Have a pain free pregnancy and prepare your body for birth and beyond with Registered Physiotherapist Lisa Flanders. In this 4 week series Lisa will introduce proper alignment and movement to take into consideration the changes that occur during pregnancy. As a physio who specializes in pelvic floor health you will learn techniques to ensure proper alignment in your everyday activities, learn about the function of the core pre/post baby, preparation for delivery of baby and have a more efficient recovery period.
Learn in detail:
1. Pelvic Floor connection through breathing
2. Piston breathing and pelvic floor activation
3. Hip and pelvis opening stretches and movements
4. Core control both static and dynamic through movement which will allow for Diastatis Recti Abdominal (DRA) recovery post birth
5. Post birth postural alignment
This class has a maximum of 6 students to ensure lots of 1:1 attention!
NOTE: This entire course fee can be covered by most extended health care plans if you have had an initial assessment with Lisa. You can book your initial assessment with Lisa by contacting her at the Ottawa Integrative Health Clinic.
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About the course facilitator, Sarah Trottier:
Sarah Trottier is a bilingual registered physiotherapist who completed her Bachelors of Health Sciences in 2012 and her Masters of Physiotherapy in 2015 both at the University of Ottawa. She grew up in North Bay, and was very active in the sporting community, which played a huge role in her becoming a physiotherapist. After years of living in Ottawa for school, she had fallen in love with the city and decided to continue her physiotherapy career in the nation’s Capital.
Through her work, Sarah realized early on in her career that she had an interest in pelvic health. She completed post graduate training in pelvic floor rehabilitation, which included courses to assess and treat many pelvic health conditions, such as bladder and bowel incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, painful intercourse, diastasis recti (or DRA), and many other related conditions.
Her strong commitment to continuing education has led her to take other courses focusing on the body as a whole. She has taken additional training that has focused on treating female athletes with pelvic dysfunction, courses on pain science, myofascial release, visceral manipulation, acupuncture, dry needling and concussion rehabilitation.
Sarah understands that pelvic floor issues may be a vulnerable topic, but she believes that her compassionate and positive approach can help clients feel empowered in a comfortable and safe environment.
Education:
BHSc Université d’Ottawa – 2012
MHSc PT Université d’Ottawa – 2015
