by alphahealth | May 12, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
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...
by alphahealth | Apr 27, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
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...
by alphahealth | Apr 12, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
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...
by alphahealth | Jan 19, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Pregnancy- an exciting/stressful/emotional/exhausting/exhilarating time. A time when it is imperative to feel the support by those around you. A time to build a team of health professionals working with you that bring knowledge, empathy, and strategies to your care. A...
by alphahealth | Aug 26, 2015 | ALPHA Health Services, Announcements, Physiotherapy
Research has shown that 80% of adults living in North America suffer from lower back pain at some point in their life. In fact, low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to Global Burden of Disease 2010. It is a common ailment, but the...
