About Us
Caroline Allen P.T. – Registered Physiotherapist
Caroline Allen is a registered Physiotherapist who graduated from London, England in 1981. She moved to Canada in 1985 working primarily with orthopaedic and sports injury conditions.
In 2000 she returned to the U.K. to take post-graduate studies in Women’s Health and incontinence. While there she established and ran a clinic treating patients with incontinence and pain and treating women before and after gynaecological surgery. Returning to Canada in September 2003, Caroline established Pelvic Support Physiotherapy, focusing uniquely on incontinence and pelvic pain.
Caroline is married with two children and lives in the Ottawa area.
Member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (U.K.)
Member of the National Vulvodynia Association
Member of the Canadian Continence Foundation
Member of the International Pelvic Pain Society
Nancy Dowker P.T. – Registered Physiotherapist
Nancy Dowker graduated as a Physical Therapist from the University of Western Ontario in 1981. She worked at the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital in Toronto until moving to the Ottawa Valley in 1988. Nancy has taken many courses related to orthopaedics and arthritis, the most recent ones being related to osteoporosis, myofascial release and the management of pelvic floor dysfunction.
Nancy has worked as a Private Consultant for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FCSO) along with Automobile Insurers and the Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB). She is the owner of the Naismith Physiotherapy Clinic in Carleton Place.
Nancy is very pleased to be working at Pelvic Support Physiotherapy. She is passionate about the need to empower both women and men to regain control of their lives through education, physical treatment and ultimately self-management.
Member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association
Krista Cochrane P.T. – Registered Physiotherapist
Krista Cochrane was born and raised in Ottawa Ontario. She is a Registered Physiotherapist who graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2000.
Krista has been dedicated to improving the quality of life of those suffering from urinary incontinence and pelvic pain. She is determined to provide a voice of confidence and dignity to all her clients.
Krista has worked in the Ottawa area for over 11 years in both Orthopaedic and Women’s Health practices.
Krista is married and stays young raising her two young sons. She is an active community volunteer.
Dora Mesec P.T. – Registered Physiotherapist
Dora Mesec, a graduate of Physiotherapy from the University of Toronto has over 30 years experience. Dora has worked for most of her career in private practice orthopaedic and sports injury clinics both here in Ottawa and Vancouver.
She is a certified Manual Therapist having successfully completed extensive post graduate training and examinations. She was a Registered Instructor for the Orthopaedic Division of the CPA from 1989-1997, teaching post-graduate manual therapy courses.
In 2004, Dora obtained her certification as an IMS (Intra Muscular Stimulation) practioner, and has found this technique to be extremely valuable in the treatment of persistent muscular pain syndromes.
In recent years, her practice has focused on ( but not limited to) working with people with chronic pain conditions including pelvic pain, back, neck and shoulder pain, complex regional syndromes, whiplash disorders, neuropathies and fibromyalgia.
Dora is married with three children. She is an avid down hill and cross- country skier, cyclist and more recently canoeist.
She joined Pelvic Support Physiotherapy Clinic in 2007 and is very pleased to be working with such a dynamic team.
Susan Glass R.MT. – Registered Massage Therapist
Susan Glass has practiced massage therapy in Ottawa since 1974, after having graduated from the Centre for the Healing Arts in Toronto. She joined Pelvic Support Physiotherapy in 2007 and since then has taken additional training in massage therapy for the pelvis.
During more than 35 years in practice, Susan has worked in a variety of practice settings. For many years her practice focused on integrating massage therapy as an adjunct to psychotherapy. She has also had a strong interest in women’s health.
Susan has been a teacher of Human Relations and Legislation to massage therapy students and has offered workshops for the public in the use of massage for self-care and stress reduction.