Making sense of sciatica Sciatica is a type of nerve pain affecting the sciatic nerve that travels from your lower back and down your legs. Sciatica happens when something in your body pinches or puts extra pressure on the sciatic nerve, causing shooting pain,...
How do you treat hip and groin injuries in athletes? Hip and groin injuries are likely to happen when muscle Imbalances are present in the lower body. These injuries are most common in athletes that play hockey or soccer, often occurring during the full extension of a...
Concussions: everything you need to know A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that occurs when there is a force to the head, through direct impact or specific movements of the body. A concussion occurs after a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, resulting in symptoms...
rehab education How do you get rid of vertigo and dizziness? Vertigo can limit a person’s activities and make them feel sick. Thankfully, exercise-based treatments have been found to be highly effective Vertigo is defined as an illusion of movement in the room, most...
Recently an article was published on the Maclean’s website discussing the controversial topic of whether or not using ice helps an injury. http://www.macleans.ca/society/the-end-of-the-ice-age/ Here is what we think and why we choose to use it when we do: So...
