Rocky Manual Therapy For Women
Empowering Women's Health
Andrea Engi BA, RMT
Welcome to Rocky Manual Therapy for Women! I’m Andrea. I’ve been an RMT for over 15 years working almost exclusively with women. My own journey through pregnancies and motherhood have led me to specialize in visceral manipulation, abdominal therapy and women’s pelvic health.
My background in athletics influences my work by placing a great importance on movement. Recovering from trauma and injury highlighted the influence of functional breathing on all aspects of my own health and this too plays into my treatment planning. I appreciate that my own life, years of clinical experience and seemingly endless hours of study can help women get moving, living and mothering the way they want to. Assisting women on their own healing journeys is a joy. When I’m not in the clinic I can be found hanging out with my family on our off-grid homestead or finding a trail to ride or mountain to climb.
To Book an appointment call Andrea at 403-836-1663
or email: rockymanualtherapy@gmail.com
How Can I Help?
Specializing in pregnancy, postpartum and abdominal therapy, Rocky Manual Therapy is pleased to serve you, the women of our community, with a unique skill set so that no matter where you are on your mothering journey, we can help you to understand your body and get you moving the way you want to.
Pregnancy
Manual therapy is incredibly important during pregnancy to get your hips and ribs and body ready for baby. The pain your body experiences in pregnancy tells a story about weakness and imbalance. These things don’t necessarily go away postpartum, though they may hibernate for a while, so specific strength exercises and manual work can help set you up for a stronger postpartum as well as make the remainder of your pregnancy more enjoyable.
Breathing
Breathing is a huge player in the health of our bodies in so many ways. Oxygen and carbon dioxide both play a key role in our body’s function. Knowing how to harness both of these can change digestion, focus, athletic performance, fertility, energy and pain. How you breath and where the air goes is also vitally important for your back, core and pelvic health. We work functional breathing into your manual therapy sessions to maximize both your health and your healing.
Postpartum
You have a beautiful baby and you also have a sore neck, shoulders, back, pelvis, prolapse, and leak at inconvenient times. The postpartum journey can be tough both mentally and emotionally and if it feels like your body is not on your side, the journey can seem impossible. Your body isn’t broken but it may be asking for support. The changes your body makes to support a growing baby can shift how the muscles of your body work together, follow this up with carrying that beautiful baby on your hip while you brush your teeth (if it’s a day you remembered to do that) and snuggle to feed and rock to sleep, and make dinner, and chase after the toddler and woah, all of this can cause considerable pain and discomfort. No matter how postpartum you are, ten days or ten years, come in and let’s get you feeling better, stronger and more like yourself.
Cesarean Birth Scars
Your cesarean birth brought your baby into the world. Now your postpartum recovery deserves some extra attention. You have a beautiful baby to look after and you are recovering from major abdominal surgery. Manual therapy can help with the healing of your scar. I will teach you techniques to help your body in its healing. If your scar is a bit older, it is still possible to loosen tight restrictions that may be causing pain, menstrual discomfort or digestive issues.
Fertility
It starts before you ever start trying. Trauma, illness, stress and all sorts of other things can get our insides all mixed up. Your uterus should be centred and robustly healthy before you try to conceive a baby. It’s worth it to come in for a visit and learn more so you can do more for your own body and the babies you’d like to have.
Abdominal Therapy
Your abdomen is like the Grand Central Station for your body with tracks running through it attaching all the parts together: blood, lymph, nerves and fascia. Stuck places slow the flow of your body systems and can make all things sluggish and cranky. Your guts themselves actually MOVE in order to digest! If things are stuck in your belly and your guts can’t move properly you may have all sorts of digestive symptoms such as gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, IBS, cramping, food sensitivities… the list goes on. Abdominal therapy looks after the mechanical part of your digestion which has the advantage of also supporting the chemical and hormonal aspects of this body function.
