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1 in 3 women will experience pelvic floor problems in their life time. Leaks, pain, and pelvic organ prolapse are not problems you need to live with!
02/25/2026
A lot of people say, “I feel fine in the morning, but by the end of the day everything hurts.”
That pattern is actually really common.
Discomfort that shows up later in the day is often linked to fatigue, prolonged positions, stress, and the body compensating for hours at a time. It doesn’t always mean injury or damage. It often means your system has been working hard behind the scenes.
If you’re ready to take the next step, booking an appointment is a great place to start.
02/23/2026
This week.
This conversation.
This room.
The M Factor 2 screening + panel is happening this with hosts on Thursday, and it’s one we don’t want you to miss.
✔ Real conversations about perimenopause and menopause
✔ Education around the physical changes women experience in midlife
✔ A panel that includes Laura sharing a women’s health physiotherapy perspective
✔ A space to listen, learn, and feel less alone in this stage of life
Event details:
📅 Thursday, February 26th | 7–9 PM
📍 Pickering, ON
🎟 Tickets available via the link in our bio
If you’ve been meaning to learn more about what’s happening in your body, or you’ve thought “I wish someone talked about this sooner,” this is your sign.
Bring your people.
Bring your questions.
We’ll see you there.
02/21/2026
If you’re expecting this spring, March can be a really meaningful time to slow down and focus on preparation.
Our Peace & Power Prenatal Class is a two-evening series created for moms-to-be who want to feel informed, grounded, and more confident heading into birth.
This isn’t about memorizing a plan or doing everything “right.”
It’s about understanding what your body is doing, learning practical tools you can actually use, and feeling more prepared for what’s ahead.
Over two evenings, we’ll cover topics like:
+movement and positioning for labour
+breathing and comfort strategies
+what to expect as birth approaches
+and how to think about the early postpartum period.
The goal is to help you feel calmer, more connected to your body, and supported as you move into this next season.
Whether this is your first pregnancy or not, this class offers space to ask questions, learn in a supportive environment, and build confidence without overwhelm.
Peace & Power Prenatal Class
📅 Friday, March 13 and Friday, March 20, 2026
⏰ 6:45pm–8:45pm
💲 $200 + tax
Link in bio to sign up!
02/18/2026
Massage therapy is often seen as something you book once in a while.
A treat.
A reset.
But in women’s health, massage therapy often plays a much bigger role than relaxation alone.
These all influence how the body holds tension.
Over time, that tension can show up as persistent tightness, aches that don’t fully resolve, headaches, jaw tension, or a general sense of feeling uncomfortable in your body.
Massage therapy can help support circulation, reduce muscle guarding, and give the nervous system a chance to settle.
For many women, it becomes part of maintaining comfort and resilience rather than something reserved for when pain feels unbearable.
It’s not about pushing through or ignoring what your body is asking for.
And it’s not always about fixing something that’s “wrong.”
Sometimes care looks like supporting your body so it can keep up with the pace of real life.
So movement feels easier.
So tension doesn’t build quietly in the background.
So rest actually feels restorative.
That kind of support matters.
Swipe to meet our massage therapists at Women’s Health!
02/16/2026
The M Factor 2 screening with isn’t just about watching a film.
It’s about finally having space for conversations that most women were never invited into.
This night is for women who are:
Tired of Googling and guessing
Wanting real education instead of vague answers
Following the screening, Laura will join the panel to bring a women’s health physiotherapy lens to the conversation.
She’ll speak to how midlife changes can show up physically, what support can look like, and why so many women benefit from understanding their bodies differently during perimenopause and menopause.
Event details:
📅 Thursday, February 26th | 7–9 PM
📍 Pickering, ON
🎟 Tickets available via the link in our bio
You don’t need to have everything figured out to attend.
Just curiosity and a desire for better information.
This is a conversation worth being in.
02/13/2026
We’ll be at Connect Women: Building Tomorrow on March 5th in Ajax! Come visit our booth, say hello, and let’s connect. 200+ incredible professionals under one roof — we can’t wait to see you there! 🙌 Grab your ticket: https://app.glueup.com/event/connect-women-building-tomorrow-166375/
02/11/2026
When most people hear “pelvic floor physiotherapy,” they think of exercises.
Usually strengthening.
Often Kegels.
But the pelvic floor is far more complex than that.
It’s a group of muscles and connective tissues that supports the bladder, uterus, and bowels. It plays a role in posture, breathing, core stability, movement, bladder and bowel control, and sexual function. It’s involved in how your body manages pressure, load, and daily movement.
Because of that, pelvic floor care is rarely just about making muscles stronger.
Sometimes symptoms are linked to muscles that are already holding too much tension.
Sometimes it’s about coordination, not strength.
Sometimes breathing patterns, posture, or movement habits are contributing more than people realize.
A thoughtful pelvic floor assessment looks at how all of these pieces work together. How the muscles respond, how they relax, how they support movement, and how they integrate with the rest of the body.
There isn’t one “right” approach that works for everyone.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy is individualized care that focuses on understanding how your body functions, what it needs, and how to support it in a way that feels sustainable and respectful of where you are now.
02/09/2026
So many women come into our clinic saying the same thing:
“I didn’t expect my body to feel like this.”
That’s exactly why The M Factor 2 matters.
This film brings real visibility to perimenopause and menopause, not just as a hormonal shift, but as a full-body transition.
One that can impact pelvic health, core strength, movement confidence, pain levels, and how safe or familiar your body feels day to day.
Laura is honoured to be part of the panel discussion following the screening that is hosted by , offering a women’s health physiotherapy perspective on these changes.
