by alphahealth | Oct 13, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services
October is breast cancer awareness month so I thought I would focus this post on helpful tips to reduce your risk of lymphedema post breast cancer treatment. If you are a breast cancer survivor, like I am, you most likely had some form of treatment that damaged your...
by alphahealth | Oct 2, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services
The October ALPHA Health Services staff profile features Registered Physiotherapist, Jennifer Harvey. Jennifer completed her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto, and her undergraduate degree at McMaster University. We asked Jennifer a...
by alphahealth | Aug 26, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services
Manual Lymphatic Drainage… Can I benefit? The short answer to this question is that most people can benefit from Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD). MLD It’s a very gentle massage that helps to promote relaxation, immune function and reduce edema (buildup of fluid) in...
by alphahealth | Jul 18, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Massage Therapy
Many of you are aware of, suffer, or have suffered through plantar fasciitis at some point in your life. This heel pain can manifest as pain at the bottom of your feet that’s worse in the morning, limited range of motion in your feet, or discomfort with walking....
by alphahealth | May 9, 2017 | Announcements
Every month, ALPHA Health Services will feature one of our AWESOME staff on the blog! For May, we feature… HILARY MACLAUGHLIN, Registered Massage Therapist. Hilary has always been interested and intrigued by the human body. After graduating from Brock...
