Jaspreet Dhillon
Physiotherapist — Pelvic Health & Women's Health
Speaks English · Punjabi
- Pelvic floor
- Women's health
- Prenatal & postnatal
- IMS / dry needling
After a C-section, "healed" and "recovered" aren't the same thing.
You were checked at six weeks, told everything looked fine, and sent on your way. And it probably did look fine. But your core doesn't feel like yours, the scar pulls or feels numb, and something about the way your body works changed and nobody explained it.
It might have been one baby or two. It might have been last year or eight years ago. None of that makes it too late, and none of it makes this too small to bring to us.
95–100% covered by extended health benefits
Does this sound familiar?
- Your core feels disconnected — you can't switch it on the way you used to
- The scar is numb, tight, or pulls when you stretch
- You leak when you cough, sneeze, run or lift your child
- You feel heaviness or pressure, especially late in the day
- Your back or hips have hurt since the birth
- You were told it was normal and you've lived with it ever since
Why it happens
A C-section is abdominal surgery. Several layers of tissue are cut and repaired, and the scar that forms binds down through those layers — which can change how your abdominal wall and pelvic floor communicate with each other.
Meanwhile your deep core spent nine months lengthening and your pelvic floor carried the load of a pregnancy regardless of how the baby was delivered. "Bouncing back" was never a real thing. Rebuilding is — and it responds to the right training remarkably well.
What we'd actually do
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A proper assessment
Your abdominal wall, scar, breathing, pelvic floor and how they work together — in a private room, with a female physiotherapist, at your pace.
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Scar and tissue work
Hands-on treatment for scar mobility and sensation, which is often the piece nobody has addressed.
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Rebuilding, in the right order
Reconnecting the deep core before loading it. Then progressive strength — often on the reformer — until you can lift, run and carry your children without thinking about it.
How long it takes
Most women notice meaningful change in six to eight sessions. Scar sensation and core connection often improve sooner than that.
Who you'd see
What patients say
I know Jaspreet and her knowledge on postpartum and women's health has been really obvious through our discussions. So eventually I decided that I needed to fix my issues so I went to see her.…
Frequently asked questions
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My baby is three — is it too late?
No. We regularly treat women years, and sometimes decades, after birth. Tissue responds to appropriate loading at any stage. "Too late" genuinely is not a thing here.
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Do I need a referral?
No. You can book pelvic health physiotherapy directly.
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Does the assessment have to be internal?
No. An internal examination is the most accurate way to assess pelvic floor function, but it is entirely your choice, requires your explicit consent, and can be stopped at any point. There is a great deal we can assess and treat without one.
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Can I bring my baby?
Yes. Bring them. It is not a problem, and we would much rather you came with a baby than didn't come at all.
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Is it covered?
Yes — it's physiotherapy, typically 95–100% covered. Pelvic health sessions are $145.
Let's get you started.
Pelvic health is one-to-one with our pelvic health physiotherapist, so appointments go further ahead than our other services. Book the first slot that works and call us if you need to be seen sooner — we keep time back for urgent cases.
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