Understanding & Treating Tennis Elbow
What is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow also called Lateral Epicondylalgia is one of the most common overuse injuries in the elbow. This involves injury to an extensor muscle of the forearm; this muscle goes from the top of wrist to the outside of your elbow. Tennis elbow commonly occurs with repetitive use of the wrist […]
Lower Back Pain Acupuncture Therapy
Acupuncture for Low Back Pain By physiotherapist, Stephanie Harrap, B.HK (KIN), MPT, CAFCI What is Acupuncture and how does it work? Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that can be traced back at least 2,500 years. The general premise behind acupuncture is that the body contains patterns of energy flow known as Qi (pronounced “chee”) […]
Understanding the Rotator Cuff: Common Shoulder Injuries & Treatment
I have a Rotator what? Rotator who? Rotator what? Recently, I have encountered numerous patients asking about their rotator Cuff, specifically, tears, pulls and strains. But what is a Rotator Cuff? Is it that new fancy kitchen wear item off The Shopping Channel for $9.99? Can I buy another one if mine tears, pulls or […]
Ankle Sprains & Sports Physiotherapy
Understanding & Treating Ankle Sprains What is an Ankle Sprain? Ankle sprains are frequent injuries that can occur across one’s lifespan. The most common, lateral ankle sprains generally occur from an uncontrolled force resulting when the foot turns and rolls inward while the toes are pointed away from the body. The mechanism of injury outlined above results […]
Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PPGP)
Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain What is Pregnancy–Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PPGP)? Pelvic girdle pain can arise during and after pregnancy. It is pain around the pelvic girdle, which is a number of bones, and joints that support your spine (at the top) and legs (at the bottom). The most commonly irritated and painful areas during […]
Dry Needling (IMS) for Neck Pain
Dry Needling for Neck Pain By Reza Ghannadan, MPT, BSc (Kin), IMS-P What is Dry Needling? Dry Needling, also known as Intra-Muscular Stimulation (IMS), is an effective technique used by physiotherapists and physicians to treat pain arising from muscles and/or nerves. Dry Needling is based on Western Medical Science and involves inserting a needle, without […]
How Physiotherapy Can Help Treat Incontinence
Physiotherapy & Incontinence Treatment Physiotherapists can help to treat and manage incontinence? physiotherapists who have taken additional coursework in pelvic health can assist clients with many musculoskeletal ailments and pelvic floor physiotherapist’s are commonly known to treat incontinence. What is incontinence? Although there are many exceptions to the standard definitions, there are two main categories: stress and […]
Adolescent Growth Injury – Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease
Adolescent Growth Injury Treatment: Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease & Physiotherapy Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease is a common cause of knee pain in young athletes. It causes pain, tenderness and inflammation just below the knee, over the tibial tuberosity (the bump at the top of the shin) (1, Figure 1). This occurs with high levels of physical activity during a […]
GoodLife Event & Burnaby Physiotherapy Clinic
Burnaby Physiotherapy Clinic & GoodLife GoodLife’s annual event with complimentary massages, physiotherapy, chiropractic analysis & gait scan Raising Funds & Meeting New People All of us at Absolute PhysioCare & Sports Rehab were very excited to be part of GoodLife’s annual event in raising funds that will help kids ages 4-14 to be active and healthy. It was a great success! […]
Shoulder Pain & Chronic Pain in Shoulder
A real Pain in the Shoulder! Shoulder Impingement: Repetitive Stress Tendinopathy WHAT IS SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT? Shoulder tendinopathy, rotator cuff (RC) dysfunction and impingement syndrome are common diagnoses of shoulder pain. These all refer to conditions where shoulder dysfunction leads to chronic pain in the shoulder. COMMON SYMPTOMS of REPETITIVE STRESS TENDINOPATHY Pain […]