Kinesiology & Movement Therapy

Working with a kinesiologist can help train or retrain your pelvic floor muscles at any stage of life. It’s never too late (or too early!) to take a proactive approach to your pelvic health.

Our kinesiologists collaborate with your pelvic floor physiotherapist to integrate specialized exercises that can help with:

• Post-hysterectomy
• Perimenopause/menopause support
• Bladder sling surgery
• Constipation
• Bowel dysfunction including fecal incontinence and proctalgia fugax
• Bladder and Rectal Prolapse 
• Incontinence 
• Bladder urgency and frequency
• Overactive bladder (OAB)
• Pelvic pain 
• Dyspareunia
• Vaginismus
• Vulvodynia 
• Endometriosis
• Adenomyosis 
• Pelvic Health Education

We could all use a little more joy in our lives. If an injury has sidelined your favourite activities, you’re missing out on joy. Whether it’s gardening, enjoying long walks, or taking your dog out, our kinesiologists can help you rediscover the activities you love.

By using movement as a therapeutic tool, kinesiologists aid in rehabilitating various injuries, acute or chronic. While kinesiologists don’t diagnose or create treatment plans, they focus on implementing and managing the active treatment component to support your recovery.

At Bump, we believe kinesiologists are essential to your rehabilitation team, bridging the gap between treatment disciplines and restoring you to full function so you can get back to doing what you love. They ensure that exercises and movements are performed correctly, supporting an effective recovery and preventing future injuries. Some common injuries our kinesiologists can support include:

• Lower back pain
• Persistent neck pain
• Sprains & strains
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Tendinitis/tendinosis
• Rotator cuff injuries
• Knee pain
• Plantar Fasciitis
• ACL and Meniscus Tears
• Prevention of re-injury

Surgery can slow you down, but our goal is to help you get back to your daily activities and feel like yourself as quickly as possible.

Kinesiologists are experts in human movement and are skilled professionals in addressing muscular imbalances and functional deficits resulting from surgery. They are also highly qualified to help you prepare for your surgery by developing a prehab plan to get you stronger before surgery to improve your surgical outcomes.  

Surgical Prehabilitation

“Strong for Surgery” highlights the value of prehabilitation through exercise to boost your functional capability and ease recovery. In simpler terms, the fitter and more active you are before surgery, the better your chances of maintaining high function afterward.

Research also shows that an intentional pre-operative exercise program can reduce the length of hospital stay following your procedure (Hoogeboom et al., 2014).

Surgical Rehabilitation

With a deep understanding of the musculoskeletal system and the intricacies of surgical procedures, we create precise, evidence-based plans. These plans are tailored to your needs; they consider the type of surgery you have undergone, your overall health, and any pre-existing conditions that may impact your recovery. To maximize effectiveness, your active recovery program may include:

• Building strength (pre-hab)
• Rebuilding strength
• Regaining function
• Improving joint mobility
• Pain reduction

Experiencing a car crash can be overwhelming; more so if you’ve experienced an injury as a result. Some common injuries our kinesiologists can help with following a motor vehicle collision are:

• Neck/upper back pain
• Low back pain
• Concussions
• Headaches

Our kinesiologists help facilitate a smooth transition from rehabilitation to daily life. They address and target the root cause of your motor vehicle injury while progressively strengthening your body to minimize future vulnerabilities or re-injury. This helps you get back to performing everyday tasks with physical ease and reduces the chances of recurring or new injuries.

ICBC’s Enhanced Care means ICBC customers are pre-approved for 12 kinesiology treatments within 12 weeks of your crash, regardless of who was at fault.

View more of Bump’s ICBC supported treatments here.

As the saying goes, “your health is your greatest wealth.” The Government of Canada’s website states that incorporating daily physical activity into your routine can lower the risk of over 25 chronic illnesses.

For example, regular exercise helps regulate blood sugar levels for those with diabetes and supports heart health for individuals managing cardiovascular conditions.

Whether for prevention or improved management of existing conditions, integrating movement into your lifestyle acts as a powerful form of medicine. Our kinesiologists can work with clients experiencing:

• Osteoarthritis
• Fibromyalgia 
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Cancer
• High blood pressure

Think of it as ‘pre-hab’ for birth! Staying active is a fantastic way to ease pregnancy aches and prepare your body for the marathon of labour. 

