Proactive Pelvic Health Centre is an Integrative Health Clinic for Pelvic & Sexual Pain, Incontinence, Peripartum, Prolapse, PostSurgery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined April 2013
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Celebrate National Bladder Health Month with AUGS and @VoicesforPFD! Visit the website for a toolkit with relevant resources that you can use all month long to show your support and educate your patients! #BladdersMatter
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Ok twitter! We need 40 more Canadian people with a uterus to do our #EhlersDanlos survey! Please retweet and send this survey to anyone who can help!!!
#EDS #ChronicPain #pots #invisibleillness #hypermobility #zebrastrong #spoonielife #butyoudontlooksick
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There are at least 6,000 women with #EhlersDanlos syndrome in Canada. Little is known about their OB/GYN issues! We are surveying Canadian women with #EDS to find out what these issues are! Please help us reach our target of 400 responses (only at 185!) #zebrastrong #pots #zebra
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As physiotherapists turn to technology to deliver care and treatment that patients need during the #COVID19 outbreak, they should not be penalized by being excluded from government supports. Read more: physiotherapy.ca/canadian-em…
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@Canada @CanadianPM @JustinTrudeau Why are allied health professionals providing virtual care (and earning <30% of their income) made ineligible for the #CERB? Should we just drop our patients and increase ER visits? #COVID19Pandemic #COVID19 #coronavirus #CanadaCovid19
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If I am transitioning and taking testosterone, can I still get pregnant? If I'm a trans man do I still need to have pap smears? @DrFrecker answers trans and non-binary health–related questions in Part 2 of "Ask an Expert."
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I did a short series of videos on reproductive and sexual health for @dailyxtra. Here’s part one! Enjoy! #sexualhealth #lgbtqhealth
If I'm only having sex with women do I need to worry about STIs? What's up with period sex and STIs? I'm a trans woman on HRT — is having period-like symptoms normal? Dr Helena Frecker (@DrFrecker) answers your questions in part one of "Ask an Expert."
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Hello folks! I'll be facilitating an intimate circle (5 people max) on Feb 16th called ME DAY. We'll explore how to integrate mindfulness & the ancient self-care practices of medical qigong into our personal practices for healing, wellness and growth.
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#knowyourvulva
#Lichensclerosus
•The vulva is external.
•The vagina is internal
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PROSTATE SURGERY OUTCOMES can be improved......
Ultrasound imaging has verified what we have experienced clinically. A visit to a Physical Therapist prior to and then one after Prostate Surgery, can lessen the time of incontinence and erectile dysfunction.
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I think this is going to be really fun. I’ve taken the 8wk Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) curriculum & infused it with practises from Chinese Energetic Medicine. Now why would one do that? Well, mindfulness alone is not enough. We can’t just a… ift.tt/2Oyntq8
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If there's something the writing & publishing process has taught me it's that... ...WE ALL HAVE STORIES TO SHARE - STORIES OF STRUGGLE, SURVIVAL & RESILIENCY.
If you've been feeling called to write & share your own story you may find guidance from this … ift.tt/2HKDO6P
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Great review, along with some myth-busting. Dos and Don'ts in Pregnancy: Truths and Myths. journals.lww.com/greenjourna…
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I feel truly privileged to provide care to this community and am thankful for the knowledge I gain from every experience! #TransDayofVisibility #Genderdiversity #transhealth
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In my Ob/Gyn clinic (traditionally a very gendered space), creating a gender-inclusive environment is challenging but so important! Staff education, inclusive signage/forms, and an electronic system with preferred name/pronoun reminders are a start! #genderdiversity #transhealth xitter.cf/Berkhs/status/97689538…
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"Teaching patients more about #pain &alleviating many of the unknowns and fears associated with pain alters the threat, which in turn alters the pain experience" Read more: rehabpub.com/2017/11/meet-mi… #pelvicpain #pelvicpainaware #Physicaltherapy #chronicpain #painscience
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Diagnosing endometriosis is an invasive process. While researchers are working on blood tests that could make diagnosis easier, right now the only way to definitively diagnose endometriosis is through pathology -- samples taken during surgery that are then examined.
