Physiotherapy

Our philosophy is to educate our clients so they can become active participants in their recovery. We have an experienced treatment team of Certified Hand Therapists (CHT)and physiotherapists (PT), who are skilled in orthopaedics, acupuncture, and temporomandibular joint disorders. We develop active treatment programs for spinal disorders, peripheral joints, and treatment of clients injured in motor vehicle accidents (MVA).

A good understanding of the diagnosis, underlying pathology, and self-care techniques all assist in having the client understand and participate in the recovery. Our approach to treatment may include all or some of the following components:

Education: We teach our clients about the injury and associated pathology, timeframes for recovery and techniques to use at home to reduce pain or regain function.
Manual Therapy: We use a hands-on approach, including joint mobilization, soft tissue stretching and/or massage. Whenever possible, we teach our clients self-treatment techniques.
Exercise: This may include exercise within the clinic and/or home exercise programs. Elements of the following types of exercise will be prescribed as part of the rehab program: stretching, strengthening, core stabilization and functional activities.
Pain-reducing Modalities: This includes the use of electrical equipment such as ultrasound, laser, Trancutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TNS), interferential current and muscle stimulators. These are medical devices used to increase circulation and reduce pain and swelling. At our clinic, this type of treatment is used strictly as an adjunct to other therapies, most commonly during the acute (early) phase of an injury.