A concussion is a form of mild traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the face, head, or neck. A concussion can cause varied symptoms, ranging from unnoticeable to obvious. Here, our Nepean Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy Centre team of physiotherapists will walk you through the causes, symptoms and physiotherapeutic treatments for concussions.
While you may know what you are looking for in a physiotherapist, the process of finding out how to find one can be a bit confusing. Here, our Nepean Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy Center staff provides a number of helpful resources for finding a registered physiotherapist in Ontario.
Much like any other medical professional, physiotherapists are both responsible for your recovery and are governed by service standards. However, you may not know what to look for and what to prioritize when looking for a new physical therapist. Here, our Nepean team walks you through 5 things to look for when you're searching for a new physiotherapist.
Physical therapy (also known as physiotherapy) is a method of treating patients of all kinds to prevent diseases and conditions, alleviate pain, restore balance and recover from injuries. Today, our Nepean physiotherapists present you with 5 signs that physiotherapy might be able to help you.
Physiotherapy is a great method for treating patients of all ages in order to restore their body function, alleviate pain and prevent disease. Here, our dedicated physiotherapist team in Nepean walk you through 5 of the ways that physical therapy can improve your health.
Sleep is a critical element to our health and wellbeing and comes with it's owns challenges during pregnancy.
A concussion can be the most life threatening injury experienced on the slopes. At best, a skier may experience a bump on their head but in more severe cases, a concussion may occur.
The knee is a hinging joint that straightens and bends with a slight amount of rotation involved. When the force exerted upon a ligament is greater than strength of the ligament itself, it becomes stretched, or torn.
A shoulder separation often happens in snowboarding, during a fall into the side of the body or the shoulder. When the shoulder contacts the solid hill, the joint is stretched or torn which causes pain, apprehension to move your shoulder, and a lack of available movement.
A “Fall On the OutStretched Hand”, or FOOSH injury, is group of injuries termed by its mechanism of injury and occurs with a fall. This type of injury is common on the ski hill, especially with beginners.
