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Sep 8, 20232 min read

Importance of Recovery After a Workout

The Importance of Recovery: Muscle Repair and Growth: When you exercise, tiny tears in your muscle fibers are created. Ensuring you...

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Enhancing Muscle Recovery: The Role of Hydration, Stretching, and Physiotherapy in Running

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Jul 8, 20232 min read

Enhancing Muscle Recovery: The Role of Hydration, Stretching, and Physiotherapy in Running

Running is a phenomenal way to exercise and improve your overall health but it often can leave your muscles feeling sore and achy....

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Jan 24, 20202 min read

Physiotherapy for low back pain

Low back pain is something that about 80% of us will experience at some point in our lives. About 10 % of those who experience low back...

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Tennis Elbow...Physiotherapy and massage therapy can help

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Jan 15, 20201 min read

Tennis Elbow...Physiotherapy and massage therapy can help

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylopathy) is the most common injury that we see in the elbow. Though it is common among athletes it is also...

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What muscles are moving us while we run?

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Oct 21, 20192 min read

What muscles are moving us while we run?

Which muscles power our running? And do they function differently the faster we run? Muscular strategy shift in human running: dependence...

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What is the best type of exercise for rotator cuff tendinopathy?

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Sep 24, 20191 min read

What is the best type of exercise for rotator cuff tendinopathy?

Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal injury reported to physiotherapy clinics. The shoulder has tremendous functional...

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Stretching vs Strengthening...which is more beneficial to prevent injuries?

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Jul 23, 20192 min read

Stretching vs Strengthening...which is more beneficial to prevent injuries?

There has certainly been debate about how important stretching is as part of an exercise routine. Should stretching be done before or...

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Low back pain...when should i get imaging?

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Jul 1, 20192 min read

Low back pain...when should i get imaging?

Informed appropriate imaging for low back pain (LBP) management: A narrative review Low back pain affects two-thirds of adults in their...

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Blood Flow Restriction Training. Do less, gain more.

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Jun 7, 20194 min read

Blood Flow Restriction Training. Do less, gain more.

Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) may allow for changes in strength, hypertrophy and endurance when used for an extended period of...

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Latest evidence based recommendations for patellofemoral pain

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May 10, 20192 min read

Latest evidence based recommendations for patellofemoral pain

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is one of the most common conditions that we see walk through our doors. Studies suggest that it effects...

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Why is strength training in the aging adult so important?

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Apr 11, 20192 min read

Why is strength training in the aging adult so important?

Everyone ages, however, not everyone ages the same. Declining physical abilities and loss of independence is the reality for many aging...

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The importance of scapular control with shoulder instability

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Mar 8, 20192 min read

The importance of scapular control with shoulder instability

The shoulder is a complex joint that allows for a large amount of movement in multiple planes. What we sacrifice for all of this movement...

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Mar 1, 20192 min read

MRI and low back pain…Do I need one?

Low back pain is an issue that most of us have experienced. About 80% of people will experience low back pain at some point in their...

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Concussions: Classification and management

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Jan 30, 20192 min read

Concussions: Classification and management

Concussions have garnered much attention in the past few years with many headlines about professional athletes who have suffered from...

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Jan 3, 20192 min read

Shockwave therapy...does it work?

The treatment and management of chronic injuries can be a frustrating process for patients and clinicians alike. A recent review of the...

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Knee OA...Can you walk 5 minutes per day? Brisk walking can delay knee replacement surgery.

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Nov 18, 20182 min read

Knee OA...Can you walk 5 minutes per day? Brisk walking can delay knee replacement surgery.

Waterloo Sports Medicine Centre (WSM) is a comprehensive and evidence-based sports medicine clinic. Reviewing recent research and...

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