Any child who plays contact sports has an increased risk of concussion. A concussion if often the result of a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body that can cause chemical changes in the brain which, in turn, make it more difficult for the brain cells to function and communicate. Sports that carry a risk of concussions You’re …
Time to Stretch!
If you’re working from home, or have a job that requires you to sit for extended periods of time – don’t forget to take a stretch break. Try doing these five stretches daily to help ease the pains and strains from sitting at a desk or table all day. Note: These stretches should produce a comfortable stretching sensation. If …
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Suffering From Vertigo? There Is Hope!
The room is spinning out of control. You can’t see straight. You’re disoriented and dizzy. You start to feel nauseous. The worst part is, you don’t know when it’ll stop. And you don’t know when it’ll strike next. If you suffer from a vestibular disorder like vertigo, this might sound all too familiar. The feeling of unsteadiness and losing your …
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Tips for Making the Most out of Your Virtual Physiotherapy Appointment
Both patients and practitioners are coming to accept virtual care as a permanent part of physiotherapy treatments for the foreseeable future. But attending a physiotherapy session via an electronic device rather than in-person and face-to-face with your practitioner is understandably a jarring change, especially the first time. This uncertainty has the potential to prevent you from getting the most out …
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A Full List of Physical Rehabilitation Services Available via Virtual Care
We’re living in a new world. Staying at home has become the new normal across Canada and around the globe. Our regular, day-to-day routines have become filled with mental reminders to wash our hands, keep our distance from others and remain patient in the face of these changes and challenges brought on by COVID-19. Amongst these changes, as many of …
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First Virtual Physiotherapy Session? Here’s What to Expect
Three months into the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, some of us are starting to get used to these changes we’ve been forced to make to our daily routines. We’re facing a new normal – or at least, a transition between an old and new normal – and, for the world of physiotherapy, that means that virtual care is here to …
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How we’re ensuring a S.A.F.E.R. return to in-person service
As provinces start to reopen and restrictions for businesses are lifted, pt Health’s parent company Lifemark is actively working on expanding our number of clinics and facilities that can offer in-person services again. The health and safety of our patients and team members remain our highest priority, so we’ve developed three key guiding principles to support us as we work …
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Virtual Physiotherapy Checklist: What You’ll Need at Home For Your Online Appointment
As we mentioned in our recent post covering five advantages of virtual physiotherapy, this new form of treatment is likely here to stay even as we move towards a post-COVID world (which, admittedly, is still some time away). That said, we thought we’d lay out a nice & easy list of what you’ll need at home for a virtual physiotherapy …
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Five Advantages of Virtual Physiotherapy
We’re now a few months into life under COVID-19, and while we’re certainly hoping for a return to routine as quickly as is safely possible, some of the changes that we’ve been forced to make in our personal and professional lives are starting to feel a bit more – for lack of a better word – normal. Some of these …
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