With the growth of the Internet, we now have at our fingertips an enormous and almost inconceivable amount of knowledge. There is no question that the Internet cannot answer! However, this does not mean that everything is true. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who do take what’s posted on the web as fact. It would take years to compile all of the false information out … Read More
Exercise for mental health
We’ve all heard time and time again what the benefits of exercising are: Lower body weight, decreased blood pressure and cholesterol, decreased risk for heart disease and diabetes, improved energy levels, etc etc etc. But did you also know that it helps to improve brain function and decreases your risk for mental health diseases later in life? According to the … Read More
Neck pain and your upper traps
It is just too easy to blame the upper trapezius for our neck soreness, tightness, and pain. But these muscles may be getting a bad reputation that is unjustified. Like most muscles in our body, the upper traps do not just become tight without any provocation or underlying reason. What is your upper trapezius? The upper trapezius is the upper … Read More
Pain with activity: when should you stop?
Last week a patient came into the clinic complaining of persistent knee pain that she’d been experiencing over the past 6 to 8 months when working out or running. She stated it began as just soreness in her knee, but for the past couple months has caused increased pain and swelling, preventing her from running further than 5 miles or squats and lunges at the … Read More
Functional exercises: What are they and why you should do them
If you pay attention to current workout trends or have been to a physiotherapist recently, you may have heard the term function exercises or functional movements. When they refer to “functional,” that means a movement that you would naturally perform in your daily life outside of the gym. The move toward functional exercises is due to so many people getting injured … Read More
Exercising when sick
So you’ve stuck to your New Years resolution to take better care of yourself. You’re feeling great, hitting your goals, and are finally seeing results…. then you get struck with an illness! Whether it is a cold, flu, or another illness, this will definitely put a thorn in your routine. But should you stop exercising when sick? As physiotherapists we … Read More
Hamstring Injury Prevention
We all know about the dreaded hamstring pull or strain. We fear that feeling of a sharp pain in the back of our thigh as we are running down the field or court. The recovery can take months and the loss of playing time can be priceless. So what can we do about this? Can we actually prevent the invisible … Read More
Physiotherapy before joint surgery
We get this question a lot: “Why should I come to physiotherapy if I am going to have surgery anyway?” Or we get people who stated that they “Wasted 3 months of recovery time because they did not get the joint surgery when they should have.” So today we are going to clear up why physiotherapy before joint surgery is … Read More
Slip and fall prevention tips
As the nation experiences one of the coldest winters in recent history you not only need to worry about staying warm, but also of the injuries that can occur when these temperatures meet moisture on the ground. Slips and falls during the winter month’s cause hundred of thousands of injuries and deaths each year in Canada and the U.S. While … Read More
My child is not good at sports! What do I do?
Can seeing a physiotherapist help? Physiotherapists are trained in the evaluation and treatment of injuries and movement disorders, which may include children who have fallen behind their peers athletically. If your child is not good at sports and is falling behind his or her peers due to developmental delays, physical limitations, or injuries, we can likely help to correct them … Read More