Family Wellness

Pelvic health doesn’t belong to one age group or one stage of life — it runs through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, childhood development, the active years in between, and the hormonal changes of menopause, and it affects men as well as women. At SOMOM, we built our High Park clinic around that idea: one coordinated team, working in one place, able to support a whole household through whatever pelvic health or developmental concerns come up along the way, rather than sending every family member somewhere different.

Why Coordinated Care Matters

Pelvic health issues rarely stay confined to a single life stage or a single family member. A parent recovering from childbirth may also be caring for a baby who needs a torticollis assessment. A person managing pelvic floor tension may have a partner dealing with his own pelvic pain or urinary symptoms. A family managing a child’s bedwetting may, a decade later, be navigating a parent’s perimenopause. When one team understands the full picture, and when scheduling, records, and communication are shared, care tends to be more coordinated than when each concern is treated in isolation by a different provider with no context for the rest.

Pelvic Health Across Every Stage

Our approach follows people through the stages where pelvic and musculoskeletal health tend to shift the most: fertility and preconception, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, baby and child development, and perimenopause and menopause. A parent might come to us first during pregnancy, continue through postpartum recovery, and later bring their child in for a developmental concern of their own — all without needing to start from scratch with a new provider each time.

• Fertility and preconception — preparing the pelvic floor, core, and hips ahead of pregnancy
• Pregnancy — supporting the body through the physical demands of each trimester
• Postpartum recovery — rebuilding strength and function after birth, at any point after delivery
• Baby and child development — from early motor milestones through school-age movement, and bladder or bowel concerns
• Perimenopause and menopause — addressing the pelvic and bladder changes that come with hormonal shifts

Alongside this, we see men for their own pelvic health concerns, including pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, and post-surgical recovery, using the same evidence-informed, physiotherapy-led approach. Pelvic health physiotherapy is not a service reserved for women or for people who have given birth; the pelvic floor is a muscular system everyone has, and it can be affected by injury, surgery, chronic straining, or simply years of unaddressed tension in anyone.

How Coordinated Care Actually Works

In practice, this means a therapist working with a postpartum parent can also see their child for a developmental concern without the family needing to explain their history twice. It means someone who came in during pregnancy can continue into postpartum care with a provider who already understands their history. It means a couple navigating fertility, pelvic pain, or family planning together can each be supported individually while still being understood as part of the same household. We keep clear, connected records and communication across every visit, so that care builds on itself over time rather than starting from zero at every appointment.

What This Looks Like Day to Day

A typical week at our clinic might include a prenatal assessment, a pediatric visit for a baby with a head-shape concern, a postpartum core and pelvic floor session, a men’s pelvic health appointment, and a perimenopausal patient managing bladder urgency — all supported by the same underlying philosophy: thorough assessment, individualized and evidence-informed treatment, clear communication, and care that works alongside, not instead of, your family doctor, OB, midwife, pediatrician, or specialist.

Getting Started as a Family

You don’t need to fit a specific mold to be seen here — we welcome individuals at every one of these stages, as well as families who want to bring more than one member in over time. If you are unsure where to begin, our team is glad to help figure out which stage of care fits your current concern. Learn more on our pelvic health page, or book an appointment for yourself or a family member.