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Sports Injuries in Young Girls
Studies show that young girls involved in sport are four to six times more likely to injure the anterior cruciate ligament (an important stability ligament in the knee) than boys. Why is this? Many factors have been hypothesized including muscular imbalances,...
Physiotherapy for Young Competitive Athletes
More and more children are playing competitive sports at a young age now. Sometimes kids as young as seven or eight years old are playing the same sport five or six times a week. This takes its toll on a developing body. When children get injured we tend to think they...
Your Pelvis Needs More Than Just a Floor
Many women who have had children experience what we tend to refer to as “pelvic floor issues”. You know what I’m talking about – when laughing, coughing and heaven forbid sneezing in public becomes an exercise in how to subtly hold it together when you know there’s...
The Importance of Stability
Some years ago I was watching the women’s giant slalom event at the winter Olympics. That particular day conditions were quite icy and there had been some talk of rescheduling the event. In the end they did, but not before several competitors fell. Big time. As in...
Acute Back Injuries are Avoidable
“I just bent over to pick up my sock off the floor and I couldn’t straighten up. I’ve been in excruciating back pain since.” A lot of us know someone with a similar story. Of course, picking up a sock off the floor doesn’t cause a severe injury. It’s just the straw...
Physiotherapy for Your Entire Extended Family
It has happened on many an occasion that I start by treating one family member and end up treating the whole family. You know someone trusts you when they send their mom to see you. I have had families in which I have treated three generations. This is quite a...
Starting a New Activity? Get a Tune-up First!
I once had a very athletic client who loved all different kinds of sports. He was a very adventurous sort and would try anything. He was also an all or nothing kind of guy. When he started something new he went whole hog. When he called to book an appointment with me...
Looking Forward to 2017
Although this past year has been one of significant challenge for MAP Physiotherapy and myself, I believe that the future is bright and I am looking forward to what lies ahead. After the death of my business partner, which necessitated moving the business, what I...
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