Why Is It Hard To Stand Up After Squatting?
Why Squat Anyway?As you get older or are more sedentary after working from home throughout the pandemic, it may seem more difficult to stand up straight after…
What is Tendinitis?
If you’ve heard people talk about suffering from tennis elbow or runner’s knee, they’re referring to forms of tendinitis. Tendinitis is an inflammation or…
Understanding Active Release Technique
If you’re suffering from a sports injury, an overuse impairment or chronic pain, it can be helpful to consider therapy in the form of Active Release Technique…
What to Do for a Stiff Knee
It’s no fun to have a stiff knee or to feel aches and pains in your knee joints. Knees are so central to our ability to move easily, that any hiccup in their…
Working from Home Ergonomics: A Guide to Preventing Injuries
As the days of the pandemic turned into months, it became obvious to Canadians working from home that their makeshift office settings were leading to…
The Benefits of Physical Therapy Throughout Your Life
Many people associate physical therapy with injury. You see your physical therapist when you’ve sprained an ankle playing tennis or injured a knee while…
New Mother Aches and Pains: How Physiotherapy Can Help
Pregnancy is a wonderful, joyful time for many expectant mothers, but it can be accompanied by a slew of physical discomforts: heartburn, headaches, morning…
The Scoop on Overuse Injuries
As research has shown, exercise is extremely beneficial for both our body and our mind. It keeps the body strong and healthy so it can fight off illness…
Preventing Back Pain for Flight Crews and Travellers
Air travel is a fact of life for many of us, whether because it’s our livelihood, our work demands it or we want to explore places that are most easily…
Warehouse Work Causing Back Pain
With the rise of Internet shopping, the warehouse – and the warehouse worker – has become a more visible part of the supply chain. When…
Why are my shoulders sore?
You’ve heard your friends describe someone by saying, “He carries the world on his shoulders.” It’s a saying that derives from Greek mythology and it refers to…
What Causes Neck Pain?
At one time or another, you’ve undoubtedly muttered to yourself, “What a pain in the neck.” Of course, you’re generally referring to an annoyance, not to a…
How to Manage a Shoulder Separation
References to shoulders generally touch upon strength: shouldering a burden requires it, as does carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. However,…
How to Avoid Accidents This Winter
As fall shades into winter, we slowly adjust to the changes in the weather: the colder temperatures, the darkness that greets us each morning and falls early…
Stay Fit During the Winter
As the days get shorter and the outdoor temperature drops, there’s no avoiding the truth: Winter is coming. Many of us dislike the combination of dark and cold…
Piriformis Syndrome - a real Pain in the Butt
We’ve all heard people say it, no matter how impolite it may sound, “What a pain in the butt!” However, anyone who is suffering from piriformis syndrome can…
Tailbone Pain: How can I relieve it?
The technical term for the tailbone is coccyx, which is derived from the Greek word for cuckoo. It was so named because the bone resembles the shape of the…
What is a Groin Injury?
The groin, perhaps because of proximity, isn’t a region that is mentioned often in polite conversation. In fact, although it is likely we can all refer to its…
What is a Heel Spur?
Do you suffer from heel pain? If so, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, many people try to ignore the early signs of heel pain and keep on doing the activities…
Why is Core Stability important?
Your core refers to the midsection of your body, front, rear and sides; it connects the upper and lower regions of your body. The core’s major muscle groups…
Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation - The RICE Method Explained
RICE is the acronym that stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. It’s a mnemonic, or memory device, that helps you remember quickly what to do when…
What is a Contusion?
There shouldn’t be any confusion about a contusion. In plain English, it’s a bruise. We’ve all had them, especially as children: bumping into the dresser in…
What is Whiplash?
In Canada, whiplash accounts for more than $2 million in insurance claims each year that cost the economy about $600 million in lost work productivity, sick…
Abnormal Gait and Balance Problems
Most of us give little thought to walking; it’s movement that seems to come as naturally to us as breathing – except when it doesn’t. Walking takes strength,…
What is Degenerative Disc Disease
The discs that reside in our spinal columns are a vital part of our anatomy, acting as shock absorbers for our vertebrae and allowing our spines to bend and…
How to Get Rid of Muscle Cramps
Our muscles are the body’s gateway to movement. They are the only tissues in our body that can contract and move the other parts of our body, so we rely on…
How to Treat a Calf Strain
The area of the leg behind the knee that reaches to the ankle is called the calf, deriving from the Old Norse word, kalfi, which referred to muscles in the…
What is Osteoarthritis of the Hip?
With our aging population here in Canada, you may have noticed an increasing number of people walking with canes or limping as they walk. Aging translates to…