Do you have numbness, burning and tingling in your hands? Is the pain worse at night? Does the loss of grip strength make it difficult to hold things? Is it getting hard for you to do your job? If this sounds like you, you may be suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve that runs down the underside […]
Chronic pain management: nutrition and diet
Management of chronic pain requires a multi-faceted approach. This blog will deal with the eating habits you can develop to help reduce the impact that your diet may have on your pain. It is generally recommended to avoid anything that is sugary and processed. Besides fried foods and candy, some unhealthy foods that are not quite […]
Ask the expert: Runners Knee
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 […]
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 […]
Physiotherapy Specialists – helping get the diagnosis right.
Currently in Canada, there are less than 50 certified Physiotherapy Clinical Specialists. I qualified as a specialist in bone, muscle and joint disorders in 2013, and my partner Cory Choma qualified as a pain management specialist in 2015. We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of most types of pain and injury. It’s not unusual […]
5 Steps to Get the Treatment You Need Following a Motor Vehicle Accident
A motor vehicle accident (MVA) can be challenging and stressful. It is easy to become overwhelmed dealing with insurance adjusters, arranging vehicle repairs, and thinking about the financial strain – not to mention the emotional and physical pain. Fortunately, help is available. If you follow these basic steps, seeking treatment will give you the pain […]
Step up…PRP Now Recommended For Osteoarthritis
If you’re a young adult with hip or knee arthritis, you know how limited your treatment options can be. When weight management, physiotherapy and medications don’t provide relief, you may be required to wait until age 65 to qualify for a joint replacement. The time between non-surgical treatment failure and the time when patients qualify for a joint replacement is often referred to by doctors as the “treatment gap“. Now, thanks to a new […]
