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Improve Your Health, Strength, and Physical Activity with These 4 Simple Tips!
It’s not always easy to be active. We’ve all been there – letting the dumbbells collect dust in the garage, throwing the yoga mat in the storage closet, constantly walking by the running shoes without a second glance. However, once you get in the habit of being habit, it becomes much easier. With these 4 simple tips, you can achieve an active lifestyle even with your busy schedule!
1. Trick yourself into exercising.
Read full blogHip and Knee Pain Relief with Physiotherapy
There are so many causes of hip and knee pain, from excess weight to sports injuries, advancing age to repetitive motion injuries. Whatever the cause of your hip and/or knee pain, if you are experiencing it regularly you need to find a way to manage it. Many people use medications like anti-inflammatories to minimize their discomfort. However, these medications do have potential side effects, so it can be helpful to find other ways to relieve your pain.
Read full blogCould your back pain be caused by a herniated disc? Here’s what to look for
How do you know whether you have a herniated disc or it’s just good old back pain? One telltale sign can be where the pain is located. With a herniated disc, the pain is typically located in the lumbar spine. That’s the lower part of your backbone. The pain may radiate from the back to the thighs, buttocks or calves. A herniated disc can cause pain whether you’re resting or active. Even a cough or sneeze can cause pain as it puts pressure on pinched nerves.
Read full blogLet’s get… physical! 5 Ways to stay active and feel better!
Staying active is one of the key factors in maintaining long-term health. Fitting exercise and even moderate activity into your daily routine, however, isn’t always easy. Whether it’s because of a busy schedule or a health condition, you may find it difficult to get the daily exercise you need. The following are five easy ways to stay active.
1. Walk Everywhere
You probably already know that walking is one of the easiest and best forms of exercise.
Read full blogDo you wake up feeling achy? Try these 3 stretches first thing in the morning.
There are few things worse than waking up in the morning to chronic pain in your neck, back, or joints. Morning aches and pains can make it difficult to complete even the simplest tasks, like getting up out of bed or putting on your shoes. But with the help of a few physiotherapist approved stretches, you can begin to work certain areas of the body in the AM to help relieve pain and discomfort. The following physiotherapy stretches are ideal for starting your day with flexibility in mind.
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