society
Chronic Pain Management
Canadian Pain Society
International Asocation for the Study of Pain
Pain Mind & Movement Sub Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain
Canadian Academy of Pain Management