Registered Physiotherapy

What is Registered Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is a health care profession that specializes in human movement and function, especially as it relates to injury, illness, or disability. Our approach to your healing is individualized, one-on-one and hands-on in nature, with the most common goals being to eliminate pain, improve function and optimize performance. This is achieved with a treatment plan that addresses the root cause of the condition.

We treat a wide variety of conditions, which include, but are not limited to:

• Soft tissue injuries – tendonitis, repetitive strain, muscle strains and ligament sprains

• Sports and orthopaedic injuries - frozen shoulder, tennis and golfer’s elbow, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, shoulder and hip impingement and patellofemoral syndrome

• Arthritic conditions including Osteoarthritis and Degenerative disc disease

• Low Back Pain including Sciatica and Disc Herniations

• Neck Pain

• Injury Prevention Programs

• Pre and Postnatal care

• Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

• Post Surgery Rehabilitation

What to expect from your Active Living Physiotherapy Appointment

At your first visit you will spend 45 mins with your Physiotherapist. During this time, you can expect:

• A detailed history of your current concerns as well as your overall health.

• A physical examination of the affected area.

• Some physical testing to help determine other factors that are contributing to your symptoms.

• Measurement of current function and symptoms to enable tracking of progress.

• Consultation on your goals and commitment to the rehab process.

• The development of a focused treatment plan considering all your needs and abilities.

• A detailed review of what you need to do between appointments to get the best results.

• Treatment begins on day one.

Individualized treatments may include but are not limited to:

• Education

• Manual therapy

• Active and passive stretching

• Strengthening

• Soft tissue mobilization

• Balance training

• Modalities

• Exercise prescription