Hi! I’m Cara (she/her), a Registered Physiotherapist, Owner, and Clinical Director at Toronto Pessary Clinic. It’s truly an honor to walk alongside you in your journey to optimize your health, well-being, and function.

During my Master’s in Physical Therapy at the University of Saskatchewan in 2013, I developed a strong passion for pelvic health. The sensitive nature of this area, combined with the potential to significantly improve quality of life through physical therapy, led me to pursue extensive training in pelvic health, including pessary assessment and fitting. I have served as an Instructor and Teaching Assistant at Pelvic Health Solutions since 2016, where we train healthcare professionals in pelvic health. Additionally, in 2022, colleague Jenny Telfer-Crum and I developed and instruct a comprehensive pessary fitting course offered across North America.

After relocating to Toronto in 2016, I noticed a growing need for healthcare professionals skilled in pessary services. Patients often faced long wait times to see a trained specialist. This inspired me to open Toronto Pessary Clinic in 2018, to provide compassionate, knowledgeable, and accessible care for women seeking conservative management of pelvic conditions like prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

• Business Name : Toronto Pessary Clinic

2023
Technologies to Support Pelvic Health - Sinead Dufour - 2023

2021
Bowel and Bladder Treatment of the Client with Neurologic Dysfunction – Carina Siracusa – 2021
Pelvic Floor Therapy & Sex: What is Our Role? - Carina Siracusa - 2021

2018
Mobilization of Visceral Fascia: Urinary System – Ramona Horton – 2018
Oncology & the Pelvic Floor – 2018
Therapeutic Neuroscience Education I: Teaching People About Pain (TNE 1) – Adriaan Louw – 2018

2017
Cultural Competencies in Pelvic Health – 2017
Cultural Implications of Sex, Shame & Vulnerability – 2017
Pudendal Neuralgia & Complex Pelvic Pain Solutions – Tracy Sher – 2017
The Fascial Connection To Restore Movement – 2017

2016
Pelvic Neurodynamics – 2016
Relieving Sacro-Iliac And Pubic Pain During And After Pregnancy – Cecile Rost Course – 2016
Trauma & the Pelvic Floor – Lisa Aldworth – 2016

2015
Level 2: The Physiotherapy Approach to Female and Male Pelvic Pain – 2015
Level 3: Clinical Skills For Treating Pain – 2015
Pelvic Girdle Pain & The Pelvic Floor – 2015
Pregnancy & The Pelvic Floor – 2015

2013
Level 1: The Physiotherapy Approach to Female and Male Urinary Incontinence – 2013

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