Targeted pelvic floor muscle training reduces the risk of pelvic floor conditions in pregnancy and postpartum. Moreover, research shows that strength-based exercise during pregnancy can prevent postpartum complications and reduce the degree of diastasis recti (Jobanputtra & Patil, 2023). During your session, we may focus on:

• Building strength
• Cardiovascular conditioning
• Effective breathing techniques
• General movement for your upcoming birth
• Improving flexibility
• Muscle awareness and activation
• Pelvic floor muscle lengthening techniques
• Posture and balance

At Bump, your prenatal training program is designed with your comfort and limitations in mind. The active components may include:

• Pilates
• Yoga
• Strength training
• Flexibility and mobility training

You probably aren’t surprised to learn that your body changes significantly during each pregnancy and subsequent birth. Not only is an intentional post-birth recovery plan warranted, it is necessary.

However, many feel unsure about returning to exercise and movement after birth. This can lead to uncertainty and, sometimes, a loss of confidence.

Our kinesiologists’ approach to postpartum recovery is about more than just rehabilitating the pelvic floor. Our goal is to help you reconnect with your postpartum body and regain your confidence in movement. 

Additionally, it’s about preventing injuries by optimizing those sneaky everyday repetitive movements, like feeding your baby or picking them up from their crib. Our kinesiologists are specialized in understanding how our postpartum bodies function after birth and they have the insights and clinical tips and tricks to help you move and feel your best! 

We specialize in holistic, whole-body postpartum recovery, guiding you to feel strong and at home in your body again. And the bonus? You’ll (probably!) be able to carry that car seat without breaking a sweat!

Our kinesiologists can help with an array of postpartum concerns including:

• Incontinence (bladder, bowel, or gas)
• Pelvic organ prolapse (feelings of heaviness/ pressure or a bulge)
• Painful intercourse
• Tailbone pain
• Diastasis recti
• C-section rehabilitation
• Pelvic girdle pain
• Postpartum low back pain
• Core strengthening
• Upper back/neck and chest pain from feeding
• Return to running or exercise
• Functional movement
• Generalized strengthening and conditioning

Diastasis recti is a common pregnancy-related condition where the connective tissue between the abdominal muscles stretch, creating a gap in the abdominal wall. 100% of pregnant individuals will experience some degree of diastasis by the end of their pregnancy.

Research indicates that regular exercise before and during pregnancy can lower the risk of diastasis recti worsening and help maintain strength in the abdominal wall

Our kinesiologists can help ‘pre-hab’ your core prenatally & retrain your core postpartum through:

• Targeted movement
• Breathwork
• Pelvic floor muscle training
• Progressive core strengthening exercises
• Taping

While the physical benefits of kinesiology are well-known, its advantages extend beyond just physical health. Kinesiology also supports mental well-being by extension, through physical activity. Movement and physical activity have been shown to reduce stress, elevate mood, and improve cognition.

You deserve to feel your best every day. Our kinesiologists are here to help you achieve balance through:

• Age-related conditioning
• Mental health support*
• Personal training
• General strengthening/mobility/conditioning

*It’s important to note that while kinesiology isn’t a treatment for mental health, the feel-good hormones released during physical activity can still enhance your mood and overall well-being. If you are seeking mental health support, we strongly recommend counselling with a registered clinical counsellor.

Strength training becomes an important tool as we get older; particularly during menopause. Muscle mass naturally declines with age and the hormonal changes that occur during menopause but strength training helps maintain and build muscle mass. In addition, strength training also improves bone density, reducing the risk of osteoporosis.

Those with neurological conditions often face long-term sensory and motor challenges, worsened by disuse and inactivity. Exercise and movement can improve sensory and motor function allowing individuals with neurological conditions to live as independently as possible.  

Kinesiologists can complement neurological care provided by other practitioners by overseeing exercise and movement programs. They focus on rebuilding strength and function in affected muscles through targeted repetitive movements. Our kinesiologists have experience working with clients affected by:

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Concussions
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Post Stroke

Whether you’re a runner wanting to increase your speed or a ball player aiming for more batting power, our kinesiologists can help you reach your goals.

No matter your goal, the starting point is a functional movement screen performed by one of our kinesiologists. 

This assessment tool helps kinesiologists evaluate your muscle strength and cardiovascular conditioning. It also identifies any structural imbalances or functional deficits that could increase your risk of injury.

The insights gained from your functional movement screen are invaluable. It forms the blueprint of a customized, evidence-based exercise program that your kinesiologist creates specifically for you. This personalized approach allows our kinesiologists to support everyone, from professional athletes to weekend warriors, in achieving peak performance.

Kinesiologists can help you improve your athletic performance through:

• Personalized Training Programs
• Biomechanics Optimization through a Functional Movement Screen 
• Strength and Conditioning
• Flexibility and Mobility
• Speed and Agility
• Injury Prevention
• Recovery Strategies