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Nicole Randhawa, Registered Physiotherapist
MScPT, BSc(hons), DipACLM

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My name is Nicole Randhawa (she/her), and am grateful to work on the traditional and unceded ancestral territories of the lÉ™k̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples here in Victoria. I am a registered physiotherapist with the College of Physical Therapists of B.C., with a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology (hons) from the University of Victoria. 

Early in my career I became passionate about pelvic health, and since then I have been on a mission to improve awareness and education in this area. My personal experiences have added to my dedication to providing quality care, and an understanding of what it feels like to have to advocate for your health, be vulnerable with a provider, along with some of the trials and tribulations of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum.

Having completed extensive post-graduate education in pelvic health and working with hundreds of patients over the years, I believe it is important to build an effective client-provider relationship through trust, comfort, and communication, with an ultimate goal of creating an appropriate, evidence-based plan to address your needs.

My aim is to help you to move comfortably through this new phase of life, by providing support with:

  • Preparing for birth and rehabilitation postpartum - including topics such as: pushing strategies, positions, tearing, common pelvic floor postpartum concerns, what to do if you have a C-section, there’s lots to cover here! 

  • Pelvic floor and core health 

  • Support and education for exercise during pregnancy

  • Low back and pelvic girdle pain

  • Urinary and/or fecal incontinence

  • Constipation

  • Returning to exercise postpartum, including weightlifting and running

  • Pain with intercourse 

  • Vaginal heaviness/pressure 

  • Diastasis recti abdominis 

When I’m not supporting clients you’ll find me:

  • Chasing around my toddler

  • Eating - I love local restaurants, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and I’m a natural wine lover

  • Moving - going on walks with a podcast and my pup Winnie, lifting heavy things, or swimming

 

Hélène Descoteaux, Registered Acupuncturist

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My name is Hélène (she/her), and I’m a Registered Acupuncturist with a background in holistic nutrition and community health. Before entering clinical practice, I spent more than a decade working in the nonprofit sector on food security and cultural revitalization initiatives—experience that continues to shape my commitment to accessible, community-rooted care.

My treatments integrate acupuncture, bodywork, cupping, moxibustion, and food therapy, supported by additional training in pain science, perinatal care, and classical East Asian medicine.

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I support clients through the physical and emotional shifts of pregnancy, the final weeks of birth preparation, and postpartum recovery. Common concerns that acupuncture can help address include:

• nausea and digestive discomfort
• pelvic and low-back pain
• sleep changes and fatigue
• threatened miscarriage and recovery from miscarriage
• anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation
• swelling and hypertension
• gestational diabetes
• breech presentation
• preparing the body for labour (cervical ripening)
• postpartum healing and lactation support

My broader clinical focus includes mental-emotional, digestive, urogenital, and reproductive health. Across all stages, my goal is to offer individualized care that helps people feel at ease and more at home in their bodies.

 

I look forward to meeting you.

 

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