Heather Tsarfati

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Heather Tsarfati is a pelvic health and orthopaedic physiotherapist with more than 20 years of clinical experience and the owner of All Things Pelvic. She is also the owner of Physio at Hand, a mobile physiotherapy practice providing in-home care throughout the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

Heather's clinical background is rooted in outpatient orthopaedics, where she spent many years assessing and treating a wide range of conditions including occupational and non-occupational injuries, motor vehicle accident (MVA) rehabilitation, and recreational and "weekend warrior" injuries. She has worked as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist within the Orthopaedic Assessment Centre for Hip and Knee Arthritis in the Waterloo Region, collaborating closely with orthopaedic surgeons to support evidence-based assessment, conservative management, and surgical triage.

Over time, Heather's practice has evolved to include a strong focus on pelvic health physiotherapy. She has completed comprehensive pelvic health training (Levels 1–3) and advanced education in pregnancy-related and pelvic girdle pain. Her orthopaedic foundation informs a whole-body, movement-based approach to pelvic health, recognizing the interplay between musculoskeletal loading, the nervous system, and persistent pain.

Heather has pursued extensive post-graduate education in manual therapy, acupuncture, pain science, and advanced clinical reasoning. She is registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario and is rostered with the College to perform internal pelvic examinations and acupuncture. She has also completed formal education in pessary care for physiotherapists and additional structured training in pessary fitting, follow-up, and management within pelvic health practice settings.

In 2025, Heather began serving as a Lab Assistant with Pelvic Health Solutions, supporting Level 1 pelvic health physiotherapy education. In this role, she assists with hands-on lab sessions for The Physical Therapy Approach to Anyone Experiencing Urinary Incontinence, helping support clinicians as they develop foundational pelvic health assessment and treatment skill.  

In the same year, Heather completed a year-long mentorship program, My Year of Mentoring: A Practical Pelvic Health Playbook, through Reframe Rehab, emphasizing the application of a biopsychosocial and trauma-informed approach to pelvic health care. This mentorship deepened her clinical work in areas including nervous system regulation, the use of outcome measures in pelvic pain, the RAMS framework (Relaxation, Activation, Mobility, Strength), endometriosis, bowel health, male pelvic health, virtual care, pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, and pain education for labour and delivery.

At All Things Pelvic, Heather is committed to providing thoughtful, individualized care that is grounded in evidence, informed by lived experience, and responsive to the complexity of pelvic health concerns across the lifespan.

Heather lives in Kitchener with her husband and three children. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors, walking, and staying active.

Post-Graduate Training & Continuing Education

Orthopaedic, Manual Therapy & Pain Science

  • Oct 2002 – Acute Cardiorespiratory Skills Update Course, Toronto General Hospital

  • Jan 2004 – Bobath: What Is Normal Movement?

  • Oct 2004 – Bobath: Assessment and Treatment of the Incomplete Spinal Cord Injured Patient

  • Summer 2006 – McKenzie Method, Part A (Lumbar Spine)

  • Fall 2006 – McKenzie Method, Part B (Cervical & Thoracic Spine)

  • Jan–Apr 2007 – Diploma of Advanced Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy, Level II (Upper)

  • Nov 2007 – Electrophysical Agents: A Practice Update, University of Toronto

  • May 2009 – Lyn Watson Shoulder Course, Parts I & II

  • May 2011 – Lyn Watson Shoulder Course, Part III

  • March 2015 – Pan American Games Sports Medicine Conference

  • June 2019Reconciling Biomechanics and Pain Science, Greg Lehman

Acupuncture

  • April 2012 – Certificate of Anatomical Acupuncture, Level AA1 (Foundations), AFCI

  • 2014 – Certificate of Anatomical Acupuncture, Level AA2

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy (Pelvic Health Solutions)

  • July 2020 – The Physical Therapy Approach to Female and Male Urinary Incontinence (Level 1)

  • Feb 2021 – The Role of Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Anyone Experiencing Pelvic Pain Through a Trauma-Informed Lens (Level 2)

  • Jan–Feb 2021 – Biopsychosocial Reframed (Level 3a)

  • Jan 2021 – Pregnancy, Pelvic Girdle Pain & the Pelvic Floor

  • March 2022 – Breastfeeding Conditions: Maternal and Infant Factors

  • Oct 2022 – Labour and Delivery: Maternal Support Through Comfort Measures and Pelvic Biomechanics

  • Nov 2024 – Pessary Care for Physiotherapists (LEC/Leché Component)

Pessary Training & Management

  • Completed additional structured training in pessary fitting, follow-up, and management, including hands-on clinical education and mentored learning within pelvic health practice settings.

Reframe Rehab

  • May 2022 – Reframe Yin Yoga: An Exercise Prescription for the Connective Tissue

  • Sept 2022 – Exercise Reframed: Exercises for a Sensitive Nervous System

  • 2025My Year of Mentoring: A Practical Pelvic Health Playbook (Year-long mentorship program)

    • Biopsychosocial and trauma-informed pelvic health care

    • Nervous system regulation and sensitization

    • Use of validated questionnaires in pelvic pain

    • RAMS framework (Relaxation, Activation, Mobility, Strength)

    • Endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain

    • Bowel health considerations

    • Male pelvic health

    • Virtual care delivery

    • Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain

    • Pain education for labour and delivery

Teaching & Professional Roles

  • 2025–PresentLab Assistant, Pelvic Health Solutions

  • Assists with hands-on laboratory sessions for Level 1 Pelvic Health Physiotherapy: The Physical Therapy Approach to Anyone Experiencing Urinary Incontinence