Took too long but otherwise it was great. The courier you use does not deliver on the weekends so it adds a minimum of 2 days, possibly 4 because of that.
Clinic service
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
For the muscles nobody talks about — with someone who does.
Direct billing to most major insurers
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Pelvic health physiotherapy that meets you where you are
The pelvic floor is a set of muscles, joints and connective tissue that quietly runs bladder, bowel and sexual function and holds the core together. When it is weak, tight or uncoordinated, life gets harder in ways people rarely say out loud. Amy Yorke treats it the way she would any other part of the body: assess it properly, then fix what is fixable.
Education, movement retraining and exercise you can do at home. Nothing happens without your say-so, and internal assessment is never a requirement.
All genders welcome · Direct billing · Accessible clinic · Trauma-informed
What changes
What pelvic physio can do
Four things Amy treats most, and what changes.
Strength and coordination
Exercises and techniques for a pelvic floor that is weak, or strong but firing at the wrong time.
Pain
Pelvic pain, pain with intercourse and related discomfort, treated with gentle hands-on work and breath.
Pregnancy and postpartum
Support through pregnancy and recovery — leaking, diastasis recti, pressure, getting back to running.
Bladder and bowel
Practical strategies for leaking, urgency, constipation and the rest of it.
Care for all genders
Pelvic floors are not a women's-only issue, and the clinic does not treat them as one.
Women's Health
- Urinary incontinence
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pain with intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Pregnancy and postpartum care
- Menopause-related concerns
- Chronic pelvic pain conditions
Men's health
- Post-prostate surgery rehabilitation
- Pelvic pain
- Bladder control issues
- Erectile pain and dysfunction
- Sexual health concerns
Gender-diverse care
- Gender-affirming support
- Pre and post-surgery care
- Individualized treatment plans
- Safe and inclusive environment
- Trauma-informed care
Conditions Amy treats
Evidence-based care across the range of pelvic health.
Urinary incontinence
Proper assessment of what kind of leaking it is, then the exercises and habits that address it — which are not always Kegels.
Pelvic pain
Treatment for:
- Endometriosis
- Painful bladder syndrome
- Pudendal neuralgia
- Vulvodynia
- Chronic pelvic pain
After surgery
Rehabilitation following:
- Pelvic surgery recovery
- Cancer treatment rehabilitation
- Scar tissue management
- Function restoration
Pelvic organ prolapse
Managed with:
- Expert assessment
- Exercise prescription
- Lifestyle modifications
- Support strategies
How Amy works
1
Understand
It starts with a conversation and some explanation, then a thorough functional assessment that respects your comfort and privacy at every step.
2
Restore
Treatment is gentle and specific: manual therapy, breathwork and exercise, chosen for you.
3
Maintain
You get clear guidance and a home programme, and the confidence that comes from understanding what is going on.
The methods she uses:
Detailed assessment and examination
Personalized exercise programs
Manual therapy techniques
Education and self-management strategies
Integration with core and hip rehabilitation
Lifestyle modification guidance
Our Care Philosophy
A word about the awkwardness
Talking about pelvic health can feel exposing. Amy has heard it all, and the room is private, unhurried and judgement-free. You decide what happens and when. Most people say the hardest part was booking.
What patients say
"Amy helped me finally understand pelvic tension and taught me strategies that improved my daily comfort."
- A. D.
"As a male patient, I felt fully respected and informed - Amy created a safe, professional, and caring environment."
- T. R.
"Her knowledge and empathy made my postpartum recovery smoother than I ever expected."
- S. K.
Your Practitioner
Meet Amy Yorke
Amy Yorke is a trauma-informed physiotherapist with specialised training in pelvic health, a Master of Science in physiology and biophysics, and years teaching in a faculty of medicine. She is calm, precise and plain-spoken, and she treats every patient as the expert on their own body.
Master of Science in Physiology/Biophysics
Specialized in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
Trauma-informed care certification
Jan Elizabeth Leonard Prize recipient
Former instructor, Faculty of Medicine
Evidence-based, compassionate care
Good to know
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy is offered at our clinic in Bedford, Halifax — 486 Starboard Drive. Direct billing to most insurers.
Your practitioner for pelvic health physiotherapy
Next step
Ready to sort this out?
Book online any time through Jane — new patients welcome, all genders, direct billing available. If you would rather ask a question first, call the clinic and ask for Amy.
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