Our health care needs are evolving individually and societally in the post-pandemic world. Our population is aging, wait times for much needed medical treatments are far too long, prescription pain medication addiction is a societal crisis, and healthcare budgets are strained. The Ontario medical system seems to see the need to transition to an integrative, … Continued
WARM UP It is important to prepare the body for your workout, by starting with some sport specific drills. A proper warm up should increase your body temperature and activate key muscle groups. This brings blood flow to those muscles to ensure they are well supplied with oxygen. The increase in body temperature allows for … Continued
Is shockwave right for you? Do you have a nagging injury that just doesn’t seem to go away? Do you get it under control only to be disappointed when weeks later it rears its head? You may be a candidate for a relatively new technology called extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT). Combined with manual therapy and … Continued
What I learned about physiotherapy during the pandemic Sometimes it takes losing something to make you realize how important it is to you. During the pandemic I’ve learned that my job as a physiotherapist is about much more than simply applying treatments to clients. I’ve been able to learn from the restrictions of the … Continued
There’s no question we are living in some challenging times. This pandemic has brought on additional stress for everyone and placed a great amount of psychological and physical weight on the shoulders of all of us. So how do we manage? How do we balance it all? How do we take care of ourselves through … Continued
