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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...
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So What Exactly is Pelvic Health Physiotherapy? Pelvic Health Physiotherapy is the assessment and treatment of various conditions that involve the pelvic floor muscles and surrounding areas. Our goals are to improve pelvic floor function through exercises, lifestyle...
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“But I’ve never even played tennis!” This is a common phrase we hear as physiotherapists. So, let’s talk about the truth behind tennis elbow – what is it? How did I get it? And most importantly, how do I get rid of it? What is Tennis Elbow? Lateral epicondylalgia...
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The definition of pain is more complex than the average person may think. The international association for the study of pain (IASP) defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or...
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The alarm clock goes off, your feet hit the floor and as soon as you stand up, you experience stabbing pain in your feet for the first number of steps. That is certainly not the right recipe for starting the day off right. If this happens to you, you might be...
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Massage therapy is often an overlooked component of good athletic training. Yet the benefits of including this type of “passive” modality into an athlete’s routine can mean the difference between reaching training goals in a more balanced way and...
