Epidemiological studies show that 80% of people will experience low back pain in their lifetime; approximately 25% of people report having had pain in the previous 3 months, and up to 80% of individuals with back pain will have pain that recurs.1 Because of this, the amount of research into appropriate care of nonspecific low […]
Welcome Kendra Goudey, R.Kin
Great Lakes Physiotherapy Centres in Whitby and Ajax welcome the addition to their team, Kendra Goudey R.Kin. Kendra has a long history of competing in gymnastics, and it is this strong interest in sports and physical activity that influenced her to study Kinesiology and get involved in the rehabilitation field. Kendra graduated from Wilfrid Laurier […]
Running and osteoarthritis of the hip/knee
Patients often ask if there is a relationship between running and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee due to the high impact involved; yet, running is an activity that benefits cardiovascular fitness, mood, blood pressure, blood sugar, weight loss, bone density, etc. Prior studies have linked running to the development of hip and knee arthritis […]
Dry Needling vs Acupuncture
Western medical acupuncture, as it is practiced in Canada by physiotherapists, is a therapeutic modality that uses the insertion of needles. This practice is also known as dry needling or intramuscular stimulation. This acts by directly stimulating the nervous system utilizing the mechanisms of antidromic reflexes, and neuromodulation, amongst other central effects. Its use in […]
Whiplash – Keeping up with the evidence
Incorporating proprioceptive training into whiplash rehabilitation. Proprioception is our ability to sense position, movement, special orientation, and acceleration of our body parts in space. This information is fed into the brain by several sensory systems: mechanorecptors within the neck musculature, visual input, and vestibular input. The proprioceptive input from the musculoskeletal system includes information from […]
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