Along with digestion, we address the health of your menstrual cycle. Painful, heavy periods, large clots, or smelly blood are all signs that your body needs some extra support. Our in clinic treatments are always most beneficial when you take home what you’ve learned and work on yourself between treatments. You will be given knowledge to head home and look after yourself for a better quality of life long-term.
Education:
Oxygen Advantage Certified Instructor- 2025
The Oxygen Advantage® Method is a science-based system for performance, focus, and recovery. It reconnects breathing with the body's natural design—optimising oxygen use, calming the mind, and strengthening resilience.
Rooted in decades of research and designed for everyone, it transforms how the body breathes, moves, and performs—helping individuals achieve calm, control, and clarity through breath.
Abdominal Therapy for Professionals 1&2-2023
Abdominal Therapy for Professionals (ATP) 1 & 2 are professional training courses, primarily offered by the Abdominal Therapy Collective (ATC), that teach holistic massage techniques based on Maya abdominal massage (Arvigo Techniques) to improve circulation, alignment, and organ function in the abdomen and pelvis, covering both anterior (ATP1) and posterior (ATP2) work for a complete treatment. These hands-on courses, for qualified bodyworkers, combine anatomy, physiology, and emotional awareness to address various conditions like fertility issues, digestive problems, and postpartum healing, empowering therapists to offer deep, transformative care.
Kinstretch-2021
Kinstretch is a science-backed movement system focused on improving joint health, mobility, flexibility, and strength through controlled, active ranges of motion, using techniques like Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) to build bodily control, prevent injury, and enhance functional movement for all fitness levels, from beginners to athletes. It's about expanding your usable movement options safely, not just getting into a yoga pose or lifting heavier, but increasing your body's overall capacity.
Functional Range Conditioning-2021
Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) is a comprehensive joint-training system based on scientific principles and research. Developed by Dr. Andreo Spina, it is used for mobility development, joint strength, and neurological body control.
Holistic Pelvic Care-2021
Holistic pelvic care (HPC) is an integrative approach to women’s health that combines traditional physical therapy with energetic and emotional balancing. Developed by women's health physical therapist Tami Lynn Kent, the practice focuses on restoring balance to the "pelvic bowl" through a combination of manual therapy and somatic tools
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization A-2019
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) is a rehabilitation and training method based on developmental kinesiology, using infant movement patterns to retrain the body's core to stabilize and move optimally, addressing issues from pain to athletic performance by restoring foundational motor control lost due to modern lifestyles. Developed in Prague, it teaches proper breathing and postural control by guiding individuals through developmental positions (like crawling and rolling) to re-establish efficient muscle coordination and intra-abdominal pressure for better posture, strength, and function.
Visceral Manipulation 4: The Thorax- 2019
Visceral Manipulation 4 (VM4), officially titled The Thorax, is an advanced manual therapy course developed by the Barral Institute. It focuses on the functional biomechanics of the thoracic cavity and the relationship between the "hard frame" (skeleton) and "soft frame" (organs and fascia).
Visceral Manipulation 3: The Pelvis- 2018
Visceral Manipulation 3 (VM3), also known as The Pelvis, is an advanced manual therapy course developed by French osteopath Jean-Pierre Barral. It focuses on the functional and structural mechanics of the pelvic cavity and its relationship to the rest of the body.
Visceral Manipulation 1&2: The Abdomen- 2017
The purpose of VM is to re-create, harmonize, and increase proprioceptive communication in the body to enhance its internal mechanism for better health, thereby revitalizing a person, and relieving symptoms of pain, dysfunction, and poor posture. Visceral Manipulation treats a person's functional and structural imbalances with an aim to affect their musculoskeletal, vascular, nervous, urogenital, respiratory, digestive, and lymphatic dysfunction.
Pre and Perinatal Massage Therapy-2013
Pre- and perinatal massage therapy refers to specialized therapeutic bodywork designed to support individuals throughout pregnancy (prenatal), during labor (birth), and through the recovery period following delivery (postpartum).
To Book an appointment call Andrea at 403-836-1663
or email: rockymanualtherapy@gmail.com
Get in touch so we can start working together.