Children and adolescents in today’s society are being exposed to less and less play, movement, and physical culture. It is common for kids to be spending a lot of their free time playing video games
Being physically strong is a major component of being healthy. Strength is a relative term: It might mean something completely different from one person to the next. Either way, some form of strength training should
How did the western world turn into such a sitting society? As nice as the chair and personal home computer might have been for us, they’ve been catastrophic to the health of the human species.
Your feet are a magically well engineered body part and yet despite the massive role they play and how robust they are, most people neglect foot health. Much of the population is either uninformed or
The way we think about increasing flexibility and “stretching” needs to change because the common techniques used are an ineffective waste of time and can actually damage your tissues. The purpose of this article is
Running is an activity that everyone ‘can’ do, but not everyone can do efficiently or safely. It is often one of the first go-to activities for people wanting to shed a few pounds, get back
The squat: a beautiful and (formerly) natural human movement – babies do it perfectly without ever being taught and somewhere between wearing diapers and becoming an adult we lose the ability to squat properly. The
We currently live in a time where it’s common to be sitting in one position for the bulk of each day. It is quite ‘normal’ for someone to wake up, sit at the table for
Here’s a physiotherapy visit for many people in Ottawa: walk into the clinic, see the physiotherapist for 10 minutes of hands on work, spend the rest of the time hooked up to an ultrasound or
1 hour initial assessment and 40 minute follow up treatment
We don't use assistants or kinesiologists. You time is spent always one-on-one with your therapist
Movement, mobility, and exercise focused. We don't waste your time with useless machines!
Large clinic with private areas and open space with full gym equipment
We take a team based approach to treatment with collaboration between sports medicine, physiotherapy, and massage therapy
Looking beyond pain to the root cause of symptoms, not just providing temporary relief
1732 Woodward Dr Ottawa, ON, K2C 0P9
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