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Everything You Need to Know About Your Sprains and Strains
We’ve all been there – walking down the street, not paying attention, when suddenly your ankle slips off the curb. There’s immediate pain, but it’s difficult to determine if it’s an injury that will go away on its own with a little RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) treatment, or if a visit to the doctor will be necessary. The best way to find out if you’re experiencing a sprain or strain that warrants medical attention is to consult with a physiotherapist.
Read full blogStand up to your back pain! Physical therapy can help relieve chronic low back pain.
Are you suffering from chronic low back pain? Take action today and call Equilibrium Therapeutics to schedule a one-on-one consultation and evaluation. Our physiotherapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, osteopaths and massage therapists will get to the root cause of your back pain and create a personalized treatment plan just for you.
What Is Chronic Low Back Pain?
Low back pain is chronic when it’s been present for more than three months.
Read full blogConstantly needing your pain meds refilled? Talk to your doctor about how physiotherapy can help you ditch the opioids!
Chronic pain affects 50 million adults in North America—that’s about 20 percent of us! You may be one of them if pain and dysfunction have been a part of your daily life for at least three months or more.
At our wellness clinic, our experienced and friendly multidisciplinary staff is dedicated to helping you move with greater confidence, comfort, and ease. From our very first session with you, we’ll implement an individualized treatment plan that can help you find relief from your daily aches and pains AND help you understand why you’re having them in the first place so you can prevent them from recurring.
Read full blogDo you sit at a desk most of the day? Here’s how to stay active during the 9-5!
If we were the betting type, we’d guess most of the people reading this are sitting down right now. It’s not a wild stretch of the imagination—most Americans spend around 12 hours per day sitting. Unfortunately, this kind of excessive sedentary behavior has been linked with an increased risk for chronic disease and early death. Some research even suggests sitting that prolonged sitting time is bad for your health regardless of how much you exercise!
Read full blogDo You Suffer From Frequent Headaches? Physiotherapy Can Help!
Headaches have the potential to destroy your plans for the day and interfere with your ability to accomplish tasks. Frequent headaches are the most common form of pain in North America, reports the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of the National Institutes of Health. In fact, nine out of 10 adults will experience a headache, and for millions of people, headaches may occur several times per week. Instead of suffering through the pain, know more about the condition, and find out how Equilibrium Therapeutics can help.
Read full blogFrustrated by your chronic joint pain? See how physical therapy can help relieve arthritis pain.
Do your joints hurt all the time? You just may have chronic joint pain. Call Equilibrium Therapeutics today to schedule an appointment with one of our physiotherapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, osteopaths or chiropractors. We’ll help alleviate your joint pain.
What Is Chronic Joint Pain?
Joint pain can occur in any part of the joint, including the muscles, tendons, bone, cartilage and ligaments.
Read full blogWhat are the benefits of pre and post-surgical rehab? Consider speaking with a physiotherapist before your next surgery.
Surgery is a traumatic experience—even in the best of circumstances. Making the decision to undergo surgery for a torn muscle or tendon means accepting putting your body in the hands of another individual to repair what is broken, and accepting that the process will leave you weaker before it allows you to become stronger. Surgery is never something that you should allow to just happen to you—meaning that when you find that you are faced with the option for surgical correction, you need to take that opportunity for what it is and do your part in ensuring that it is going to be as effective as possible in helping you to feel better.
Read full blogSubtract Daily Pain from the equation by adding physiotherapy.
Chronic pain can take over your life if you don’t take proactive measures to overcome it. Instead of enjoying life to the fullest, daily pain can become the central focus of your life. You start skipping out on social activities, playing with children or grandchildren, or other activities that used to be routine. Instead, the pain has become the first and last thing on your mind every day. It that sounds like you, it’s time to contact a physiotherapist, massage therapist, acupuncturist, chiropractor or osteopath at Equilibrium Therapeutics and schedule an appointment.
Read full blogMorning Aches? Try these 3 stretches first after waking up.
Do you greet the morning with a smile, or do you wince in anticipation of the pain you’re about to experience? If the first motions you make to start your day are painful enough to make you think twice about getting out of bed, you’re certainly not alone. A variety of conditions can cause morning aches and pains. The good news is that you can get that discomfort out of your way through some simple warm-up techniques.
Read full blogPhysiotherapy can help you leave the pain relievers behind.
It’s just over-the-counter pain relievers, right? It’s not like you’re taking opioids for pain relief. Think again. Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or other over-the-counter pain relievers regularly for aches and pains is not always as safe as you think. Regular use of these medications also does not address the underlying causes of your pain. Fortunately, there is a solution for safe, effective, permanent pain relief. Physiotherapy. Don’t believe us? Call Equilibrium Therapeutics to schedule your appointment today with our physiotherapist and find out how you can ditch the over-the-counter pain meds for good.
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