The fifth month of each year is generally a high-spirited one in British Columbia. Many anticipate the arrival of May the 4th (be with you), Cinco de Mayo, Victoria Day Long Weekend, and spring weather. But to ensure that festivities and balmy temperatures can be enjoyed, health and wellness must be prioritized. This segues into Absolute PhysioCare’s monthly physiotherapy newsletter. What’s happening this month of May? Let’s review!
Top Stories from May of 2025 Regarding Physiotherapy You Need to Know About
May is Mental Health Awareness Month (and why it matters for physiotherapy)
Every year since 1951, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has asked the country to join together in recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month, which occurs each May. While you agree that it’s an important annual event, you may be wondering what it has to do with physiotherapy. As it turns out, it’s absolutely important!
Physical wellness and mental health are directly connected and have a reciprocal relationship. For instance, living with chronic pain can lead to or elevate pre-existing feelings of anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, anxiety, depression, and other negative feelings can elevate inflammation and subsequently exasperate chronic pain. The list of physical ailment and mental health concern correlations and comorbidities is a long and complicated one.
As a full service physiotherapy clinic, we have a counselor on staff of specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other forms of counseling. This makes us uniquely qualified to weigh in on a number of interconnected issues. We have done so via a serious of articles that you may be interested in reading (and sharing!) this Mental Health Awareness Month:
- Physiotherapy for mental health
- Mental health benefits of acupuncture
- Anger management benefits of physiotherapy
- How to overcome fear of getting hurt in sports
- Benefits of physiotherapy for relationships
- Benefits of mindset physiotherapy
- Body positivity physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy for anxiety and stress
Physiotherapy…and a puppy…Help Child Walk Again
Who doesn’t love a feel good story? How about one about a 5-year in recovery from spinal surgery who learned to walk again with the help of physiotherapy, and a puppy!
A news report from NYU told the public of Liam Block, a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, who had to relearn to walk after complex spinal surgery. After noting a challenge in motivation, his recovery team (including physiotherapists) brought in any young child’s best friend – a young black Labrador retriever named Dorothy who works specifically with physiotherapy patients at the clinic. Liam was instantly motivated to take his first steps towards Dorothy during his physical therapy sessions.
Our Burnaby BC clinic staff is already asking if we can get one too.
Dorothy as a puppy (credit: AMERICA’S VETDOGS)
Are you ready to experience the benefits of regular physiotherapy? If located anywhere in the Greater Vancouver area, you can book your first appointment at our Burnaby BC clinic via your preferred form of contact below.
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