At South Simcoe Physiotherapy we have decided to help make Christmas special for a young family in need.   With the help of our local My Sister’s Place, we have decided to sponsor a single mom with a 4-year-old son, and 2-year-old daughter.  We are collecting...

South Simcoe Physiotherapy is pleased to announce the addition of Allison Elliott, Registered Massage Therapist to our team.   Allison is an Alliston resident who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our team.  She graduated from the Sutherland-Chan...

After months of negotiations, drafting drawings, applying for permits, and a 6 week top to bottom renovation, we will be opening at 180 Parsons Rd Unit 8 in Alliston this coming Monday October the 21st! The new clinic will allow for added privacy, a newer more modern...

We are excited to announce that we have been working hard on renovating a new clinic location which will be opening soon! The new location will allow us more space and improved service for all of our clients.  Five private treatment rooms and a gym space on site will...

A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture put on by the orthopaedic division of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association.  The keynote speaker at this lecture was a Canadian physiotherapist named Diane Lee who spends a great deal of her time...

The ontario government is once again changing how it funds physiotherapy services, and it has left many of us scratching our heads.   Since the 1980's OHIP funded physiotherapy services have been available at a select few clinics called schedule 5 clinics.  These...

A recent study by Coombes et al. in the Journal of the American Medical Association raises concerns on the effect of using a one-time cortisone injection in subjects with lateral epicondylitis.   The randomized control trial compared cortisone injections to...

Upon completing a course on the Mulligan method a couple of weeks ago, I also had an opportunity to learn from perhaps the best known shoulder specialist in physiotherapy; Lyn Watson.   Lyn is a physiotherapist from Australia where she has the opportunity to work...

Last weekend I had the opportunity to partake in a great educational opportunity right near home at Canadian Forces Base Borden.  Thanks to Captain Georgette Mink who organized the event, several physiotherapists (the majority whom were military), had the opportunity...

Having difficulty sleeping can be extremely frustrating.  Insomnia can affect many things including blood pressure, symptoms of depression, pain tolerance, general health and much more.  Reports indicate that 30-40% of people report symptoms of insomnia within a given...