May is National Physiotherapy Month! This is an annual event celebrated in Canada every May to recognize and celebrate the important contributions of physiotherapists in promoting health, wellness, and physical rehabilitation. This year’s theme is Leading Action...
Have you been curious to see what our wellness services are all about? Maybe you’ve felt like chiropractic, physiotherapy, and counselling etc. are reserved for those in the worst of situations. Maybe you’ve felt like your dysfunction is normal and therefore you...
Nowadays, the fitness and physiotherapy world have oversimplified the reason for any and every musculoskeletal pain we experience. “Your muscles are tight because you don’t stretch enough.” It is true that a lack of flexibility can be a cause of injury and pain, but...
Rowan’s Law Rowan’s Law was named for Rowan Stringer, a 17-year-old high school rugby player from Ottawa who died tragically in 2013 from a condition known as “second impact syndrome”. After suffering an initial concussion, Rowan continued to play rugby and...
Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation. This treatment protocol has been used for over four decades by healthcare professionals, trainers, athletes and lay people alike to treat acute injuries. But what does the research say? Is this an appropriate method to treat acute...
If you think of your pelvis like a bowl full of soup and you then take that bowl and spill the soup in front of you, that position is called an “anterior pelvic tilt.” The internet is full of trainers, doctors, physiotherapists, and many other people saying...
