+ Rumi's Pelvic Floor Story

As a Calgary pelvic floor physiotherapist, I thought I had done everything I could to prepare for pregnancy, labour, and birth.

After the vaginal birth of my first child, I experienced severe tearing, loss of bowel control, back pain, and pelvic floor pain. It was difficult to move, sit, and even walk.

This was not how I imagined postpartum would feel.

Like many new parents, my focus was entirely on my baby. I was surviving each day while trying to push through my own recovery. Ten days postpartum, I started pelvic floor physiotherapy. Some symptoms improved, but the pain lingered.

As a natural “do-er,” I tried harder. I worked out more, booked more appointments, and did more for my pelvic floor — but I was not getting better.

Fifteen months later, my body finally forced me to listen. My pelvic pain increased, I experienced new health challenges, suffered a miscarriage, and had to take a medical leave from work. Mentally, I felt strong. Physically, my body was telling a different story.

I had crashed.

My healing began when I started looking at my health through a biopsychosocial framework. I learned more about pain neuroscience, worked with a psychologist, received support, cared for my nervous system, and began to understand how deeply physical health is connected to our emotions, relationships, stress, sexuality, spirituality, and lived experience.

With daily practices, support, and time, I healed.

I became more resilient. I went on to have two more successful vaginal births. And through that experience, I came to understand pelvic health in a way that was both clinical and deeply personal.

That story helped shape the foundation of Resilience Pelvic Health.

Because “just live with it” was never the answer.

At Resilience Pelvic Health, care is grounded in a biopsychosocial framework. We do not only look at where symptoms show up in the body. We also consider how emotional, mental, social, behavioural, and lifestyle factors may be contributing to what you are experiencing.

Pelvic floor physiotherapy works alongside your health care team to support your overall well-being.

You are not alone. There is help.

+ Education and Certifications

Rumi is committed to ongoing education and evidence-informed pelvic health care. Her training includes advanced study in pelvic floor physiotherapy, pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, oncology and pelvic health, paediatric pelvic floor concerns, pain science, trauma-informed care, cognitive behavioural strategies, manual therapy, acupuncture, vestibular physiotherapy, and nervous system-informed treatment.

• Bachelor of Kinesiology — University of Calgary, 2003
• Master of Science in Physiotherapy — University of Toronto, 2006
• Advanced Orthopaedic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy training
• Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute training
• Graston Technique training
• Vestibular Physiotherapy training
• Pelvic Health Solutions training in urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, pregnancy, pelvic girdle pain, pain science, oncology, and visceral urinary system care
• Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia
• Cognitive Behavioural Training Certification — Wilfrid Laurier University
• Paediatric incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction training
• Paediatric ano-rectal disorders training
• Julie Wiebe pelvic health, breath mechanics, female athlete, and core rehabilitation training
• Pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation training
• Oncology for Fitness Professionals
• Sleep and recovery education
• Core Confidence and pre/postnatal fitness specialist training
• Institute for Birth Healing postpartum, pregnancy, labour, and diastasis recti training
• Endometriosis and the pelvic floor training
• Trauma-informed care training
• Motivational interviewing for manual and exercise therapists