Physiotherapy in the News | November 2024
It’s hard to believe it, but we’re in the final few weeks of 2024. As individuals and households prepare to wind down the current season and wind-up in advance of the year to come, many are reassessing their health and wellness goals. Physiotherapy is a big part of optimizing health and wellness, which is why […]
Absolute PhysioCare Makes Burnaby Now’s A-List for 2024
Local residents in Burnaby BC are well aware of “Burnaby Now”, but allow us to embellish nonetheless. Burnaby Now is a local news website and periodical that offers residents, those living in adjacent communities (Coquitlam, etc.), and visitors with a plethora of information about the gem of the BC Lower Mainland. In addition to local […]
What to Do Before Skiing this Winter
At press, the mountainous slopes that embrace Greater Vancouver BC are slated to open within a few short days. Many local residents have planned this to be the first year to strap on skis and join the thousands (and thousands) of other locals and visitors who make it a weekly activity through the winter. […]
Physio for Shopping Anxiety Treatment this Holiday Season
While the upcoming Holiday season is cause to celebrate with hours of Hallmark Channel viewing, gingerbread latte sipping, and decorating, many people feel intense pangs of stress and anxiety over one “activity” in particular – shopping for gifts and all of the trimmings. Some may brush this off as incidental at most, but the […]
Proof That Jason Voorhees Uses Physiotherapy
Among all horror film franchises there is no antagonist (or protagonist, depending on your perspective) that has sprung back into action as often as Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees. Excluding the remake and team-up (with Freddy Krueger) movie there are a total of ten Friday the 13th releases. Jason is supposedly mortally injured at least […]
Physiotherapy in the News | October 2024
We’re near the midpoint of October 2024, which means that it’s time for our monthly physiotherapy news “drop”. There’s a consistent theme to the release this time around. Read ahead to find out what that is and share this with anyone in your life that the reports (and results) may apply to. Top Stories from […]
Volleyball Physical Therapy
When played at an elite level, volleyball is a high-intensity sport that calls upon a number of muscles, including the biceps femoris, gluteus maximus, erector spinae muscle group, trapezius, and posterior deltoids. That being said, nearly all muscles along with ligaments, tendons, and tissues are tasked during the combined movements of bumping, blocking, spiking, setting, […]
MMA Physiotherapy
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has gone from the fringe to becoming one of the most popular amateur and professional sports in the world. As a result, it has become widely recognized that current and aspiring fighters are far from being brutes, but elite athletes that must undergo training regimes that make those from other sports […]
Physiotherapy in the News | September 2024
Summertime is essentially over here in the Greater Vancouver area. As households get “back to school” and prepare for the autumn season’s arrival, many are focused on their physical health and wellness. A big part of reaching that goal is staying informed. That’s what we’re here for. While you can comb through our blog to […]
What to Do if Physio Isn’t Working
Never consider that it’s you doing something wrong when physiotherapy isn’t working to correct an injury or musculoskeletal ailment. You’re not the one who completed at least six years of formal education, passed a federal examination, and took a provincial clinical exam prior to registering with the College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia […]