The Key to Successful Weight Loss
When it comes to weight loss, there is no magic pill, powder or potion.
Diastasis Recti
This is the medical term for the separation of the abdominal wall. Many, if not all, women experience this during pregnancy to a certain degree. This becomes an issue, if it does not resolve on its own, post delivery, and on subseque...
Managing Pain During Labour
Whether you choose to deliver at home or in the hospital; with an OB/GYN or with a midwife; what your birth plan involves and how you plan to manage your pain and experience varies. However well prepared you may be, do be ready for...
Why Does My Pelvic Physiotherapist Do an Internal Exam?
Your pelvic floor muscles work silently to support your bowel, bladder, and sexual function; as well as contribute to your core strength. Although the pelvic floor and internal pelvic muscles are not often considered when evaluatin...
Injury Spotlight: Osgood-Schlatter's Disease (Young Athletes Beware!)
What is it?
Osgood-Schlatter’s disease is an injury to the growth plate of the shin bone known as the tibia, which is located just below the kneecap. It is a common condition found in younger athle...
Why Is My Weight Plateauing?
We have all experienced the frustration when regardless of our hardworking for weight loss, the scale stays the same! We're exercising, watching portions, avoiding sweets, and tracking our diet, so what gives? Why won’t the scale ...
Your Hands & Knitting/Crochet: Facts & tips you need to know!
Do you enjoy needle point? Do you spend your free time knitting? Do you have hand pain? Do you have arthritis in your hands?
If you answered yes to any, or all, of the questions above, then this blog is FOR YOU! Do...
Hot or cold, which should I use?
“Should I use heat or ice?” ... One of the most common questions asked to physiotherapists following an injury or during a rehab program.
Cold and heat therapy can help to reduce pain, assist wi...
Successful New Year's Resolutions
Now that we have just over one week of 2018 under our belts, many have already failed their new year's resolutions, either because they set ambitious goals, without a thorough plan of action, or are unsure how to find success.
How to Develop a Successful Exercise Routine
Many people begin their exercise routines with intentions of getting stronger, losing weight and improving health, but wind up disappointed when they lose willpower and commitment.