What's New at Physio Sport Med

​The team at Physio Sport Med has grown again.   Two amazing massage therapists have joined Michael on our team.    This means that we are happy to offer massage therapy 6 days a week for your convenience and care.

Liia is an experienced musician that brings a different perspective to her treatments.   She recognizes that musicians share many of the same injury concepts as elite athletes including overuse and repetitive strain injuries. Liia also adds cupping therapy and Gua sha therapy into her treatments.  Dedicated to education, she is adding to her skills but studying Acupuncture and Acupressure.
 
Carmen is a certified athletic therapist and registered massage therapist.   She has treated a variety of athletes, from recreational to professional to industrial. As part of medical teams, Carmen has attended many high performance events including Pan American Games, Deaflympics and Canada Games. She is passionate about working with all athletes and has worked extensively in hockey, volleyball and ultimate frisbee.  ​She uses Swedish massage techniques accompanied with trigger point therapy, fascial release and craniosacral techniques.

We know that getting rapid and expert care after a sports injury can be difficult and frustrating in today’s medical system.   That is why we are introducing out Acute Care Rapid Access Program.
 
If you have any musculoskeletal injury that has happened within the last 10 days, you qualify.  This means that any new injury (or re-injury) of a muscle, bone or joint will allow you to jump the waiting list for our physiotherapists and sports medicine specialist physicians as we know that immediate and high-quality care not only gets you stronger and better faster, but results in better healing and reduces the chance of future injury and arthritis.

We do not need a referral from your family doctor, and we do not need X-rays or Ultrasound.  Call the clinic directly, state that you have a new injury, and the process will get started.   Please note that at times your insurance will ask for a referral for physiotherapy or chiropractor services.   If you see our physicians, they can help with this.
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We look forward to working with you and keeping Oakville active and healthy.

Pelvic floor issue in men could be as a result of surgery, infection, traumatic events, being overweight, repeated heavy lifting and poor posture. Some of the most common symptoms include

• pelvic pain/tailbone pain
• low back/groin pain
• urinary urgency
• interrupted flow of urine
• constipation/diarrhea
• pain with bowel movement

Some of the common conditions men may experience include:

1. Chronic Prostatitis also known as Chronic Pelvic Pain syndrome
   Defined as inflammation of prostate gland for 3 months or longer due to a bacterial infection and associated with pelvic pain and urinary problems including urinary urgency/frequency , burning feeling during urination or urinary retention .
   
   
2. Prostatectomy - A surgery to remove part or the whole prostate which could be due to prostate Ca or enlarged prostate
   Urinary incontinence is commonly experienced after surgery due to increased tension in pelvic floor muscle or scar tissue present

How can Pelvic Physiotherapy Help

We can provide you with detailed pelvic floor examination, offer manual therapy to assess tone in pelvic floor muscles, mobilize scar tissue, teach you to either relax or strengthen your pelvic floor and strategies to manage your symptoms.

At Physio Sport Med Pelvic Health is one of our specialties.  Call for an appointment. 905 257-3456.