Overuse Injuries
What are overuse injuries? Overuse injuries happen when there is injury to a part of your body from repeated use. It differs from an acute injury where the injury happens from one specific event. When parts of your body are stressed, the body will tend to adapt and get stronger when it recovers. However, when […]
Conditions We Treat
In Vancouver, physiotherapists, chiropractors and massage therapists are known for their rehab work. Our clients come to us for a thorough approach to meeting their rehabilitation needs, overcoming acute injuries and chronic pains. We treat injuries in all body regions, and accept ICBC patients. Our proactive clients demand more, and we’re built to deliver. We […]
What is Core Stability? It’s more than just your 6 pack muscles!
Stability requires the support of many musculoskeletal structures around the joint. Things like the bony structure of the joint and ligaments surrounding the joint provide passive stability by keeping the bones in place. Muscles surrounding the joint play a role in active stability of the joint by contracting to tighten up the joint. The combination […]
ACL Pre-operative Vancouver Physiotherapy: Do you need it?
ACL Physiotherapy By Lift Clinic East Vancouver Let’s look at a typical ACL injury story So your friend has gone out to play Spikeball and felt a pop in your knee when he tried to move sideways to get the ball. The swelling and pain came on immediately. Your physio friend does an assessment with […]
The Lift Body Blueprint – Analyze your movement with 10 simple tests that illuminate pain and mobility issues from head to toe.
You can’t improve what you can’t see. At Lift Clinic, we do a time-efficient head to toe assessment in every appointment. This gives us a snapshot of how the whole body is moving right now. Above all, with a trained eye and detailed breakout assessments, it can lead us to understand the root cause of […]