She’ll be speaking to what’s happening physically during midlife, why so many symptoms feel unexpected, and how support like pelvic health physiotherapy fits into menopause care.
This event is about understanding your body better, asking questions you may not have had space to ask before, and realizing you’re not alone in this stage of life.
Join us:
📅 Thursday, February 26th | 7–9 PM
📍 Pickering, ON
🎟 Tickets available via the link in our bio
If you’re curious, confused, or simply want better education around midlife health, this screening and panel are for you.
02/06/2026
If you’re newly postpartum, settling into motherhood, or expecting soon, there are a few supportive spaces coming up designed to help you move, connect, and feel supported in this season of change.
Here’s what’s coming up:
🌿 Early Postpartum Core Strength & Conditioning
📅 Monday, February 23, 2026
🕥 10:30am • Whitby
A 6-week series focused on rebuilding core strength, restoring functional movement, and feeling more confident in everyday life after birth.
🤱 Mom & Baby Peer Support Group
📅 Tuesday, February 24, 2026
🕐 1:00pm • Whitby
A judgement-free space to connect with other moms and learn from guest speakers on topics like sleep, feeding, and postpartum wellness — all in a relaxed, supportive environment.
🧘♀️ Mom & Baby Yoga (6 weeks)
📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026
🕚 11:00am • Whitby
Gentle movement, breathing, and connection with your baby by your side. Designed to support both your body and your nervous system.
These aren’t just classes.
They’re spaces to move gently, connect with others, and feel supported through early motherhood.
You’re welcome here, exactly as you are.
Link in bio to sign up!
02/04/2026
Many women learn to assess their health by how much they can tolerate.
If you can keep moving.
If you can still exercise.
If you can manage your day without stopping.
Then your body must be working.
But this way of measuring health often rewards compensation.
It encourages pushing through discomfort.
It teaches women to adapt quietly instead of questioning what’s happening.
Over time, tension becomes familiar.
Restricted movement becomes normal.
Fatigue becomes something you schedule around.
Functioning becomes the goal, instead of feeling well.
True health isn’t just about getting through your day.
It’s about moving with confidence.
Feeling supported in your body.
And not needing constant workarounds to make things manageable.
You don’t need to be in crisis for care to matter.
And you don’t need to struggle to earn support.
02/02/2026
There are so many things women are taught to normalize.
Leaking a little when you laugh or exercise.
Tension that never really goes away.
Pain with movement or intimacy that you quietly work around.
A sense of feeling disconnected from your body, even though nothing is “technically wrong.”
These experiences are common, especially through pregnancy, postpartum, and midlife.
But common doesn’t mean they’re something you have to accept or live with indefinitely.
So often, women are told to wait.
Wait until it gets worse.
Wait until after birth.
Wait until it’s interfering enough to “count.”
Over time, those quiet symptoms become background noise.
Something you adjust to. Something you stop mentioning.
Support doesn’t have to start with a crisis or a diagnosis.
It can begin with curiosity, awareness, and being taken seriously.
You’re allowed to ask questions about your body.
You’re allowed to want comfort, confidence, and ease in how you move and live.
And you’re allowed to explore support that meets you where you are, without being told to push through.
If any part of this feels familiar, you’re not alone.
01/26/2026
The body keeps receipts.
For rushed recoveries.
For pain that was pushed through because life needed you functional.
For seasons where rest was not an option and support felt like a luxury.
It remembers stress that stayed quiet but constant.
It remembers movement patterns that changed to get you through.
It remembers when things shifted and never fully settled back.
Sometimes that shows up as pain.
Other times it shows up as stiffness, fatigue, tension, or a sense that movement feels less intuitive than it used to.
This is not your body failing you.
And it is not a sign that you did something wrong.
It is your body adapting to what it was asked to carry.
Adaptation is not always dramatic.
Often it is subtle, layered, and gradual.
Listening earlier is not overreacting.
It is how care becomes preventative instead of reactive.
It is how small changes stay small.
Your body is not keeping score.
It is asking to be heard.
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Contact The Practice
Send a message to Women's Health Physiotherapy Centre:
Women’s Health Physiotherapy Centre (WHPC), with two convenient locations in Ajax and Whitby, is Durham Region’s only physiotherapy centre dedicated to women’s health rehabilitation. Through young adulthood, pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, pre/post surgery, after cancer diagnosis/treatment. We teach women how their bodies work, how to overcome injury, how to recover and retrain, how to find their core and inner strength, what is normal and what are the things women should not have to accept as normal.
Some common issues are:
• Incontinence
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
• Prenatal
• Postpartum
• Pelvic Pain
• Cancer Rehabilitation
Our services include:
• Physiotherapy
• Prenatal and Postpartum Care
• Massage Therapy
• Mindfulness and Wellness
• Counselling and Psychotherapy
All are welcome. Please reach out, we’re here for you!
Women’s Health Physiotherapy Centre – Ajax
144 Old Kingston Road, Unit 5, Ajax
Tel: 905-239-1102
Fax: 647-946-9497
info@womenshealthphysio.ca
womenshealthphysiotherapy.ca
We are located on the north east corner of Old Kingston Road and Elizabeth Street, Pickering Village. Parking is located behind the building off of Elizabeth Street and in front of the building on Old Kingston Road.
Women’s Health Physiotherapy Centre – Whitby
209 Dundas Street East, Units 201 and 202, Whitby
Tel: 905-493-6209
Fax: 647-946-9497
info@womenshealthphysio.ca
womenshealthphysiotherapy.ca
We are located in the heart of downtown Whitby, three blocks east of the four corners on the south side of Dundas. We are situated on a major transit route with connections to Whitby Go Station. There is plenty of paid parking with direct access to highway 401.
