Moosomin Therapy Center

10/06/2018

Physical activity can increase the volume of grey matter and improve academic performance, say researchers.

08/08/2018

Learn what to expect from your first visit to a physical therapist.

05/02/2018

Did you know?
Moosomin Therapy Center is helping host the annual Community Challenge this year!
Register before May 15 to get a race shirt!

Running Room clinics - online or in-store, a community of runners that makes you feel at home.

05/01/2018

May is National Physiotherapy Month!

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association has developed a ‘Did you know?’ campaign for the month. Throughout May we will share tidbits and facts about us and our profession in our clinic’s own version of ‘Did you know?’

04/20/2018

Join the Community Challenge! What a great way to get moving this spring and challenge yourself to walk/run 5km, 10 km or a half marathon!

Early bird registration is open until May 15.

Proceeds will go towards the development of minor sports fields.

03/22/2018

Bed rest is not the most effective treatment for most back pain, say doctors. And yet many people still do it.

02/11/2018

We are loving the shout outs Physiotherapists are getting from Olympic athletes!

See what Mark’s physio said when he asked if he’d ever snowboard again...

02/05/2018

Interesting...and we agree. Take a read.

🔥Imaging and Treatment🔥
Knowledge 💣s dropping by .caleb.burgess. If you haven't heard, imaging results (Xrays, MRIs, etc) have a very poor correlation with pain and function in many cases, especially in the spine. So even if your Xray shows "degeneration" in your lumbar spine, you may still have great range of motion and no pain 😎. Or you may have a lot of pain and poor range of motion😥. Yet either of these scenarios could also happen if your spine DOES NOT have any evidence of "degeneration" on the Xray 🤔. Why? Because:
1) Movement and function is dynamic (not one position), and most imaging is static, therefore you can't make a dynamic conclusion about function off of a static image
2) We now know that ALL PAIN is an OUTPUT from the BRAIN in response to the CUMULATIVE effect of ALL the perceived THREATS in our lives (which may include local tissue sensitivity or injury, poor immune function, feelings of sadness, depression, stress, negative beliefs or fears, being around people/places we don't like, etc). So evidence of "tissue damage" on imaging is not sufficient for us to have pain, although it MAY contribute.
My point is this: As a physical therapist, for most cases seeing your imaging result DOES NOT HELP ME make an accurate decision about how to work with you to help improve your FUNCTION and/or REDUCE PAIN. So don't just hand me your Xray and then expect for me to know the best treatment plan.
I'll get WAY more information from watching/assessing how well you move, how strong you are, understanding the physical demands of your work life/hobbies/sport, listening to how you perceive your problem, identifying if it is more related to stress/anxiety, depression, or a traumatic experience etc (basically identifying any THREATS in your life that may contribute to your pain experience), than looking at one piece of static film or reading a diagnosis on a piece of paper from your physician.
So please understand: evaluating and working with YOU as a WHOLE PERSON is INFINITELY MORE EFFECTIVE than trying to treat your Xray results. It just doesn't work that way!
❤️ SHARE the wealth and TAG a friend. See comments for reference👇🏼

01/22/2018

10/31/2017

Happy Halloween!

03/28/2017

Does sitting in a vehicle cause aches and pains for you? Here's a great tip!

The dreaded commute….so many of my patients struggle with a comfortable alignment that is supportive of a balanced breath in the car. The shape of the seat naturally buckets everyone, makes it hard to get hips higher than knees to naturally keep the pelvis in more of a neutral range and support the upper torso, free up hips, etc. So my cheap and quick solution for patients is a small towel roll at the back of the seat (here’s my old beach towel fix in my messy car). This is not a lumbar roll waiting to be used, it is a towel roll waiting to be sat upon. I ask them to just prop their butt bones (aka Sitz bones at the base of your butt cheeks) off the edge of it. This naturally provides a gentle tilt without constant effort and at least brings hips to level.

Give it a try and play with the thickness and height that works best for you. See if it eases some of the aches and pains of your commute, promotes a better breath, and opens your hips. Works great on a long flight too (I always travel with a thick scarf). And I use the same trick for my mamas sitting on the floor at in criss-cross apple sauce. Bring a receiving blanket rolled up for you to sit on the edge of and practice some !