Now, more than ever, working from home has become the norm! We are committed to helping our patients maintain a healthy work-life balance with minimal impact on their posture and overall spinal health since ergonomics at home may not be the most ideal. Sitting for long hours with poor posture can stress your musculoskeletal system (your muscles, joints and spine);…
Cycling is one of the fastest growing sports in Canada, especially here on the West Coast. It is accessible to a large age range and body type, and compared to another popular form of exercise, running, cycling is not as hard on weight-bearing joints. With cycling increasing as a form of commuting (thanks also to bike lanes that enable safer…
Dear painPRO members, Brush off that snow, put on your training shoes and let’s kickoff 2017 with stability, strength and power! Based on your requests, starting January 3rd, 2017 we would like to offer you the opportunity to take part in our Small Group Functional Fitness Sessions with our Registered Kinesiologist. The goals of these group Functional…
By: Arny Warkentin You have probably heard people discuss the rotator cuff and its importance to the shoulder, but most people know very little about what the rotator cuff actually is. The rotator cuff is made of 4 separate muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. The first three are classified as external rotators (with elbow at side,…
Massage Therapy Pressure more Important than Massage Treatment Duration Research by Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provides validation that a deep pressure massage is more important to better treatment outcomes. The Ohio State study also goes on to say that the duration of the massage is less important than the amount of pressure applied during the massage treatment. The…
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