Return to Play… Worlds 2012 – Finals As someone who used to play Ultimate and now works a lot with Frisbee players, one of the most common type of injuries we see are with ankles. Whether you mildly roll over on it and play through it to spraining it badly enough requiring crutches and being…
Why? Cooling down after physical exercise allows the body to smoothly return to a steady resting state. Gentle Exercise Cool Down The primary reason for doing a cool-down is to reduce heart and breathing rates, gradually cool body temperature, allow muscles to return to optimal length-tension, prevent venous pooling of blood in the lower extremities,…
The Functional Movement Screen can be Helpful There was an article in The Globe and Mail earlier this year stating the importance of prehabilitation. Read the article here (PREHABILITATION). Core Stability Muscle Training In summary, the article states that many people go to physio once they’re injured, but a physio could help you prevent that…
Understanding & Tackling it! What an interesting concept Pain is! According to the International Association for the Study of pain, pain is described as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage”. The first part regarding actual damage makes sense to most, however…
FEEL YOUR BEST Let us start by reviewing the facts; 40-42 weeks is 10 months, not 9. However, the amazing journey to motherhood can actually comprise a year-long (or more!) period of metamorphosis. The question I hear repeatedly from patients during their pregnancy, (including the 3 months post partum ‘trimester’) is: “Are Exercise and Massage…
Ultimate Frisbee season is in full swing now! For those of you that play at a more competitive and elite level, you have most likely been playing consistently hard, and especially if you are planning on going to compete at The 2014 World Championships this August in Lecco, Italy! World Ultimate Championships 2008 Stay Strong…
Climber’s Elbow, Stiff Necks & Shoulders It’s climbing season again, which means it’s time to prepare and get stronger for upcoming challenges. Ventral view of the deep muscles of the forearm. FDP is shown in blue. Recently, I’ve treated a number of avid rock climbers coming into the clinic with a sore forearm.Upon further evaluation, they were…
Beth Rodden; One of the world’s best rock climbers in the world used a lot of physiotherapy to help with her torn labrum in her shoulder from climbing. What is a torn labrum? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenoid_labrum