Chronic illness leaves you feeling like you’re letting everyone down—especially yourself. It’s a constant game of adjusting expectations, rethinking assumptions, and regulating hopes. That deadline you’re trying to meet, that show you really wanted to go to, the pile...
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Golfers Elbow – Physiotherapy can help!
It is almost here… golf season! Avid golfers, recreational golfers, and social golfers are gearing up to hit the lynx… and with the start of golf season comes the start of golf injuries... golfers elbow being one of the most common ailments to sideline a golfer. So-...
Illiotibial Band Friction syndrome (ITB Syndrome): Runner’s Knee – Physiotherapy can help!
Knee pain? Hip pain? You might be suffering from Illiotibial Band (ITB) syndrome. Let me unpack what this means, and more importantly, what to do about it. In order to understand the problem of ITB syndrome, we first need to understand the anatomy involved with the...
Rotator Cuff Injury? Rehabilitation and Prevention – Ask a Kinesiologist!
There are approximately 680 muscles in the human body. Muscles function to produce movement and force. Muscles are what drive our voluntary movements, such as walking or standing but also involuntary movements such as moving food through our digestive tract or the...
Ask a Physiotherapist: Concussion Rehabilitation and Management- What Every Parent Should Know.
Paediatric Concussion: The basics every parent should know! ‘Concussion’ is a word and a condition that is generating considerable concern and worry amongst parents, and justifiably so. It refers to a condition that can have severe, long term consequences, is...
Registered Massage Therapy at Yonge and Eglinton- Allow me to introduce myself!
I am a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT). I massage people, for a living. And, I love my job. Becoming a Registered Massage Therapist Before becoming a RMT, I did not really understand the full concept of Massage Therapy, or even what it completely entailed. I...
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At ALPHA Health Services, we strive to offer the best care, advice, and treatment to enable you to be as physical as you want to be, to get you living an active life, to allow you to reach your peak performance in sports, hobbies or regular life, and to encourage healthy aging. We believe in a holistic approach to rehabilitation and strive to get you back safely and as quickly as possible.