Foot and Ankle Health: What Would You Be Doing Right Now If You Could Lift Your Ability to 100%?
Beat Foot and Ankle Pain and Improve Performance With Lift Clinic’s Vancouver Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, and RMT Massage Therapy Team. Ok, let’s talk foot and ankle pain! What an important but perhaps not eye-catching part of the body for performance, function and longevity. The foot and ankle are critical for standing, balance (and preventing falls), walking, […]
Low Back Health: What Would You Be Doing Right Now If You Were 100%?
Beat Low Back Pain and Improve Performance With Lift Clinic’s Vancouver Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, and RMT Massage Therapy Team. When it comes to the low back, what do we mean by rehabilitation and performance? After all, we decided to call ourselves Lift Rehabilitation and Performance Clinic. Here are a couple scenarios to give an idea: Scenario 1: Ronnie […]
How can IMS Dry Needling help treat Tennis Elbow Pain?
Before we get to talking about IMS Dry Needling for Tennis Elbow — does this sound a bit familiar? The story usually goes something like this: a while ago I was doing a lot of typing and I started to notice a sense of stiffness my forearm. Then I noticed it was also happening during […]
Is your head feeling a bit weird after a fall or motor vehicle accident? Headaches/Head Pain? It could be a concussion.
What is a Concussion? Headaches / Head Pain If you’ve hit your head and had to deal with a period of headaches, nausea, dizziness, and/or poor concentration, then you may have had a concussion. Headaches or head pain are common in falls, motor vehicle accident and contact sports such as rugby, hockey and football. It […]
What is normal cervical extension? Take this test.
Can you look up at the ceiling pain free? In today’s SFMA session we were looking at cervical extension movement. In other words can you tilt your chin up towards the ceiling, as far as 80° of extension if we are looking at the plane of the face from the forehead to the chin? This […]
Dealing with Wrist Pain: TFCC Injuries
Do you have wrist pain when gripping or rotating your hand? It could be a TFCC injury. The TFCC (or Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex) is a common injury with gym goers (chronic repetitive rotational movement of the wrist), and in sports (falling on an outstretched hand). They can be frustrating injuries because they can affect your […]
What is De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis (Sore Thumb Pain)?
If you’ve ever heard anyone complain about a sore thumb from lifting, then they might be dealing with De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis. It develops when the tendons of your thumb muscles are overused, leading the inflammation of the sheath around the tendon. In sports, it is commonly found in sports that require gripping of equipment (racquet […]
“Did you do your daily exercises?” 8 Tips to get your exercises done!
Injury, and pain can either lead to or arise from weaknesses, muscular imbalances, and/or poor movement patterns. An daily exercise program can be an effective way to address these issues, but they only work if you do them.
8 Tips To Help Ease Your Daily Exercise Program.
Don’t feel bad when your clinician asks you if you’ve done your daily exercises. Apply these tips to keep you consistent with your daily exercise program:
Waking Up with Neck Pain? It Might Be an Acute Wry Neck!
What is an Acute Wry Neck? Acute wry neck (also known as acute onset idiopathic torticollis) is that annoying pain that get when you feel normal before going to sleep, and wake up with a painful and stiff neck. It may possibly be brought on by prolonged abnormal postures, an awkward sleeping posture, or sudden […]
What is Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis) Pain?
The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint. There is a layer of connective tissue surrounding the joint. Normally, this capsule is quite loose and allows for the shoulder joint to move freely. With frozen shoulder pain, the capsule becomes inflammed and tight resulting in joint stiffness, pain and limited range of motion. It […]