Prehabilitation – Maximizing your surgical recovery!
Gearing up for surgery can be a big and daunting step in your health care journey, but you don't have to do it alone. We are sure you have heard of REhabilitation, but you may not have come across PREhabilitation. Prehabilitation is an equally crucial part of recovery...
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
So you waited for what felt like forever to have your surgery…now onto the hard work of recovering your movement, strength, and function. You finally get to use your knee properly again! Frequently patients experience a lot of strength loss and deconditioning while...
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY
So you waited for what felt like forever to have your surgery…now onto the hard work of recovering your movement, strength, and function. You finally get to use your hip properly again! Frequently patients experience a lot of strength loss and deconditioning while...
Sports Physiotherapy
Lynsie Fleming is our resident Sports physiotherapist! While all of our physios have experience in treating athletes, Lynsie has dedicated herself to on field physio work in addition to her clinical work. Lynsie has traveled the world as a physio to support Canadian...
Vestibular Therapy
BPPV is very treatable! The vestibular system provides information to your brain about the movement and position of your head. The vestibular system is located on both sides of the head, in the inner ear, and is considered the 'balance center' of the body. Vestibular...
Road Trip Bladder Tips
Planning on sneaking away to enjoy the last couple weeks of summer? If you've got a long road trip ahead, try out these bladder tips! 1. Decrease the amount of bladder irritants you consume! Try to cut out sodas, coffee, and artificial sweeteners when you are...
Pregnancy related pain in the Pelvis-Back-Hips
Many women enjoy their pregnancies and feel great along the way. I loved so many things about being pregnant, but … not the fact that I could hardly walk for the final stages of my pregnancies. Pelvic Girdle Pain or Lumbopelvic pain is a common problem in pregnancy...
Menstral Cups Tips and Tricks
Menstrual cups are a great option for some women. If you have yet to try them, or have had some difficulties with using a cup, you will find this information provided by Kara, pelvic health PT, to be useful. The first thing to know is that mentral cups are not a one...
Handling Knee Pain
The Dos and Don'ts of Knee Pain! Knee pain can come in many shapes and sizes and is one of the leading causes for visiting your physiotherapist. Although there are a variety of reasons that your knees may be more bothersome than usual, here are a couple of Dos and...
5 Easy Exercises To Start Today
If you've binge watched 8 episodes of Fool Me Once on Netflix during the cold snap, you are not alone! You may be noticing some stiffness to go along with the inactivity that the cold weather can bring. Let's thaw our joints as the temperatures finally start to climb!...