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...

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KNEE ARTHRITIS; WHAT IS IT AND HOW CAN IT BE TREATED?

First things first – what is osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is known as a degenerative or a “wear and tear” disease which affects the joints of our body. With OA, the smooth cartilage within a joint begins to break down becoming rough, as well as changes to the...

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Physiotherapy Alliston: Botox for Plantar Fasciitis

I recently read an interesting article on About.com which summarized a study evaluating the effectiveness of botox for plantar fasciitis type pain.  The study was a small randomized controlled trial that compared botox to cortisone in the treatment of plantar...

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The Grouse Grind- Alliston Physiotherapy

This past moth I had the opportunity to fly out to Vancouver and attend an advanced bracing course courtesy of Ossur Canada.  Ossur is a leader in innovation in the orthopaedic bracing world (not to mention prosthetics) and certainly one of my favourite...

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