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I get asked this question every week in our clinic. What type of pillow to use? Ideally it should be a medium density pillow with medium size. Feathered pillows are too soft and your head will fall through them and not support you enough. When Lying on your back you want your neck to feel supported butContinue Reading »
1Do your homework – Trust me, I can always tell which patients do their exercises and which ones don’t. I get a kick out of the blank stares I get after asking patients to show me their technique! Ultimately, not completing your “physio homework” delays your progress and prolongs treatment. Sure, I don’t work out 7Continue Reading »
At one time or another, most of us have had an unfortunate accident in our lifetime that has caused an injury to the wrist. Winter we tend to see more slip and falls due to the slippery conditions. One very common injury is a wrist sprain or fracture. This usually happens when the arm extendsContinue Reading »
Hey Folks, Blair here from Nose Creek Sport PT, just want to see how you are doing with your new’s resolution? Often we get clients who have great intentions of getting more active in January, but start to experience more KNEE pain from Their workouts. IF this has happened to you SEEK help now, doContinue Reading »
Hey Folks, Blair Schachterle from Nose Creek Physiotherapy. Today, we’re going to talk about stenosis in the lower back, and it’s more of a degenerative condition that can give you sciatica as well. Our description of the typical patient we see with stenosis in the clinic is they’re going to be 50 years old orContinue Reading »
Hey Folks, Blair Schachterle from Nose Creek Physiotherapy. Today’s topic is SI joint lower back pain. I’m just going to describe an SI joint pain. Typically, we do see SI joint pain in a lot of different age groups. Most commonly, we’re going see this during and after pregnancy. It’s probably more common in femaleContinue Reading »
Hi folks, Blair Schachterle from Nose Creek Physiotherapy. So, today we’re going to talk about three different types of back pain. We have discogenic-type pain, SI joint pain, and stenosis or arthritis, in our back. That gives us three different types of presentations. So, I’m going to make up three short videos on each typeContinue Reading »
Both lower back sprains and fractures can share a large portion of the same symptoms such as sharp pain, muscle spasms, and limited mobility. A sprain is an injury to the ligaments that help stabilize the lumbar vertebral bones and usually results from a sudden or gradual irregular movement or an unnatural twisting motion ofContinue Reading »
At one time or another, most of us have had an unfortunate accident that has caused an injury to the ankle. In the summer we tend to see more slip and falls due to more outdoor participation in sports, hiking, walking, and one very common injury is an ankle sprain or fracture. This usually happensContinue Reading »
The secret to pain-free gardening is to warm up before, and to stretch out afterwards. If you face gardening like a sport, then you will ease through the spring and into the summer with little pain, discomfort and stiffness. Here is the recipe for pain-free gardening: A brisk walk around the neighbourhood for 5 minutesContinue Reading »