Pelvic Health & Whole Body Physiotherapy
Evidence-based, accessible, confidential and compassionate physiotherapy for northern Ontario. Northern Pelvic Connection provides pelvic health and whole body physiotherapy for all persons by virtual, clinical and mobile appointments. Northern Pelvic Connection respectfully acknowledges that this service is delivered on the traditional territories of many Indigenous communities across Ontario.
About Us
Northern Pelvic Connection was founded in 2023 after Kelly moved to a remote area of northern Ontario and recognized a gap in physiotherapy care, particularly pelvic health services. Kelly is passionate about creating a sustainable way to meet the pelvic health and whole body physiotherapy needs of individuals across remote parts of northern Ontario and is proud to call Manitoulin Island home. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Toronto from the MScPT program, is in good standing with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario and has been practicing for 8 years in the areas of pelvic health and orthopedics.
Physiotherapy Services
Optimize Pregnancy & Prepare for Birth and Postpartum
Pelvic physiotherapy can start any time during pregnancy! Address aches, pains and leakage, prepare for birth mentally and physically, and learn how to help yourself for those early postpartum days.
Postpartum Pain & Rehab
Pelvic physiotherapy can help to reduce postpartum aches and pains, restore your core and pelvic floor strength, help you return to the activities you once loved to do and reduce the risk of pelvic health symptoms down the road.
Incontinence (Leaking Pee & Poo)
Leaking is common, but not normal and treatable! You do not have to suffer in silence – pelvic health physiotherapy is here to help.
Overactive Bladder (Urgency & Frequency)
Learn how to calm your bladder, improve its capacity and connect to your pelvic floor properly so that you can regain control!
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Treatment options include pressure management strategies, pelvic floor muscle exercises, pessaries or external support garments and constipation management and optimizing overall health via lifestyle modifications.. Most importantly, addressing fears regarding your prolapse may improve symptoms and help you to regain function!
Pelvic Pain
Are you experiencing abdominal pain, painful periods, pain with sex, genital pain, low back pain, tailbone pain or hip pain? There is hope! Pelvic physiotherapy addresses pain holistically from a biopsychosocial approach.
Pelvic Surgery Preparation & Rehabilitation
Do you have a scheduled surgery such as a prostatectomy, hysterectomy, cyst removal, hernia repair or vaginoplasty? Undergoing radiation therapy? Pelvic physiotherapy can be an integral part of your journey pre and post-operatively.
General Aches, Pains and Injuries
Head, neck, shoulder, elbow, hand, knee, low back, hip, ankle or foot pain? With extensive orthopedic training and clinical experience, Kelly is able to treat pain anywhere in the body.
Children
Yes, pelvic physiotherapy can help children too! Is your child experiencing bedwetting, daytime wetting, fecal staining in their underwear, constipation, holding patterns or dysfunctional voiding?
Men
Are you experiencing erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, urinary or fecal incontinence, pelvic pain or preparing for an upcoming surgery (e.g. prostatectomy)? No need to wait or tough it out – pelvic physiotherapy can help.
Get Help Virtually
Providing one-on-one, convenient, comfortable, evidence-based and personalized pelvic health and whole body physiotherapy anywhere in Ontario, Canada.
Why Choose Us
Northern Pelvic Connection provides pelvic health and whole body physiotherapy for underserved areas of northern Ontario. As the only pelvic health physiotherapist in the areas of Manitoulin Island, Espanola, Elliot Lake and Blind River, Kelly is passionate about filling this gap in the healthcare system. Kelly provides clinical services on Manitoulin Island and Elliot Lake, as well as mobile services on Manitoulin Island and Espanola. Virtual care is offered province-wide.
Northern Pelvic Connection strives to make pelvic health and whole body physiotherapy accessible to all persons in remote areas of northern Ontario by providing care through virtual appointments. No need to miss a day of work to travel to an appointment, worry about winter travel or finding childcare, stress about leaving your home after having a baby, question safety leaving the house if you have mobility issues, wear a mask, reschedule an appointment during cold and flu season or fear white-coat syndrome. Virtual care is also a great option for areas of northern Ontario where the next Physiotherapist is several kilometers away or there are long waitlists for care in your community.
Northern Pelvic Connection is here to provide evidence-based, accessible, confidential and compassionate one-to-one care and looks beyond the pelvis to treat you holistically. Kelly takes the time to understand your fears, frustrations, hopelessness, loneliness and overwhelm. There’s no such thing as TMI or “too much information”!
- As many as 3.3 million Canadians experience urinary incontinence.
- Approximately 50% of all child-bearing women have some form of prolapse.
- Chronic pelvic pain affects 24% of women worldwide.
- Approximately 6-27% of women suffer from chronic pelvic pain.
- The prevalence of pelvic health dysfunction is approximately half of the female athlete population, who are almost 3 times more likely to experience urinary incontinence than non-athlete females.
- 50% of Canadian men ages 40-88 will experience erectile dysfunction.
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FAQ
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Northern Pelvic Connection has physical clinic locations on Manitoulin Island and Elliot Lake. Kelly provides mobile/homecare services on Manitoulin Island and Espanola. Services are also delivered virtually through videoconferencing anywhere in Ontario, Canada.
Services are covered under physiotherapy if you have private health insurance. Double check with your provider to see if you require a doctor’s referral for coverage and the amount of coverage available as not all insurance plans are the same. Northern Pelvic Connection does not directly submit to insurance companies at this time. Receipts can be submitted to your insurance company for reimbursement of funds.
Yes, absolutely! Kelly has been practicing as an orthopedic and pelvic health physiotherapist since 2017.
Get The Help You Need
Say goodbye to planning your day around bathroom visits, frequently changing your underwear, packing extra clothes, excessive laundry, missing out on public outings, smelling like urine, leaking with exercise or coughing or laughing, endless purchasing of pads, worrying about whether your parts work and/or experiencing painful periods, intercourse or poops. Don’t wait to invest in your pelvic health physiotherapy journey today.
