Momentum Wellness

12/21/2025

10 years ago the doors opened at Momentum Wellness. We've evolved quite a bit over the years and couldn't have done it without your support. THANK YOU, for an amazing ten years of serving the Tantallon-St Margaret's Bay community.

12/18/2025

With so much food insecurity, if you're able, make a donation. No one needs another thing from Amazon, but they do need to eat and to feed their kids. Whether these items come from Dollar Store, Superstore, Sobeys, or Costco/Walmart, if you can grab even a few items on this list, we'll keep our donation bin open through the holidays, but hope to bring a sizable donation to the St Margaret's Bay Food Bank before Christmas!

Drop in anytime today, tomorrow, or Monday and Tuesday (we're closed Christmas eve).

12/15/2025

We'll be opening a bit later at 9:50am this morning due to last night's snowfall and to give plows a chance to clear streets... plus, someone **ahem** couldn't get in for snow tires till the 23rd🙄❄️

Drive safe today and if you have to reschedule due to roads or school closures, message us right away!

11/27/2025

https://mailchi.mp/11fb8cc98f03/the-2026-calendar-is-now-openthe 2026 calendar is now open!

11/25/2025

https://mailchi.mp/feaf0673f357/heading-into-the-holidays Holiday hours and what's coming in early 2026; pain science and chronic pain - why you might hurt more over the holidays; and, giving back to our community - food bank and diaper drive.

11/23/2025

Massage Therapy openings tomorrow (Monday, November 24th) with Monica at 9:50am and 11:10am. Call to book 902 826 2390

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween everyone! What's truly scary is the traffic delays on the way to our office! We know it hasn't been easy so we recommend, for those who are physically able, parking by the TD and walking over. Cut in behind Superstore/Irving to do so.

Otherwise, send us a message in the morning to find out what it looks like and plan to leave early. They're doing road work on the #3 (St Margaret's Bay Rd) from 6pm to 6am, but daytime still involves the PCR backups.

Deep breathes, stay calm, they'll be done soon!🤡👻🎃

10/26/2025

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09/18/2025

09/17/2025

🧠 Pain is not just in the tissues – it’s in the maps of the brain
Did you know that chronic pain often persists without ongoing tissue damage?
According to the sensorimotor theory of pain, mismatches between what the brain expects from movement and what it feels in return can create pain. This happens when cortical maps of the body become altered – think distorted body image, disrupted proprioception, or maladaptive motor control
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🔎 Evidence shows:
People with CRPS, fibromyalgia, low back pain and more often show motor deficits, sensory changes, and distorted body representations.
Even imagining movement can trigger pain responses.
Distorted body maps are linked to cortical reorganization – a brain-level phenomenon
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💡 For osteopaths:
This highlights why hands-on treatment should not only target biomechanics but also engage sensorimotor reintegration. Approaches like graded motor imagery, sensory retraining, and embodied movement therapies may help restore congruence between body and brain.
✨ Key takeaway:
Pain can be maintained by sensorimotor incongruence. By addressing both the body and its representations in the brain, osteopathy has the potential to reshape pain experiences from the periphery to the cortex.
📚 Source: Vittersø et al. (2022). The sensorimotor theory of pathological pain revisited. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 139, 104735.

09/10/2025

September Self Care with Massage Therapy - https://mailchi.mp/d39861e3579d/september-self-care-with-massage-therapy