Welcome to the Nepean Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy Centre blog, where we provide lots of helpful tips, news, information and advice about physiotherapy and massage treatments, as well as general health and wellness, in Nepean and Ottawa.
Physical therapy (also known as physiotherapy) is a method of treating patients of all kinds to prevent diseases and conditions, alleviate pain, restore balance and recover from injuries. Today, our Nepean physiotherapists present you with 5 signs that physiotherapy might be able to help you.
Physiotherapy is a great method for treating patients of all ages in order to restore their body function, alleviate pain and prevent disease. Here, our dedicated physiotherapist team in Nepean walk you through 5 of the ways that physical therapy can improve your health.
Sleep is a critical element to our health and wellbeing and comes with it's owns challenges during pregnancy.
A concussion can be the most life threatening injury experienced on the slopes. At best, a skier may experience a bump on their head but in more severe cases, a concussion may occur.
The knee is a hinging joint that straightens and bends with a slight amount of rotation involved. When the force exerted upon a ligament is greater than strength of the ligament itself, it becomes stretched, or torn.
A shoulder separation often happens in snowboarding, during a fall into the side of the body or the shoulder. When the shoulder contacts the solid hill, the joint is stretched or torn which causes pain, apprehension to move your shoulder, and a lack of available movement.
A “Fall On the OutStretched Hand”, or FOOSH injury, is group of injuries termed by its mechanism of injury and occurs with a fall. This type of injury is common on the ski hill, especially with beginners.
The first few ski runs of the year can put our bodies at risk of injury. Whether you’re a slow and steady cross country-er or a wild and radical downhill fanatic, we are working on helping you all out with the top 5 ski/snowboard injuries.
Your pelvic floor muscles contribute to your core strength, support your bowel, bladder, and sexual function, and they are key factors in reducing lumbopelvic (low back / pelvis) pain.
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In 2012, more than 1.3 million kids went to the ER with sports injuries in the United States. Football injuries were in the lead, followed by basketball, soccer, and baseball, with the most injured...
Curling uses a variety of muscle groups one may not use on a regular basis. Like all sports, participants face the risk of getting injured, even if not a dangerous sport.
This blog comes in response to a recent "mommy and baby" presentation Victoria Goodman, our in house Pelvic Physiotherapist, did in the Ottawa area. It was a great time hanging out with the new moms, seeing so many cute infant smil...
It is that time of year again ... when people make new years resolutions and aspire to change something in the coming year, 2019. Though many would say, if you want to make a change you do not need a certain day to do it. That da...
With winter officially here, it is time to get that shovel out and ready for action, SAFELY! Before you head out, here are a few things to think about while braving cold and snowy Canadian winters shovel in hand.
Cupping may seem new, since it is finally making its way into mainstream media, noted with media coverage of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics (Michael Phelps’ circular bruises). However, its first recorded practice was ...
Have you recently changed your dietary habits? Gone Vegan? Hosting Holiday festivities and meal this year? Not sure what to serve your vegan guests?
Did you ever think a cause for lingering shoulder pain could be an old scar, such as from an appendix removal? It could be as your body’s fascia and connective tissue are not isolated, but connected for purpose and function!
Arthritis is a term used to describe and group chronic conditions characterized by inflammation in the joints and other body regions.
We have all experience pain at some point in our lives, but have you ever wondered what pain is, how we come to feel it? The key link and element is your brain! Your brain is your message processing centre, but can become faulty with repeated stimulus, resulting in altered pain perception and sensations.
As we draw close to the end of the year, do you have extended benefits that you would like to use before they expire? Physiotherapy and massage therapy can be used to treat as well as prevent.
Did you ever think there could be such a thing as too much fruit, or that we would be debating whether fruit should be part of a diet? Our dietician explains.
Whiplash is an injury to the neck as a result of an acceleration-deceleration mechanism. This can result in bony or soft tissue damage to the structures in and around your cervical spine (neck).
A prolapsed organ is when a pelvic organ drops from its original place and ends up pushing against or into the walls of the vagina. The organs at fault are the bladder, uterus and/or rectum.
When pregnant your body’s blood volume doubles, which makes you more prone to issues such as swelling or stiffness. Our massage therapist i...
