Do you have foot pain? Have you considered custom foot orthotics? Where should you go for help? Foot orthotics are available everywhere these days – I’ve noticed them in pharmacies, sporting goods stores and online. However, orthotics that are improperly fitted or don’t have the appropriate features for your foot condition will not help you […]
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Spring has sprung and with it comes the annual yard work marathons. For Physiotherapists, this is back pain season. Gardening is very physical work, and after a long, indoor winter, many people are ill-equipped for a rapid increase in physical labour. If you are a “perennials only” serious gardener or working on a new outdoor […]
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I don’t know about you, but stress and worry keep me up at night (not to mention caffeine, action movies and late-night exercise like playing hockey until 11pm). The current world situation is, to say the least, a little overwhelming. Perhaps you or someone you now have contracted the novel coronavirus, or your employment/financial situation […]
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In any given week this winter, outside of work, I instructed two senior exercise classes, played 2-3 games of hockey, walked/hiked up to 5 km, and was training for a 45 km mountain bike race in April. Then along came COVID-19 and my weekly exercise plans ground to a sudden halt. In addition, future events […]
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Surreal. This was the word that finally came to me a week or so ago, as the media and the government reported on climbing numbers of COVID-19 cases across the globe and in our country, leading to a declaration that this constituted a pandemic. Suddenly, there were announcements about school closures, restricted travel and social […]
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Hip or knee osteoarthritis – have you tried the GLA:D™ Canada program? Do you want to stay active but have concerns about pain and stiffness in your knees and hips? Exercise is a vital part of keeping our minds and bodies healthy and while you may worry that exercising with osteoarthritis could harm your joints […]
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