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...

Had a Total Knee Replacement? What Your Physiotherapy May Look Like

In this month's South Simcoe Physiotherapy blog post, we are going to look at what physiotherapy may look like after a total knee replacement. It is important to note that one individual's rehab is not going to look like another - even though two different people get...

Understanding Your Movement With a Gait Analysis

Understanding your movement through a gait assessment can provide valuable insights into how your body moves, helping to pinpoint inefficiencies or imbalances that may be contributing to pain or discomfort. By assessing your walking or running patterns, a gait...

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Ryan’s Road to Boston

When I started running 5 yrs ago (at the tender age of 38!), I really didn’t have any goals nor did I have any idea how big of a part of my life this was about to become.  I had spent many years treating runners as a physiotherapist and often outwardly asked them why...

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Case Study: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Active 74 Year Old Male

This South Simcoe Physiotherapy blog post is going to take another look at an actual client  - this time suffering from wrist pain and weakness.  Starting with initial assessment and diagnosis of the patient, we will follow him until he is in the maintenance stage of...

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What is Causing my Low Back Pain?

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for individuals to seek medical care. The cause for this pain can be quite broad for both young and older populations. Low back pain can cause significant disability and have a great impact on a person’s quality of life....

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SHOULDER PAIN: A CASE STUDY

In this month of South Simcoe Physiotherapy’s blog post, we are going to explore a real patients physiotherapy experience suffering from shoulder pain – right from the initial assessment and diagnosis to the patient returning to their goals and graduating from...

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Eight Strategies to Prevent Falls on the Icy Sidewalks

With snowy winter days finally here, we see an increased number of “fall related injuries” at South Simcoe Physiotherapy’s clinics in both Tottenham and Alliston.  A 2021 study (by Huynh et al) found that from 2011 to 2015 falls were “the leading cause of injury...

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Pain on the outside of the elbow: Could it be Tennis Elbow?

Tennis elbow, also known in the medical field as lateral epicondylitis is one of the most common overuse injuries at the elbow. It should be known that only 5% of people that play tennis, suffer from tennis elbow!  What is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow involves the...

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