Are you concerned with your child’s development?
We are still available to assess and treat our Paediatric patients via TeleRehab!
Any questions? Contact us to talk to a Physiotherapist today!
3 simple core strengthening exercises to work on today!
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Now offering TeleRehab!
We are now offering TeleRehab Physiotherapy!
Contact us today to discuss if this option is right for you.
COVID-19 Update: Clinic Open for Urgent Cases
For the safety of our community, clients and staff we have postponed all appointments for two weeks. We hope to resume our in clinic services the week of March 30th. If this date changes, we will update you.
For now we are still open to service any urgent cases:
If you have recently had surgery and need physio please contact us immediately to ensure continuity of care post-op.
If you have an acute injury/or in a lot of pain that requires immediate physiotherapy assessment/treatment please contact us immediately.
If in our professional assessment and judgement we deem that care needs to be provided we will take all the necessary precautions including spacing out appointments and thorough frequent cleaning/disinfecting to decrease any potential risk.
We still ask that if you are not feeling well and/or have recently traveled (past 2 weeks) or been in close contact with anyone that has traveled in the past 2 weeks, please let us know and we will determine the best route for your care.
In the meantime, we are setting up our Tele-Rehab physio sessions and will be contacting all eligible patients with more information.
Paediatric Assessment Series: Motor Skills
Physiotherapist Chris continues to educate us on what to expect during his paediatric assessments with this weeks focus on gross motor skills.
Schedule a 15 minute meet and greet today for any questions or concerns you may have with our Physiotherapist Chris or learn more about Paediatic Physiotherapy here!
Getting Acupuncture for the first time!
Whether you’ve heard of really bad or good stories, I am going to explain and clear the air. Here are some things to be aware of when receiving acupuncture.
1) Pain
– Acupuncture should never be too painful. If it is, it should always be modified and
tailored to what you are comfortable with.
– The needling sensations you should feel:
- Initial insertion of the needle (feels like a little pinch)
- nothing at all and/or deep, dull, heavy ache (this is very good reaction)
– sharp and stabbing sensations are not good
2) Location
– Hands, feet, and creases are generally more sensitive
-Larger muscle groups tend to be less sensitive
3) Type of needle
– Needles vary in terms of thickness and length.
- For example, the most common one I use is 25 mm in length and 0.25 mm in
thickness. Very thin! - Longer needles are for bigger tissues, smaller ones for smaller tissues (depends
on practitioners’ comfort)
-A syringe is different than an acupuncture needle. They say syringes tear through
muscle as opposed to acupuncture needles that separate or thread through muscle.
From experience, people often link the two together, but they are nowhere similar.
Acupuncture needles are nothing to be afraid of! As long as there is open communication with the
practitioner on comfort levels and pain, acupuncture can be a great way to effectively and safely treat
your condition.
Find out more about our Registered Acupuncturist: Jonathan Chang and book your free 15 minute meet & greet today!
Wii Fit for Balance & Proprioception training
A demonstration and explanation of how the Wii Fit is used in the clinic to retrain balance and proprioception. A fun and innovative approach to waking up your neuro-paths, ensuring that your brain is successfully receiving feedback from your lower extremities about where your centre of gravity is in relation to the rest of your body, so that it can execute the correct motor response.
Contact us today for a no obligation 15 minute meet and greet!
The Denise House 2019
Our team is once again collecting items this season for The Denise House. Founded in 1991, the Denise house provides a shelter for women and their children who suffer at the hand of domestic violence here in the Durham Region. Here is a list of gift suggestions for Mothers and their Children, we will be collecting new and unwrapped items here at the clinic until December 13, 2019.
The importance of ankle strengthening after injury
An ankle injury often results in pain and discomfort, which is why most patients seek treatment from a registered physiotherapist. However, after the phase of swelling and pain has reduced, patients often stop participating in their rehabilitation program.
It is important that the strengthening phase is continued after pain
reduction to restore ankle balance, strength and coordination to prevent chronic ankle instability. Mattacola and Dwyer (2002) and Ha, Han and Sung (2018) have concluded that ankle joint strengthening exercises has been shown to improve the proprioceptive sense* of the ankle. Hence, affecting the improvement in ankle balance ability. If you have recently sustained an ankle injury or have chronic ankle issues, please do not hesitate to have it examined by a registered physiotherapist so that an individualized rehabilitation program can be implemented.
Reference:
Mattacola CG & Dwyer MK. Rehabilitation of the Ankle After Acute Sprain
or Chronic Instability, Journal of Athletic Training (2002) Oct-Dec; 37(4):
413–429.
Ha SY, Han JH & Sung YH. Effect of Ankle Strengthening Exercise
Program on an Unstable Supporting Surface on Proprioception and
Balance in Adults with Functional Ankle Instability, journal of Exercise
Rehabilitation (2018) Apr; 14(2): 301–305.
Contact us today to find out why physiotherapy is important for you! Book your Free 15 minute meet & greet today!
Paediatric Assessment Series: Neck Mobility
Physiotherapist Chris explains what he looks out for during a paediatric assessment in terms of neck mobility.
Concerned with your baby’s development? Schedule a 15 minute meet and great with our Physiotherapist Chris today!