May is National Physiotherapy Month!
May is National Physiotherapy month in Canada, and physiotherapists, physiotherapy aides, and physiotherapy students across our country celebrate our profession!
How to Meal Plan Like a Dietitian in 5 Simple Steps
Although many of us try to plan our weekly meals ahead, often on the weekend. However many of us fail to stick with our meal plan, or struggle to make those meals as healthy as possible, or we simply get tired of trying to keep up ...
10 Ways to Use a Ball for Self-Massage/Release
Our staff educate clients on how important it is to take control and responsibility of your body and injury recovery. We often include self-massage/release instructions for those individuals who have minor muscle tension and trigger points, or for those that would benefit for repeated treatments between in clinic sessions.
Everything You Need to Know About Eating Plant-based: Part 1
Whether you or a friend or family member has food allergies, or have chosen a new dietary path or diet, plant-based eating does not have to challenging. If you are thinking of moving to plant-based eating you likely have many quest...
Congratulations Karen - 'Forty Under 40 2018' recipient!
The entire team at Motion Works Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre want to congratulate Karen LeValliant, physiotherapist & owner, on being named a Forty Under 40 recipient for 2018. Your hard work and dedication, here an...
Top Tips for Preventing Spring Cleaning Injuries!
Injuries caused by household chores - particularly when ‘spring cleaning’ - are more common than you think! Read on to discover how you can prevent injury this season!
C-section Scar Management Tips
Benefits from relieving tension in a c-section scar, include reducing lower back and/or pelvic pain as well as pelvic floor issues; improve pelvic floor and core function; and help in the overall healing of abdominal separation (diastasis), and incontinence issues.
Sports Injuries in Children
STATISTICS
In 2012, more than 1.3 million kids went to the ER with sports injuries in the United States. Football injuries were in the lead, followed by basketball, soccer, and baseball, with the most injured...
Where is my headache coming from?
Do you suffer from headaches?
The most important skill in managing headaches is determining the actual cause of the headache and following through with the appropriate treatment, rather than merely treating the pain itself...