Healthy Movement Through CrossFit
CrossFit’s philosophy is “constantly varied functional movement performed at high intensity”. This means that this exercise routine uses a variety of multi-joint and full body exercises. The term “high intensity” refers to the volume (sets and reps) as well as time domain; the goal is to perform the movements as efficiently as possible. CrossFit has […]
New Clinic, New Team Members
We’re happy to announce that our Wesbrook Village Clinic is now officially open! Located right in Wesbrook Village, close to the Wesbrook Community Centre and right above the Shopper’s Drug Mart we’re excited to become a part of the community and offer our services to UBC and the surrounding areas. In addition to our new […]
Travel Tips
Many of my clients travel this time of year, for both business and pleasure, so I love to give them tips on how relax while they’re away. You may think going on vacation would automatically allow the body to relax, and this is true in some respect as you are no longer putting your body […]
Common Running Myths
Running increases your risk of knee osteoarthritis Many people believe that running causes arthritis and ruins their knees. But studies have shown that the opposite is actually true. These studies have shown there is no increased occurrences of knee and hip OA in runners when compared to non-runners. Some have shown more knee and hip […]
Top 5 Exercise Fails
New year and a new you? While we might not all hop on the resolution bandwagon, it is the time of year that many people tend to kickstart an exercise program. We thought it would be fun and informative to give you our list of the top 5 exercise fails that we see around the […]
Phases of Healing Post-Injury
Timing is key with management of injuries. As physiotherapists we are constantly assessing what stage of healing our clients are in to determine how to progress treatment, exercise and deciding when you are ready to return back to activity. The speed at which one moves through these phases depends on a number of factors including […]
Dealing With Anxiety
Unfortunately, such a common word now and we hear it all the time. At least I do, as a mother I hear it at my kids school, as a therapist I hear it at work. Stress, nervousness, fear, worry – all common emotions and anxiety is too a primal emotion. It drives us and keeps […]
The Key to a Good Massage
Communication is key to receiving a good massage. A simple definition of communication is the process in which information is relayed. This can happen verbally or nonverbally. In order to give as effective a massage as possible, two-way communication is key. If your therapist could read your mind, they would know what your expectations with […]
Does Pronation Cause Running Injuries?
I thought it would be helpful to address a few questions that we get a lot in clinic when helping recreational and high level runners a like. A lot of us can get too caught up with the ideal posture and the ideal movement patterns when doing activities. The abundance of information in this day […]
10 Things Your Registered Massage Therapist Wants You to Know
It really doesn’t matter that you haven’t shaved.
Seriously. We truthfully don’t even notice, up until you mention it. It has no effect on our treatment. If it does, that’s what the oil and lotion is for.