Nicole is thrilled to be working as an Orthopaedic and Pelvic Health Registered Physiotherapist.
She has clinical interests in working with women in prenatal and postnatal care and both men and women experiencing pelvic pain conditions, urinary incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse. Her goal is to empower her clients and to make treatments accessible by considering all of the unique things that make each person she sees unique.
Dr. Nicole Guitar works as an orthopaedic and Pelvic Health Registered Physiotherapist. She graduated from Western University’s School of Physical Therapy with a PhD and Masters of Physical Therapy in 2021 and 2020, respectively. She also holds a Master’s of Science degree in Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience and an honours Bachelor degree in Psychology. She has additional post-graduate training in Technologies to Support Pelvic Health, Labour and Delivery, Caesarean Birth, Pelvic Girdle Pain, The Physical Therapy Approach to Male and Female Urinary Incontinence, The Physical Therapy Approach to Male and Female Pelvic Pain, Mens Pelvic Health and Recovery from Prostatectomy.
Nicole is also the National Physiotherapy Manager at UROSPOT where she sets a strategic direction and leads physiotherapists in cluster-wide initiatives to enhance clinical innovation and evidence-based practice. She also works as Research Scientist at Western University. Her research examines cognitive abilities in females living with chronic pelvic pain, the role of nurses in Ontario as members of interdisciplinary care teams that contribute to rehabilitation, and the use of physical exercise to prevent and/or delay cognitive decline in older adults. Nicole is currently a co-investigator on a $1.5 million grant from the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN), and a $25,000 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) tri-council grant. Her published work includes 16 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals with a total of 167 citations and an h-index of six. Nicole is also a partial load faculty member at Fanshawe College in the Health Care Administration Management program where she has taught Quantitative Research Methodology courses for the last four years.
