Heather Finn Physiotherapy

09/23/2024

Our $99 sale is coming to an end!

If you want two months of unlimited classes on a huge discount, this is it!

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10/28/2021

01/18/2020

It seems you can’t go a day without seeing an article, advertisement or social media post proclaiming the virtues of exercise. In addition to other benefits of exercise, the evidence shows that most chronic conditions are improved through regular physical activity.1,2 So, if exercise is good for u...

06/12/2019

It was a busy time of year to tackle a course but I did complete it!

Does you or your children's school/organization/sport have a concussion protocol in place? I can help you develop a protocol to assist with prevention, detection, and management.

05/22/2019

Main steps of Concussion Management:
Recognition
Remove from play
Re-evaluate
Rest
Rehabilitation (if needed)
Refer (if needed)
Recovery
Return to school/work, or play/sport

05/15/2019

Initial management of concussion:

24-48 hours cognitive and physical rest until the acute symptoms resolve.
Then a gradual reintroduction of cognitive and physical activity at a sub-symptom threshold level.

2016 International Consensus statement on Concussion established both Return-to-School and Return-to-Sport strategies to help guide the process.

05/08/2019

Have you heard of the Concussion Recognition Tool 5.....?

It is a tool that non-medical professionals can use to recognize when a concussion might have occurred.

So parents can use at home, teachers/administrators can use in schools, and of course coaches/managers/officials can utilize it in many sporting environments.

Because it is important to RECOGNIZE a potential concussion and REMOVE the person from the situation/game/practice and get medical attention and/or further evaluation.

05/03/2019

Answer to concussion question #2: FALSE

While signs of concussion (those characteristics that can be observed by people other than the athlete) and symptoms (experienced and reported by the athlete him or herself) are often present or observable at the time of injury, they may not appear until several hours or even days or weeks later. In fact, delayed onset of signs and symptoms is more likely in younger athletes. Athletes, parents and other caregivers thus need to be alert to the occurrence of such delayed signs or symptoms or deteriorating mental status, which may signal the presence of a serious, life-threatening brain injury, such as subdural hematomas (bleeding on the brain).

04/16/2019

Started this course last week. Looking forward to the information that will be presented and having a more concrete concussion protocol as a practitioner and parent.