How Physio Could Have Made “It’s a Wonderful Life” More Wonderful
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures It’s Christmas! That means it’s time for our physiotherapy clinic to drop yet another round of Holiday season themed articles. If you’re new to our blog be sure to check out the following which we released in Christmases past: How Physiotherapy Could Have Saved Christmas with the Kranks Physiotherapy Lessons to […]
Benefits of Physiotherapy for the Kranks at Christmas!
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you know what that means; time for our physiotherapy clinic to release our Holiday special blog updates! If you’re new to us, you can also check out the following which we released in Christmases past: Physiotherapy Lessons to be Learned from ELF […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Helping Athletes with Mindset Physical Therapy
There has been a lot of talk about “mindset” in athletics over the most recent decade. Some providers position it as if it’s proprietary, but it has evolved to become a genericization in the field of natural performance enhancement. In essence, mindset in fitness refers to an athlete’s collection of thoughts and beliefs that […]
How Long Does it Take for a Neck Strain to Heal?
Neck strain is a medical term that describes when one or more neck muscles, ligaments, or tendons are injured. Symptoms include stiffness, limited mobility (left/right and up/down), general discomfort, and pain. These symptoms get in the way of work, enjoyment of recreational activities, and can make the simple act of turning one’s head to […]