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March 13, 2020Are you a Pelvic Thruster?
Are you a Pelvic Thruster? It may be causing your low back pain and causing decreased bone density!
Are you suffering from foot pain? Knee pain? Low bone density in the hip? Pelvic floor disorder? Sacroiliac Joint pain?
These are the…
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August 27, 2019GLUTEUS MEDIUS SERIES (Active Video Tutorial)
DO YOU HAVE LOW BACK PAIN?
Do you have chronically tight hip flexors or IT Band? (The IT band is a multipurpose tendon that runs down the length of the outer thigh, from the top of the pelvis to the…
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June 14, 20195 Simple Ways to Deal with Stress and Inflammation Using the Power of the Vagus Nerve
Is it weird to have a favourite nerve? I have to admit, I am a total anatomy and physiology geek. I love simplifying how something works in the body and then trying to elicit it.
Have you ever wondered why…
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May 6, 2019Physiotherapy? Osteopathy? Athletic Therapy? What’s best for YOU?
A very common question we are asked at the clinic is what IS the difference between the 3 types of therapies we offer here. It is a little bit tricky to answer, that’s for sure. The three modalities definitely…
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April 25, 2019What’s Pain Got To Do with It? And what can YOU do?
I must admit, I am still amazed and love it when a patient pronounces they are pain free at the end of a treatment session. And I must admit, I still enjoy hearing them call it “magic” or “voodoo”….
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April 7, 2019Welcoming An Athletic Therapist …. Jamilie!
We are so excited to welcome Jamilie Brochu to the Thrive Therapeutics team!
Jamilie completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours, in Exercise Science with a specialization in Athletic Therapy. She attended Concordia University, in Montreal. Jamilie is also bilingual,…
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March 28, 2019Are you working the right muscles to help with low back pain?
When you think core muscles, what do you think? When I ask patients how they work on their core at the gym, the typical answers are abdominal crunches, obliques, and lots of planks.
That is not quite accurate. Certain gym…
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March 20, 2019Learn Neutral Spine to Protect Your Low Back
In our movement rehabilitation programs and our classes, we emphasize the importance of maintaining neutral spine. But what does that mean?
A healthy spine has natural curves in it which developed during childhood. Picture the spine as a shape of…
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February 28, 20195 Ways Diaphragmatic Breathing Helps with Pain
We can live almost a month without food. We can live a couple of days with water. But how long can you live without breathing? Not very long! And yet proper breathing is taken for granted and we have…
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February 21, 2019Posture and Circulation
As physiotherapists, one of the first things we assess is posture.
What does posture mean exactly?
Posture simply implies the position of the body when a person is standing, sitting or lying down. Posture is not static. It is always changing,…
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