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.
Each athlete has unique needs when it comes to fueling for sports performance. An athlete’s genetics, level of competition, personal preferences, and the sport in question all play an important role when it comes to optimizing nutrition.
As we spend more time on smart phones and other digital devices, constant ache can become a pain in the neck if we're not careful and mindful of our posture. Today, our Nepean physiotherapists offer advice on how to manage and prevent neck pain with stretches, exercise and physical therapy.
Sports-related injuries can happen to anyone, including children and adults. Here, our Nepean physiotherapists offer sports injury prevention tips and discuss how sports injury prevention physiotherapy and rehab can help.
Sports injury prevention and rehab should be part of every athlete's training regimen. In this post, our Nepean physiotherapists offer tips on preventing sports injuries and explain how physiotherapy can be a valuable addition to your routine.
Our posture and long-term physical health are closely linked. Luckily, we can improve our posture with physiotherapy and other measures. Our Nepean physiotherapists explain.
Pelvic health is important to your internal and sexual health. In this post, our Nepean physiotherapists explain what our pelvic floor is, what it does, how to improve pelvic health and how physiotherapy for pelvic pain can help improve your quality of life.
If you sit at a computer at work all day, you've undoubtedly felt your back get tied up in knots and had body aches occur due to lack of movement, stress or other factors. Our Nepean physiotherapists explain how physical therapy can help alleviate those desk-related pains.
A woman's body undergoes vital changes during pregnancy. While these changes are important, they can lead to pain, misalignment and pressure in various areas of the body. Our Nepean physiotherapists explain how postpartum physiotherapy can aid recovery.
Staying active during the winter is imperative to our mental and physical health. That said, a past or new winter sports injury can leave you on the sidelines. In this post, our Nepean physiotherapists discuss rehabilitation and physiotherapy options to treat and prevent these injuries.
Frigid mid-winter days may understandably have you wanting to throw on your comfiest sweats and burrow under blankets. But did you know physiotherapy can play an integral role in helping you manage pain and stay healthy this winter season? Our Nepean physical therapists explain how.
When we spend most of the day sitting at a desk then arrive home exhausted, it can take a toll on our body over time. In this post, our Nepean physical therapists explain how our physiotherapy and nutrition services can help you break the habits and health effects that a sedentary lifestyle can bring.
Prenatal and postpartum physiotherapy can help treat lower back pain for expectant and new moms. Our Nepean physical therapists explain how we can help alleviate low back pain and discomfort, and the types of exercises and treatments typically involved.
For people recovering from a surgical procedure, rehabilitation therapy will play an integral role in helping them regain strength and mobility. Our Nepean physical therapists explain what's involved in post-surgery rehabilitation physiotherapy and who can benefit.
Women's bodies change significantly during pregnancy and most will experience back pain, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence and other conditions. Today, our Nepean physical therapists will explain how prenatal and post-natal (postpartum) physiotherapy can help with pain prevention and recovery from childbirth.
Sufferers of frozen shoulder experience pain and stiffness in their shoulder joint. In this post, our Nepean physical therapists discuss how this condition can be treated with physiotherapy and other methods.
Living with arthritis can make everyday activities feel like monumental tasks due to pain and swelling in the joints, coupled with being unable to predict when you might have a bad day. Here, our Nepean physical therapists discuss how physiotherapy can play an important role in arthritis treatment and pain management.
Physiotherapy uses specific physical methods to help restore function, movement and mobility in an area of a person's body affected by chronic pain due to injury or disease. Today, our Nepean physical therapists define chronic pain and how physiotherapy may help.
IMS - or intramuscular stimulation - is a form of 'dry needling' treatment where a physiotherapist places small, sterile acupuncture needles into the muscles of a patient in order to release tension, alleviate strains and help injury recovery. Here our Nepean physical therapists explain when IMS may be right for you.
Joint pain is very common in Canadians, especially when associated with age. Often, joint pain will fall under the umbrella of "arthritis," but things are rarely that simple! Here, our Nepean physiotherapists explain the kinds of joint pain treatments we can offer to our clients at our clinic.
You may have heard that there are two different varieties of injury that a person can sustain - acute and chronic. Each of these kinds of injuries work very differently, and each takes a different amount of time and rehabilitation to heal. Here, our Nepean physiotherapists explain more.
Are you finding yourself getting stuck when it comes to handling stressful situations, especially when they have to do with a project or activity you are passionate about? This is a very common issue, and one that the mental performance consultant at our Nepean physiotherapy centre will be able to work with you to overcome. Here, we explain more.
Whether you are looking to achieve a high level of performance in your sport of choice, or simply looking to better yourself when it comes to your physical health and fitness more is required of you than just physical fitness. A healthy and positive mindset is critical to your success. Because of this, the mental performance consultant at our Nepean physical therapy centre is here to help.
Osteoarthritis is an exceedingly common condition that affects up to 1 in 5 people at some point in their life - causing pain, discomfort and a loss of mobility in the joints. Our Nepean physiotherapists are able to treat osteoarthritis through a number of treatments and, here, we explain more.
While you may commonly associate the phrase 'no pain, no gain' with being physically active, this isn't necessarily true when it comes to participating in sports and staying active. The team of physiotherapists at our clinic serving Nepean and Ottawa are here to explain how we provide sports physiotherapy to our clients.
While it may not be at the top of your mind when it comes to your muscular health, your pelvis hosts a number of important muscles. These 'pelvic floor' muscles support your internal organs, control urination and more. Here, our Nepean physical therapists explain how these muscles can be impacted by pelvic floor dysfunction, its symptoms, its treatments and how you can prevent its development.
