Leona Ham graduated from the University of Alberta in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapy. Initially as a Certified Athletic Therapist, Leona began her career with a focus in Sports Physical Therapy. After experiencing her own pelvic health struggles, Leona realized her passion for women’s health. She has been seeing patients with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction since 2009. Leona was one of the original Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists in Okotoks prior to its growing “popularity” over the past number of years.
Leona has attended numerous conferences that focus on pelvic pain, pelvic medicine, and continence. She has spoken to various mom groups, doctor’s, the Primary Care Network nurses, female ministry groups in her community and has presented at the Alberta nurses neonatal education day. Leona does presentations on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Women’s Life Cycles at women’s conferences and other entrepreneurial events around Alberta. In addition to seeing patients one on one, she can also teach prenatal exercise classes and provide seminars to educate pregnant women on exercise, posture, movement mechanics, injury prevention and pelvic floor health during and after pregnancy. Leona also enjoys educating others. She consults to the University of Alberta Rehabilitation Medicine Satellite Campus Team in Calgary to help assistant teach in the Bridging Program. Leona has and continues to volunteer as an athletic therapist in a variety of sports and events in her community.
Over the past couple years, Leona has advanced her interest to encompass the perimenopause and menopause phase of a woman’s life. Leona has discovered how much the pelvic floor and the genitourinary structures it supports are impacted as this stage of its life. She has participated on a menopausal panel with local experts several times and spearheaded monthly interactive talks at ABHC. If you are reaching this stage (or in the middle of it), there are answers to your questions. Please reach out.
19 Elma Street West, Okotoks, AB, Canada