The Great Lakes Physiotherapy chain is pleased to announce the opening of the Brooklin Rehabilitation and Sports Injury Centre, formerly operating for the past twenty one years as the Whitby Civic Physiotherapy Centre out of the Whitby Civic Recreation Complex on Rossland Road East. The same great staff remains unchanged and we are now pleased […]
Welcome Brandon Cammisa PT Resident
Upon completion of his Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Kinesiology (BHSc.Kin) at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Brandon then applied to and graduated from Queens University with a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy(M.Sc.PT). Brandon has completed his Manual Therapy Level 1 and is currently working towards completing the remainder of the Manual […]
Physiotherapy benefits – Now is the time to use them
While we see more and more people taking on healthier lifestyles and staying active, most people do not take advantage of physiotherapy benefits they have through their work to address pains, and maintain healthy joints and muscles. It’s easier to take care of the smaller issues before they become bigger. If you’ve had a pain […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brock Physiotherapy welcomes Zoe Brown
Shirley Magee-Bell PT (centre), Alex MacCulloch PT(right), and the staff at Great Lakes Physiotherapy Centres welcome Zoe Brown PT(left) to the Brock Street location in Whitby. Zoe is an experienced and skilled physiotherapist who is looking forward to providing the same standard of care that our clients appreciate and have become accustomed to over the past […]