If you break your right arm and it’s in a cast for several weeks, exercising the muscles on the left arm can help slow down atrophy of the casted side — this is called “mirroring”, and likely your nervous system is involved in this. Read more about mirroring in this NY Times article
A back problem can be a literal pain in the butt. There is much that can be done to fix it, and your first stop should be an experienced physiotherapist who can assess your individual issue and help determine what positions and movements will be helpful to guide you back to a pain-free self!
We all know it’s important not to slouch for long periods… and that’s easy to say and hard to do! This article from the Globe and Mail has some solid information on movement, and how to “unlearn” that poor habits that keep us all rounded forward!
Gardening can be a form of exercise. Doing basic gardening tasks such as weeding, trimming and raking can burn up to 300 calories an hour. It’s a good way to maintain flexibility and range of motion in your shoulders, hips and back, as well as building strength and endurance. Avoid pain and injury by starting with planned […]
This article from Chatelaine hit the nail on the head: every woman who has given birth, whether vaginally or by C-section, needs to take care of their pelvic floor! Every woman needs to know how their body has changed, and what to do to get to a healthy core and pelvic floor. https://www.chatelaine.com/health/lady-bits/pelvic-floor-physiotherapy/?utm_source=nl&utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=che_daily
As a Physiotherapist, I see people who have pain. Together we work on strategies to help that pain and get to the root of the problem, and often for a period of time I will ask people to limit certain activities, but the big picture is to get someone back to full function and have […]
Maybe a better question would be who CAN’T benefit? No, really… with life’s ever-moving flow and the list of “to-do’s” growing, how do you have time to catch your breath, or at least appreciate the little things? It’s hard to live in the moment when there is limited time and a million things to do. […]
A diastasis recti (DRA) is the gap in the abdominal muscles that occurs during and after pregnancy while your body accommodates for your growing baby. Here’s some new information that is emerging The size of the “gap” in the rectus abdominal muscles is not clinically relevant: really? This distance is what has traditionally […]
Once you’re feeling better and don’t have particular pain, you can try these two exercises that target the deep back muscles. They shouldn’t be painful, but rather just challenging for your muscles to do several repetitions or hold for awhile. If either exercise is creating pain, check with your Physiotherapist to make sure they are […]
