Sit ups have historically been touted as an important part of a person’s exercise routine. After all, sit ups will chisel your abs fast, right? Wrong. Not only are sit ups not the most effective exercise for building abdominal strength; they are also flat out bad for your back. How Sit Ups Damage Your Body Sit ups do not live … Read More
Can Physiotherapy Treat Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children?
Isn’t it amazing to consider that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects about 1 in 68 children? Today, more kids than ever are being diagnosed with ASD. While no one understands why ASD is rapidly on the rise, health professionals are gaining increasing insight into what treatments help ease the symptoms of this disorder. Many healthcare practitioners and patients agree that … Read More
The Right and Wrong Way To Stretch Tight Muscles
Are your muscles stiff and achy? Are you frustrated by decreased range of motion? If so, there’s a good chance that your muscles are too tight. Most people don’t think of stretching as a first line of defense against pain, but it can be. When done correctly, stretching can lengthen your muscles and relieve annoying aches and pains. The question … Read More
Things You Should Know Before You Take Up Running
You wake up before dawn on a Saturday morning. After dressing in your favorite athletic clothes, you quietly lace up your running shoes, not wanting to wake anyone. You grab your water bottle and head out the door. After a few minutes of brisk walking, you pick up the pace to a jog. You smile as the sun begins to … Read More
Should You Use Heat Therapy or Ice Therapy to Reduce Pain?
If you’re like most people, at some point in your life you have reached for an ice pack or heating pad in hopes of quelling a stubborn ache or pain. As you probably discovered, heat therapy and ice therapy can both increase comfort and lessen the pain that results from injury. Best of all, these therapies are drug-free and cost … Read More
5 Back-Saving Tips for People Who Sit at a Desk All Day
Having a desk job can be less than thrilling. Not only does such a job usually require long hours of staring into a computer screen; it also prevents movement (except, of course, typing and pushing a mouse around). This restriction of movement can eventually take its toll on a person’s back. Why Does Sitting Increase Back Pain? Some people are … Read More
Prevent Dance-related Injuries with Physiotherapy
If you had to guess, which type of individual would you assume was at greater risk for injury: rugby player or dancer? Believe it or not, a dancer has more of a chance of becoming injured than a rugby player does. Dance may look effortless and easy on the body, but it is not. In fact, 80 percent of dancers … Read More
Home Safety Tips for Seniors
When was the last time you, a senior citizen, took a few minutes to assess the safety level of your living space? When did you last think about ways you could prevent yourself from becoming injured at home? If it’s been more than a year, now is the time to consider these topics. Because June is National Safety Month, we’ve … Read More
Physiotherapy May Help You Avoid the Use of Prescription Drugs
Do you experience chronic pain? If so, you are in good company—millions of others are in the same boat. Chronic pain is severe, life altering and difficult to control. Many who live with this condition will admit that they feel trapped in and helpless against the unceasing aches that trouble them on a daily basis. With good reason, some of … Read More
Interesting Facts About Physiotherapy
Over the past couple of centuries, physiotherapy has become a well respected and trusted practice. People all over the world with different types of health problems receive amazing results from physiotherapy. Because it so greatly benefits patients, society’s awareness of professional physiotherapy has grown quite high. While plenty of people have surface knowledge of physiotherapy, or have assumptions about it, … Read More