Injury Rates & Gender Differences in Runners
Gender Differences in Runners Looking at research to reduce injury rates in runners I recently attended a presentation on some new research coming out of UBC that’s looking at gender as a predicting...
View ArticleGot Headaches? Chiropractic can help
Headaches & Chiropractic Treatment Suffer from headaches? You are not alone, 65-75% of people in Canada will experience a headache sometime in their lifetime (Manzoni & Stovener, 2010). Some...
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How Physiotherapy Can Help with Painful Intercourse
What is Dyspareunia? Dyspareunia is pain that is persistent and reoccurring before, during or after sexual intercourse. Many women experience painful intercourse, studies have shown that it can affect...
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Understanding The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in Physiotherapy
What is the FMS? The FMS is a ranking and grading system that documents movement patterns that are key to normal function. By screening these patterns, the FMS readily identifies functional limitations...
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Understanding Apical Breathing
Apical Breathing: Breathless by Habit Take a deep breath in. Now exhale. That was, most likely, the first time today that you consciously thought about breathing. Breathing is an automatic physical...
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The Rights of the Patient in Massage Therapy
Patient Rights in Massage Therapy The amount of trust patients give their massage therapists is humbling. The patient walks into a clinic for the first time and proceeds to tell the RMT about their...
View ArticlePrevention of shoulder injuries in swimmers
What causes shoulder injuries in swimmers? Shoulder injuries are the most common injuries amongst swimmers. Several factors contribute to this. These include training errors, such as overuse (too...
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Pregnancy and Postpartum Diastasis Rectus Abdominis
What is Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA)? Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA), also known as abdominal separation, is separation of muscle bellies midline in the muscle, rectus abdominus along the fascial...
View ArticleUnderstanding Iliotibial Band Syndrome
IT Band Syndrome: Pain Along Outside of Knee Are you a runner, soccer player or a skater? Do you have pain along the outside of your knee while enjoying any of the above activities? Or do you have...
View ArticleBody Changes in Pregnancy & How Physiotherapy Can Help
What happens to my body during pregnancy and how can Physiotherapy help? During pregnancy a woman’s body undergoes many physiological changes to allow for development and delivery of the infant. These...
View ArticleWhat happens to my pelvic girdle during a vaginal delivery?
Changes to the Pelvic Floor with Vaginal Delivery During a vaginal delivery your tissues become stretched to allow for the baby to pass through the vaginal canal. The stretching process leaves the...
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Tips to Foam Rolling for Training & Running
How do I use a foam roller? Fret not, here’s a guide to help reduce those tired, sore and tight muscles. Especially if you’re training for the Sun Run, BMO and other upcoming races. Foam rollers come...
View ArticleFebaury’s Fantastic Five reasons to visit a Chiropractor
Five Reasons to Visit a Chiropractor 1) Motor vehicle accident Getting into a car accident can often be a stressful event especially if a friend or loved one is involved and may become injured. For...
View ArticleTexting Thumb (or de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis)
Smartphone Injury Symptoms & Treatment Does playing on your smartphone cause you pain? Do your hands ache after playing with your portable handheld device? You may have texting thumb. With the...
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The road to Boston
My journey of training for the Boston Marathon When I ran my first marathon three years ago my goal was never to get to Boston, my goal was to finish injury free and tick the marathon distance off my...
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Low Back Pain – Check your gluteus medius
Low Back Pain Actually is Pain in the Rear? Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons people seek massage therapy. It seems to affect most everyone- office workers, marathon runners, stay...
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ITB Friction Syndrome (aka Runners knee)
A Physiotherapist with Runners Knee 10 weeks into my 16 week training schedule, 6 weeks until race day, my knee buckles and I can’t weight-bear without 7 out of 10 knee pain (10 is the worst pain you...
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Deep Neck Flexor training to decrease neck pain
How to treat neck pain with Deep Neck Flexor training Have neck pain? Can’t shake that muscle tightness in your neck? Work on those Deep Neck Flexors! A common problem in today’s society is poor...
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The Pallof Press, the best core exercise you’re probably not even doing
How to do the Pallof Press This exercise is named after physiotherapist John Pallof. Unlike the crunch or sit up, it ACTUALLY trains the core for what it is designed for. The core is much more than...
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Low Pressure Fitness, or the Hypopressive Technique
What is the big fuss over low pressure fitness, or the Hypopressive technique? Last year, while I was researching courses that I wanted to take in 2016 I came across the Hypopressive level 1 course. As...
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