The OBIA is a great website to find further information on mild-severe brain injuries and also has a helpline to discuss any of the following: Problems with coping with a brain injury Loneliness and/or isolation Invisible disability Income supports such as OW, ODSP, CPP, WSIB, criminal compensation Information about brain injuries and concussions Caregiver Supports […]
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A group of researcher/clinicians released an editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine titled ‘Back to Basics: 10 Facts Every Person Should Know About Low Back Pain’ in 2019. This is the summary infographic, and we highly recommend reading it. Low back pain is extremely common in the clinic, and we spend a lot
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We get a lot of questions asking about exercising at home and different resources for people to get inspiration and workout ideas from. There is lots available, and it depends a lot on your exercise preferences. The Nike Training Club App is one of our favourites. Available on all app platforms. There are 100s of
PEAK stands for “Physical Exercise and physical Activity for Knee osteoarthritis” and is a program designed by physiotherapists on the basis of research evidence. The program focuses on patient empowerment through education, prescription of strengthening exercise, and a physical activity plan, individualised to the patients needs, with minimal equipment. It is EXCELLENT. Matt has completed
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Low back pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, and there is a lot of information about it online. As health professionals who assess and treat people with low back pain everyday, we get extremely frustrated by the poor and misleading information that people are able to find. We also get frustrated
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Do you know the Canadian 24-hr movement guidelines? Check them out here for the different age groups and we have summarised them below. These guidelines are unique, as they are the first evidence-based guidelines to address the whole day. Evidence shows that sleep, sedentary behaviour and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are associated with improving risk for
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Physical Activity is an essential component to our health, and its benefits are clear. As much as we know this, we also understand that activity levels go up and down for lots of different reasons throughout our lives. Our role as physiotherapists is both to help people remain active through helping with injuries, but also
A great resource for good quality concussion information is the Sunnybrook Health Centre’s ‘About a concussion‘ website. It gives a clear summary of what a concussion is, what recovery is like, and the symptoms involved. It also gives tips about how to be aware of your own recovery, and things that should be in place.
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Knee Osteoathritis (OA) is something that we discuss a lot in clinic, either directly with people who are seeing us for treatment, or indirectly as an underlying long term condition whilst we are helping them with something else. There is a HUGE amount of misunderstanding and misinformation about OA. A lot of this is because
Discover ‘Tame The Beast’—recommended by The Physio Hub as a premier educational resource for managing chronic pain. Developed by leading pain experts in Australia, this site offers insightful animations, real-life stories, TED Talks, and more to deepen your understanding of persistent pain conditions. Explore these valuable tools to empower your journey through chronic pain.
