If you’ve ever had that nagging pain during or after your runs, or if you find yourself having to change how you’re running, this guide is for you. For many of our patients that are passionate runners, it can be hard to know when to push through and when an injury might be serious. In this blog, we’ll go over the most common injuries we see, and how to overcome them. First, let’s start with how they develop. How do running injuries develop? Trail running is easier on the tissues due to a softer landing. With running injuries, running surfaces,…

In a world where we have a wealth of information available at our fingertips, it can be hard to know what is real and what is just gossip. This is true for many things in Physiotherapy as well, and a lot of what we do in clinic is educating our patients on what the science actually says. Today we’ll go over 5 common things we hear from our patients, and what the truth actually is! Hopefully, you can use this information to make more informed choices about your health. Physiotherapy Myth 1: Physiotherapy is going to be really painful The…

Getting help from your back pain can feel very scary. Namely, words like x-rays, MRIs, surgery, disc bulges degeneration, and nerve impingement are extremely common when going to the doctor. It’s easy to get the wrong idea and feel like your issue can’t be solved, or is permanent. In Physiotherapy, we see people with imaging everyday, who have no clue what any of it means. In fact, it often makes them feel worse, and more scared to move. Today we want to clear up the misconceptions with disc bulges and what a realistic treatment program actually looks like. What is…

So you’ve been diagnosed with scoliosis, what comes next? The diagnosis of scoliosis by itself does not give us much information. For example, there are many individuals living with varying degrees of scoliosis that experience little no issues, or some who happily manage their condition with the right exercises. Today, we’ll take you through a comprehensive guide on what scoliosis is, how physiotherapy helps, and what to expect. What is scoliosis? The official definition of scoliosis by is a curvature greater than 10 degrees when viewed on an x-ray. In plain speech, scoliosis occurs when there is an abnormal curve…

Custom Knee Braces are a helpful tool in many knee injuries and degenerative conditions. If you’ve been dealing with knee pain, then you know how frustrating and life altering it can be. You want to play sports, you want to take the stairs, you need to go get groceries, but all of these things are difficult because of your knees. In this blog, we’ll discuss who benefits from custom knee braces and how they differ from off the shelf braces (pre-made). What is unique about a custom knee brace? Unlike a standard brace which is made to predetermined measurements, a…