Have you ever had a sore back, hip pain or pelvic girdle pain the day after you have been strength training, running or participating in an activity? But you feel like you have a great movement pattern and great technique. Have you experienced incontinence, prolapse or rectus diastasis that did not rehab fully post-partum? What you may not be activating or utilizing properly is your Inner Core!

Danielle shares on her recent health journey and the incredible adversity that she overcame. Being diagnosed with a brain tumor in May 2020, to surgery 8 days later, and an incredible healing journey all through a global pandemic, her courage, strength, and optimism is truly inspirational. ‘I think it would be easy to look back on the last year and say, “I never want to remember that year” or “that was the worst year ever”, but instead I choose to celebrate the positives, even amongst all the negatives. I now know more than ever that I am a strong, resilient and very grateful woman, wife, mother, sister, sister-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, aunt, cousin, friend, and therapist.’ Thank you for letting me share my story, Danielle Bararuk.

To all the mothers who have babies, are planning on having babies and who’s babies are grown up – we at HPW have something amazing in store for you. We have recently been working through a cohesive post-partum rehabilitation program for moms! We, as a team of healthcare professionals with a special interest in prenatal and perinatal care have always supported, encouraged and rehabilitated mothers navigating the 4th Trimester and beyond.

You might notice your activity levels double in the summer anywhere from walking/running, to more extreme sports like mountain biking or wakeboarding. Whichever summer activity you like to partake in, it can also mean new aches and pains for joints and muscles. Physiotherapist, Lindsey Tasker Cole provides you with some tips to keep your joints happy this summer.

Physiotherapist Lindsey Tasker Cole speak on the pressure of New Years resolutions and how to achieve success for the goals you set this year. “The most common resolutions are losing weight, getting into shape, eating healthy, or some combo of all three. And often we aim at making such extreme changes, that it is no wonder we fall short, feel disappointment and can end up even further from our goal”.

Danielle Bararuk, physiotherapist, shares how important it is to stay present and experience the miracle of Christmas and what is happening right before your eyes. Take a step back away from the hectic and sometimes overwhelming season. The holidays are the time to practice mindfulness more than ever!

Lindsey Tasker Cole describes her passion behind being a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist- “Helping men and women with their most intimate concerns and showing them new ways to manage or alleviate their symptoms, gives me the most joy.”