GLA:D® Program Canada
Managing Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Have you heard about GLA:D?
GLA:D® is an 8-week education and group exercise program developed in Denmark for people with symptoms of knee or hip OA. GLA:D® is being launched across Canada as GLA:D™ Canada.
Next cohort coming Spring 2025. Stay tuned!
What can GLA:D™ Canada do for you?
• This program will teach you the right way to move to
reduce your OA symptoms.
• In Denmark, people taking the GLA:D® program have reduced pain, taken fewer pain killers and taken less time off work and are able to be more active.
• GLA:D™ Canada is for everyone with symptoms of hip or knee OA!
Our Facilitator
Lauren Harding is a Registered Physiotherapist with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario with previous experience as a Registered Kinesiologist. Lauren’s areas of interest include working with various muscular-skeletal injuries and neurological conditions, regularly incorporating exercise prescription into her treatments. She is also excited to join our GLA:D program!
2 Education Sessions
Two 90-minute education sessions will teach GLA:D Canada participants about:
- What is osteoarthritis, risk factors and symptoms
- Current available treatment for osteoarthritis
- How to self-manage your symptoms
- Why and how exercise can help with your osteoarthritis
- How to cope with the difficulties of daily activities associated with osteoarthritis
12 Neuromuscular Exercise Sessions
60 minute group exercise sessions twice a week for 6 weeks led by a certified therapist. You will:
- Learn how to control your movements and proper posture
- Build muscular strength through functional exercises
- Learn how to apply these exercises to every day activities
Data Collection for Quality Monitoring
The program measures how you’re doing at your first visit, 3 and 12 months after you have started the program. This information will help us monitor how the program is working for people with osteoarthritis all over Canada and ultimately will help us improve the program. Visit GladCanada.ca for more information.
GLA:D™ at ALPHA:
WHEN? Coming Soon!
Note: new patients to ALPHA will also need to book a physiotherapy assessment before starting the GLA:D program.
WHERE? ALPHA Health Services East – Located within Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
WHAT TO WEAR? Please wear comfortable clothing you can move freely in.
Contact Us
To register, or if you have any questions at all, please email us at infoeast@alphahealthservices.ca or call us at (647) 670-3454
ALPHA Midtown
40 Holly Street, Suite 901
Toronto, ON M4S 3C3
info@alphahealthservices.ca
416.545.1881
ALPHA East
14 St. Matthews Rd G.008 (Located within Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital) Toronto, ON M4M 2B5