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How Custom Bracing Can Help People with Arthritis from the Aurora Sports Medicine Professionals team!
Arthritis can make even the simplest activities challenging. While medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle changes play an important role in managing arthritis, custom bracing is a highly effective, non-invasive tool that can provide immediate relief and...
Arthritis Relief: The Importance of Seeing a Physiotherapist
Arthritis is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility in the joints. Whether it’s osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or another form of the condition, the impact on daily life can be significant. While...
Understanding Vertigo and the Importance of Seeing a Vestibular Physiotherapist
Vertigo is a condition that can significantly disrupt a person’s quality of life. Characterized by a sensation of spinning or dizziness, vertigo can make simple tasks like walking, standing, or even lying down feel challenging and disorienting. While it’s often...
Understanding Concussions and the Importance of Consulting a Sports Medicine Professional
In the world of sports, injuries are an inevitable part of the game. Among these, concussions stand out as one of the most serious yet often misunderstood injuries. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow to the head or a forceful...
A Beginner’s Guide to Ultrasound Guided Injections
Does this sound like you? 1. 57-year-old male is experiencing right hip pain that is affecting his quality of life and simple day to day activities. X-rays revealed that the cause of his pain is mild to moderate osteoarthritis. He has been diligent with physiotherapy...
3 ways walking can be a step towards pain relief!
As a physiotherapist, I often hear patients say “I need to exercise more” or “I just need to get back into an exercise routine.” These comments have been especially common during the recents months as gyms and other exercise facilities have reopened. It is true that...
A Day in the life of a Registered Massage Therapist
If you’ve never had a massage by a Registered Massage Therapist (aka RMT’s)-- you’re missing out! Massage Therapy is seen by many people as an integral team member in the pursuit of wellness. Being an avid athlete when I was growing up, massage was always something...
Pregnancy, Postpartum & Your Pelvic Floor!
Pregnancy and childbirth is an exciting and unique time in a woman’s life. The body is changing in so many ways physically, emotionally and mentally. Sometimes pregnancies can feel fantastic and easy and other times pregnancy can be exhausting & stressful. As a...
Take a Deep Breath – Connect with Your Pelvic Floor!
With every breath, our pelvic floor and diaphragm are meant to work together, creating and regulating pressure. Deep breathing while using the ribcage, abdomen and diaphragm activates our Vagus Nerve, helping us move into a calmer parasympathetic state (“rest and...