Health and Wellness Blog

Health and Wellness Blog

sports-injury

Preventing & Treating Sports Injuries

Exercise is an important part of life in order to become or stay healthy. For many people, sports are a fun way of burning extra calories, socializing and getting fit. Unfortunately, this also means the occasional sports injury, or a flare-up of an old injury or condition. You don’t have to be a professional or

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Bruce CravenDecember 12, 2017

Adaptation

with Erica Gavel Over the last 5 years, I’ve got to do some pretty cool stuff. Travel the world, compete internationally, and study an area I am most passionate about- physiology and adaptation. Overall, I am “living the dream”. With that being said, up until 2012, I was scared to dream, I didn’t have a

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Kathy ShirkyDecember 12, 2017

10 Tips to Stay Motivated in Winter

Winter brings many of its own challenges. Between the cold, the snow and the ice, it feels like we have our hands full! Trying to stay active can add stress, or we simply don’t do it at all! Katelyn Procyshyn, Physiotherapist at Craven SPORT services gives us 10 tips to help us stay motivated through

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Kathy ShirkyDecember 12, 2017
back pain

5 Ways to Relieve Neck and Back Pain

Back and neck pain can stop you in your tracks, affecting your work and interfering with your recreational activities. It takes the fun right out of your day. How to Reduce Neck and Back Pain Your pain might be from a previous injury, arthritis, bad posture or another cause. However, there are things that you can

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Bruce CravenDecember 9, 2017
healthier

How to Be Healthier, Stronger and More Active

  When you get right down to it, health doesn’t have anything to do with looking like a supermodel; it’s really about having a body whose every system is in good working order. The great news is that you have more control over everything happening in your body — from your circulation to your breathing and

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Kathy ShirkyDecember 4, 2017
Pelvic Floor

The Male & The Pelvic Floor

with Bree Rutten There has been a lot of buzz in the last few years about female pelvic floor concerns and various treatment options that are available.  But what about men?  Could they have problems with their pelvic floor as well?  And do they have a pelvic floor? The big answer to this is YES!

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Kathy ShirkyNovember 29, 2017
Stretching

Muscle Stretching for Relieving Neck and Back Pain

Many aches and pains in the neck and back stem from tight muscles. Stretching the tight muscles along the back of your neck, strengthening the muscles in the front of your neck and improving body posture in general, can help to release neck pain. Our  physiotherapists can help you achieve all of this. Improving your

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Bruce CravenNovember 23, 2017
Tips for Athletes

SleepWell Performance Tips for Athletes

Athletes often experience rigorous training routines and schedules that can leave them with fewer hours of sleep per day than their bodies need to perform and recover. Athletes need a tremendous amount of sleep, more than the average person, in order to train effectively, recover sufficiently, and perform optimally. Here are some tips to help

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Kathy ShirkyNovember 20, 2017
Less Pain and More Energy

Six Easy Steps to Less Pain and More Energy

Do you sometimes feel sluggish, tired, achy, sore, or have low energy? Those could be signs that a daily routine of sitting for long hours in your car, at your desk, or at home watching TV is starting to wear your body down. Your body is meant to move, so the unnatural act of sitting

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Kathy ShirkyNovember 13, 2017