Depression affects millions of people in Canada every year. It can cause sadness, loss of interest in things that used to bring pleasure, and thoughts of suicide. Counselling and Therapy can help people learn new coping strategies, work through hard topics and improve their relationships with those around them. Seeing someone you love struggle with depression is tough. Support is often hard to find and the stigma of having depression makes people reluctant to get treatment. Here are a few gentle things you can do to help.

Back pain is caused by many different factors, including injury, muscle strain, arthritis, bone problems, and other medical conditions. The most effective way to treat back pain is through physical therapy.

Chronic pain can be debilitating and even life-threatening. But there are ways to help manage it. Find out what occupational therapists do to help patients cope with their pain!

Post COVID-19 condition, or “Long COVID,” refers to the combination of long-term symptoms experienced by individuals after they have had COVID-19. Our Mobile Occupational Therapist can help you recover from Covid-19 and improve your strength, endurance, and independence.

Back and neck pain are among the most widespread reasons patients seek physiotherapy. And back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting 80% of people at some point during their lives! Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain, and can be acute or chronic. Neck pain, which is closely associated with back pain, occurs when muscles are strained from poor posture or injury, or when joints are worn or nerves are compressed. Both conditions can be debilitating and effect physical and mental well-being.

When we hear the term osteoarthritis (OA), it may sound scary. You may have heard layman’s terms used to describe OA like bone-on-bone, bone spurs, degeneration, or wear and tear. OA is one of the most common chronic conditions of the joints - particularly the knee, hip, lower back, and small joints of the fingers and toes. Despite the diagnosis of arthritis, the majority of clients can live happy, healthy lives as life does not stop after the diagnosis! We’ll run down why exercise is such an important component and some other treatment options for osteoarthritis in this post.

This post will help provide you with expectations on how to prepare for a total joint replacement! There is an abundance of information that can be discussed about each specific joint replacement, thus we will primarily focus on THA’s in this post. Our In-Home Physiotherapists in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey provide convenient and accessible treatment options to your door after a knee or hip replacement!

Chronic pain is increasing in society with 10-20% of the population reporting chronic or recurrent pain. It is classified as a leading source of human suffering and disability and has been linked to increased mortality and dementia. This article will explain what chronic pain is, how chronic pain develops, and what you can do to help your symptoms.

We’ll teach you the 3 different systems in the body and their involvement in balance, the types of balance, and some management tips on how to target balance exercises in the older adult population. As the population is aging, it is important that one has confidence and strength in their balance to enhance one’s quality of life!

Yoga is emerging as a widely practiced complementary and integrative therapy. The field of yoga research has been growing in a number of areas including; chronic pain, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease and mental health. Research is also suggesting that a trauma-informed yoga program is beneficial and seeks to create a safer yoga practice for vulnerable individuals with a trauma history!

Running and walking are great ways to stay in shape, but is there an ideal frequency and intensity to strive towards? While you may think the goal is to run more often, more intensely, and for greater distances, research indicates otherwise.

If you're on a computer for most of the day, and you find your head slowly inching forward, your shoulders rounding, and your neck pain is dialing up, then this is the article for you. I asked our team of physiotherapists to share their BIGGEST tips to improve posture immediately! We'll cover the 5 most important posture hacks and give you some quick exercises to fix your posture now.

Cold water immersion therapy is becoming an increasingly popular recovery protocol, and has been proven to improve recovery for subjective measures, but its effects on objective measures are far less apparent. This article will explore the benefits of cold water therapy.

Have you ever wondered how many physiotherapists there really are?! Or who you should see for your injury? This article will break down each type of physiotherapist so you know who the best physiotherapist for your condition is.

Although the practice of Yoga has been around for centuries, the term "Yoga Therapy" is relatively new. Yoga therapy sessions are much more comprehensive than a typical Yoga class available to the general public.

You don’t have to be a world-famous swimmer or celebrity trendsetter to find out what cupping is all about. Cupping is available to anyone who is looking to detoxify their body using traditional methods. It is also affordable and accessible. Cupping is most often used for improving blood circulation to muscles and tissues, releasing excess fluid, and supplying oxygen to cells.

Research has also shown that exercising with partners or friends resulted in greater relationship satisfaction on the days you work out together compared to days you work out alone (1). In another 2017 study, research showed that working out with a partner or friend can help you better adhere to an exercise routine that would make your goals more successful(2). 

Physiotherapists can play an important role in the rehabilitation of people living with Long Covid, to balance activities with rest, to optimize recovery, and to consider other factors that are important in symptom management beyond solely physical activity. Currently, there are a lot of unknowns towards research on post-covid-19 syndrome. Hopefully researchers can soon discover what the prevalence is, or what the risk factors are for developing post-covid-19 syndrome.

Acupuncture is one of the many modalities used within rehabilitation to help manage pain, inflammation whilst stimulating the boy’s own healing chemicals to enhance recovery, mood, and energy. It stems from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which dates back as early as 1000BC and uses appropriate stimulus to incorporate a holistic approach to treatment by acknowledging the body’s ability to return to a balanced state of health.

Learn about the benefits and natural healing properties of hydrotherapy and how it can help you overcome injuries. Our mobile physiotherapy team is experienced and loves working with clients in Vancouver and the Lower mainland in hydrotherapy settings.