Runners Knee? What?? I’m a physiotherapist, and I recently started training for a half marathon. My training was going well until I felt a sharp pain on the outside of my left knee during a long run. I don’t remember hurting it. The pain came on suddenly. Now it only seems to hurt at the […]
Archive for September, 2018
My pelvic floor just isn’t the same after babies
I have had babies. I get it. When I began working as a physiotherapist I never thought pelvic health would be the field for me. And then I had a baby… and another baby… and things just didn’t feel the same down there as they did before. Not only this, I also had lots of ‘mom’ friends […]
What’s a Wrist Dinner Fork Deformity?
Skiing and snowboarding can be great past times. You get to enjoy the powder and the view of the mountains. It doubles as great exercise and physical activity. Challenging runs and terrain aren’t without risk however. Injuries occur all the time on the mountainside. Most of the demand is on the musculature of the lower […]
How Can Physiotherapy Help Your Athletic Performance?
If you’ve ever had an injury keep you away from what you love to do or from achieving your athletic goals, you’ll want to know what physiotherapy can do to help (hint: quite a bit. It’s kind of what we do). Throughout my years of competing in various sports, I have learned a lot about […]
Waiting for joint surgery? Stop waiting, and start rehabbing.
Why does our system think it’s OK to wait 14 months for joint surgery? The Alberta healthcare system provides excellent and timely care for life-threatening conditions. A sore knee or hip is considered not life-threatening, and therefore you get thrown in the queue to wait for joint surgery. What if that sore knee stops you […]
