Anna Dec

My fascination with the human body and desire to understand how to improve health performance led me to pursue education in physiotherapy. 

Shortly after my graduation from university, I registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. I have successfully treated a variety of injuries including back and neck pain, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and foot pain as well as acute and chronic sport injuries.

I continued upgrading my qualifications by becoming a Pelvic Floor Therapist and discovered a keen interest in treating people with persistent pain.

As a healthcare practitioner I believe in a patient centered approach.  I encourage my patients to be actively involved in their rehabilitation process through goal setting, balancing muscle dysfunction and teaching self-management strategies for optimal recovery. 

In my practice I combine education and health coaching, manual therapy, soft tissue techniques, functional training, and individually tailored exercise programs to restore and maximize client function.

Outside of the clinic, you can meet me running after my 3 children, swimming, biking, and enjoying outdoor activities.

 Clinical specializations:

  • Rostered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario to perform pelvic internal examinations

  • Pelvic Health Level 1: The Physical Therapy Approach to Female and Male Urinary Incontinence

  • Pelvic Health Level 2: Female and Male Pelvic Pain

  • Pelvic Health Level 3: Biopsychosocial Reframed Clinical Skills for Treating Pain

  • Pelvic Health: Pregnancy, Pelvic Girdle Pain, and the Pelvic Floor

  • Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and the Implications for Low back and Pelvic Health

  • Exercise Reframed: Exercises for a Sensitive Nervous System

  • Caesarean Birth: The Role of Physiotherapy in Preparation & Recovery (Pelvic Health)

  • Endometriosis 101: Moving Toward Better Care

  • Facilitating Smoother Birth and Faster Recovery – Birth Healing Institute

  • Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Health

  • McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (Lumbar Spine)

  • The Mulligan approach to joint mobilization

  • Lumbo-Pelvic Certification Program

  • The Shoulder Complex specialization

  • The Hip Complex specialization

  • cervical care management

  • TMJ management

  • persistent pain management

  • Pain Truth Certified Provider

  • Diploma of Advanced Orthopeadic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy: Level 1 Challenge Exam - Orthopaedic Division of CPA