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Physiotherapy Alliston; Can’t sleep at night?
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...
Physiotherapy: Alliston shovels out! Tips to avoid injury.
After a couple of days of solid snow, everyone around Alliston is remembering what winter is supposed to be like. If you are like me, you spent a good deal of time shovelling the driveway and walkways yesterday and perhaps found some muscles that you forgot you had. ...
Video game rehabilitation?
I often have conversations with parents who are concerned that their children are wasting their lives playing video games all day and night. Certainly, the popularity of video games has increased over recent years and more kids appear to be spending extended periods...
Does your new years resolution require physiotherapy?
It's the time of year when people start making resolutions to get fit and to get healthy. I'm not sure why it takes a new year for people to make these decisions, but if that's what it takes, then who am I to judge? When starting a new exercise program, there...
Is your physiotherapy being provided by a physiotherapist?
An ongoing problem in physiotherapy, is the lack of ability to protect the term “physiotherapy”. In plain terms, in Canada, only a registered physiotherapist can claim to be a physiotherapist, but essentially anyone can claim to be providing “physiotherapy”. ...
Is your physiotherapist listening?
It is well documented that physiotherapy helps with pain and function, but what about depression? A recent study in JOSPT found that people who received physiotherapy treatment after a work related injury not only had improved pain and functional abilities, but...
Injured Alliston athletes need more sleep!
Most people are well aware of the benefits of sleep. From improved immune system, to better moods, to better concentration, getting enough sleep is extremely important. But what effect does sleep have on athletes and injuries? A study presented at the...
Physiotherapy for pregnancy in Alliston…
Low back pain/posterior pelvic pain is a common complaint during and after pregnancy. It is estimated that approximately 50% of all women suffer from back pain during pregnancy, and 37% of these women will have pain in the months following birth of their child...
Exercise safely Alliston!
I recently started a formal exercise program with Steve Coons, kinesiologist and owner of Thrive Fitness which shares a common space with us at South Simcoe Physiotherapy. Beginning this exercise program has been a great experience for me. I am too early in the...
Physiotherapy in Alliston- Does kinesiotape really work?
One common question that I was asked during the summer Olympics was: “What is with the tape that so many of the athletes were wearing?” The colourful tape that the athletes were wearing is called kinesiotape. This tape has been around for several years, but is...