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Pickleball season is right around the corner
SUMMARY: Pickleball is fun and fast-growing, but it also comes with injury risks. From sprains and strains to overuse injuries, prevention is key. This article explores how to stay healthy on the court with smart warm-ups, conditioning, and proper technique. Learn how...
Understanding Whiplash and the Powerful Role of Physiotherapy in Recovery
In this month of South Simcoe Physiotherapy’s blog post, we are going to discuss the condition of whiplash and how impactful physiotherapy can be in the recovery of it. Whiplash is one of the most common neck injuries, often resulting from car accidents, sports...
Spring: Tick Season & Lyme Awareness
Treating Lyme disease is one of my passions, as a Lyme-literate Naturopathic doctor; I am one of the few ILADS [International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society] member physicians in Ontario. Spring is in the air, and so are the biting insects that can carry -or are...
What to Expect at Your First Physiotherapy Appointment
So, it’s time for your first physiotherapy appointment. Maybe you're dealing with a nagging injury, recovering from surgery, or just trying to figure out why your shoulder sounds like a bowl of Rice Krispies. Whatever brings you in, walking through the clinic doors...
How Long is a Physiotherapy Appointment? Factors Involved
If you're dealing with an injury, chronic pain, or recovering from surgery, you may be wondering how long physical therapy takes and what the commitment really looks like. At South Simcoe Physiotherapy, serving clients in Alliston and Tottenham, we understand that...
Physiotherapy after Total Knee Replacement – What Might it Look Like?
In South Simcoe Physiotherapy’s blog post this month, we are going to look at what physiotherapy may look like after a total knee replacement. It is important to note, that not one individuals rehab is going to look like another - even though, 2 different people get...
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints): My journey with them while marathon training and how I treated them in order to keep running
As some of you might already know, last fall I had the privilege of running in the Chicago Marathon. As with every marathon, this event pushed my body to the limits and I was left with some significant soreness. Having had a 10+ year history of left hip pain (which...
Maximize Your Recovery & Reduce your Running Injuries
Runners and other endurance athletes are constantly trying to get a leg up on their competition by recovering faster and thereby being able to train harder. With these athletes spending hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars on recovery tools such as hot and cold...
Parenting with the Doc: Children’s Brain Health
As a parent of three young boys (ages 4, 3, and 1), parenting has become my primary job these last few years. I am happy to share advice as a Naturopathic Doctor for healthy physical & mental emotional development for our little ones. I stumbled across a great...
The Benefits of Physiotherapy After Surgery
Recovering after an operation can be challenging, but including physiotherapy following your surgery in your recovery plan can make a big difference in how you get well. A planned-out program of physiotherapy not only helps with reducing and managing pain, speeds up...