Category: Blog
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Have You Sustained a Sprain or Strain to Your Ankle? Get Back on Your Feet with Physiotherapy
Ready to Move with Ease Once Again? If you’re having ankle pain that isn’t going away, there’s a significant chance that you’ve suffered from a strain or a sprain! People sometimes use these two terms interchangeably, but there is actually a big distinction between them. A strain is the tear or overstretching of a muscle…
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Are Dietary Supplements Good For You??
Throughout the bulk of the twentieth century nutrition recommendations seemed to focus more upon “what not to eat”. For instance, recommendations were to limit dietary substances such as saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and sodium. Today, scientists are recognizing that the other side of the nutrition coin, or “what to eat,” ; may be just as…
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Is Experiencing Pain During Sex Normal?
Experiencing pain during sex can be a devastating condition for many women. The inability to enjoy a physical connection with their partner can leave a person with deep emotional pain alongside their physical pain. If you have experienced any of the symptoms associated with painful sex, it’s important to remember that you are not alone!…
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High Impact or Low Impact Exercise?
One of the many questions we get is regarding what kind of exercises one should do. Here is a simplified way to look at general exercises available according to the demands it will place on to your body. The impact cardio has on your body can vary significantly depending on the type of exercise you…
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Causes Of Sacroiliac Pain
What are your sacroiliac joints Your Sacroiliac joints are located where the sacrum and ilium meet. The sacrum is the triangle-shaped bone near the bottom of your spine, just above your coccyx, or tailbone. The ilium, one of the three bones that make up your hip bones, is the uppermost point of your pelvis. The…
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When Being ‘Flexible’ Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be -Hypermobility
Are you super flexible, or however have you been called “double jointed”?Joint Hypermobility is a condition where the soft tissue in the joints has too much elasticity. Therefore allows the joint to extend beyond a normal range movement. The condition is typically inherited, and is also fairly common. Being flexible has some obvious benefits, including…
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Managing Osteoarthritis With Exercise And Lifestyle Modification.
We begin by first defining what is arthritis Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down. The wearing down of this protective tissue at the ends of bones (cartilage) occurs gradually and worsens over time. Joint pain in the hands, neck, lower back, knees or…
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‘DEAD BUTT SYNDROME’
Sitting all day can cause ‘dead butt syndrome’.With the pandemic leaving many of us spending even more time sitting, it’s important to activate your glutes (butt muscles) right now. We all know that sitting for extended periods of time can negatively affect our health — but its role in weakening the muscles in your behind…
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Benefits Of Running
Running is a great form of exercise, with many proven benefits on physical and mental health. You need minimal equipment to start running and time is flexible. This makes it a great way to exercise in our modern lives Benefits of running Effects of running Runners knee (patellofemoral pain syndrome): Pain behind the kneecap caused…