Do you have diabetic neuropathy? If so, you are painfully aware of the limitations this condition causes. Diabetic neuropathy occurs when nerves become damaged from high blood sugar levels. There are many symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, but the most common is a feeling of burning/tingling/loss of feeling in the feet and hands. Pain, hypo/hypersensitivity to touch, bone degeneration, lack of … Read More
Can Exercise Keep People with Alzheimer’s Out of Nursing Homes?
It is not uncommon for someone with Alzheimer’s disease to live in a nursing home. It is also not uncommon for family members to want to care for their loved ones who have Alzheimer’s. Those struggling with this disease desire this, as well. The Alzheimer’s Society of Canada writes, “Most people with dementia want to live in their own homes … Read More
The Link Between Physiotherapy and Heart Attack Recovery
Most people do not associate heart attack recovery with physiotherapy. Why would they? Isn’t physiotherapy only helpful to people who have back or neck pain? Physiotherapy can be healing for bodily pain, but it is also an effective treatment for heart attack recovery. Why Heart Attack Survivors Should Work With a Physiotherapist Have you ever heard of cardiac rehabilitation, also … Read More
If You Want to Be Pain-free, Exercise!
True or false: avoiding physical activity will help to reduce your pain. The correct answer is, FALSE. Avoiding physical activity doesn’t usually reduce pain; it exacerbates it. This may seem counterintuitive. Someone with back pain, for example, would probably assume that resting the back would bring the most relief. This is an understandable conclusion. However, too much rest only makes … Read More
Why Sit Ups Are So Bad For You
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
Is Rest the Best Medicine for Your Back Pain?
Does your back pain cause other body parts to scream? Have you ever experienced pain that travels from your back into your thighs and knees? Or, is it common for your back pain to travel north, leaving you with an aching neck and pounding headache? When back pain strikes, our bodies can experience numbing pain in numerous locations. Still, there … Read More
Finding the Right Fitness Shoes for You
A familiar adage says, “No pain, no game.” While this saying may have rallied the wrestling team and coaxed a soccer player to side line a minor injury so her team could win nationals, nobody wants to be in pain while partaking in their favourite exercise or recreational activity. To eliminate the risk of pain, several recreational enthusiasts see physiotherapists … Read More
Runner Gait Analysis Keeps Runners Running
Is there a jogging path you like to follow, or a time of day that makes you want to lace up your running shoes? If yes, you know that running, no matter how repetitious it seems, is anything but boring. Runners tend to be creatures of habit, and the habitual life of a runner is what some runners call “exhilarating.” … Read More
Maintaining Healthy Bones with Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists can help you do more than overcome pain and accomplish fitness goals; they can also help you create a custom exercise plan designed to help prevent osteoporosis and bone fractures. They can tailor your fitness regimen in a way to help improve your bone health, bone density, core stability, balance, and posture. For one thing, physiotherapists can examine you … Read More
Are Muscle Cramps Crippling Your Active Lifestyle?
Picture this: your fast paced run comes to a quick halt when your left calf muscle twists and shoots pain throughout your leg. Or, you’re sprinting for home plate when the muscle in your groin begins stabbing you like a sword. For most athletes, picturing these scenarios requires no stretch of the imagination. Muscle cramps are common problems for athletes. … Read More