The Physio Room

Your spine is made up of vertebrae (bones) and intervertebral discs (jelly-like donuts) that cushions each spinal level. Herniated discs or a “slipped” disc is a common term referring to...

The biceps muscle is located in the front of your upper arm. It is attached to the bones of the shoulder and elbow by tendons — strong cords of fibrous...

Compound exercises are everyone’s friend. They let us target multiple muscle groups at once, making our exercise routines more efficient, interesting and can introduce new challenges to an old routine! ...

There are quite a few medical diagnoses that can put fear and anxiety in young and elderly patients, and a broken hip would definitely be one.   Here’s what you should...

There are quite a few medical diagnoses that can put fear and anxiety in patients, and one of the most commonly given diagnoses is the herniated disc. It is commonly...

The hamstrings refer to three different muscles in the back of the thigh that run from the hip to the knee. This muscle group helps us walk, run, and jump....

It’s not recommended unless it’s a very small hairline fracture of the calcaneus. If it is a fair-sized calcaneus fracture or if the bones have shifted then you will be on...

Physiotherapy and massage (or massage therapy) are sometimes considered quite similar to many, related, and oftentimes many are quite unsure of the difference. “The practice of massage therapy is the...

Super sensitivity and muscle shortening cannot be operated on and ‘cut away,’ while ‘painkillers’ and other analgesic pills only mask the pain (often poorly) and promote toxicity, compounding the problem....

Torn Achilles Rehabilitation Our torn Achilles rehabilitation program is based around three stages. The first is allowing your tendon to heal, followed by restoring normal ankle/knee mobility and strength before...

Are your shins tender and sore from running or playing sports? If you are experiencing pain along the shinbone that seems to get worse when you run or exercise, shin...

This is a common question that many have since a recent spurt in interest in cycling over the past couple years since covid seemed to encourage many to turn to...