This latest blog was written by Jordan, a grade 11 co-op student from Banting Memorial High School, who will be with us until the end of the first semester. When the word concussion gets brought up, most people immediately think of major contact sports such as hockey...

A few weeks ago, I was approached by Banting Memorial High School to see if I would be interested in taking a co-op student this semester. After some deliberation with the rest of the staff, we decided that we would oblige. We recently completed our 3rd week with...

An article in last week’s Alliston Herald was of particular interest to me. The article reports that opioid abuse in Simcoe County is quite high. In fact, the Simcoe Muskoka Disrict Health Unit reports 30% more emergency room visits due to opioid use than the rest of...

A recent article in the Toronto Star questioning the efficacy of ice in treating acute soft tissue injuries has certainly sparked some debate. The article, which cites Gary Reinl the author of "Iced: The illusionary treatment option", states that the use of ice is...

Hey everyone, I won't get too involved in the upcoming election talk, except to say that the current government is implementing an unfair system resulting in the redundant "regulation" of regulated health professionals.  The result is going to be more difficult access...

A few weeks back I had the opportunity to spend a weekend in Guelph learning from renowned Australian physiotherapist and shoulder specialist Lyn Watson (http://www.lynwatsonshoulderphysio.com.au/).  Despite having to battle what appears to be one of our last...

  After reading a recent article in Macleans, I was inspired to write a blog about wait-times for physicians in the province of Ontario and how I believe we as physiotherapists may be able to help reduce them.   The article describes how the Harper...

  I recently sent this letter to my MPP.  I encourage you to do the same if you are a healthcare provider, have been involved in a motor vehicle accident, have purchased insurance, or are tired of getting it "stuck to you" by insurance companies!  Please feel...

Last week afforded me a unique opportunity; a colleague of mine, Jen Bladon, organized a job shadow at Newmarket’s Southlake Regional Health Care Centre. Jen Bladon is a registered physiotherapist who works at Southlake Regional Health Care Centre as well as at York...

December has been a busy month for the three physiotherapists at South Simcoe Physiotherapy, with all 3 of our therapists working to improve their manual therapy skills in order to continue to provide the highest level of care for all of our patients. First off, we...