Physiotherapy Blog

Jaw joints are known as temporomandibular joint (TMJ). TMD refers to disorders that involve these joints and could be the cause of many different types of  pains in the jaw area as well as headaches. The headaches resulted from TMJ disorders usually do not respond well to generic tension treatment and have to be treated […]

By: Paul Messner, Registered physiotherapist Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome + Jumpers Knee Figure Skating is a repetitive jumping sport, figure skaters endure an incredible amount of stress on their knees, especially on their landing leg. Landing a triple requires you to support approximately 3 times your body weight on one leg and about 4 times your body […]

By: Paul Messner, Registered Physiotherapist   Figure skating is a technically difficult sport combining athletic power and artistic finesse. Most competitive figure skaters train 4-6 hours per day for 11 months of the year. Due to the demanding training regime, figure skaters are susceptible to atraumatic and chronic overuse injuries which generally occur in the […]

There are many people who are fighting the curse of obesity. Those individuals who are simply overweight because of their lifestyles are still in a better position as compared to people with medical conditions. Contrary to popular belief, obese patients have no control over their hunger cravings. Unfortunately for people fighting obesity the only way […]

Arthritis is one of the most common causes of hip pain and is a progressive condition usually confirmed by abnormal findings in hip x-ray such as bone spurs. By progressive disorder we don’t mean that with time the patient’s pain will get more intense and treatment will get more difficult but arthritic changes may progress. […]

Preventing concussions is as important as managing them. A concussion is an injury to the brain that occurs due to trauma such as a blow to the head or falling down.  The brain is one of the most intricate organs of a human body and is protected by a skull and spinal fluid. The function […]

Symptoms like being dizzy is experienced by many people often in open spaces. They usually complain that they start feeling dizzy in public places such as grocery stores and are often intrigued about the root cause of this issue. There are many different reasons why we feel dizzy but the most common include anxiety, blood […]

Back pain? You need exercise more than pills… Low back pain is one of the most common chronic pains that people face all around the world. This sometimes disabling pain is not specific to any age group. Children as young as 12 have reported chronic pain.  According to an independent research, it was ascertained that […]