5 Reasons Why VIRTUAL Physiotherapy Is The Future Of Healthcare
Virtual physiotherapy is a new approach to delivering healthcare that uses technology to provide care in remote locations. It allows physiotherapists to treat patients at home, on the road, or even while traveling.
How To Start An Active Rehab Program
Active Rehab is one of the most effective ways to treat injuries and illnesses. Find out what makes active rehab programs so special!
Home Physiotherapy Services For The Elderly
There are several reasons why home physiotherapy services are becoming more popular among seniors. First, there are fewer barriers to receiving treatment at home. Patients do not need to travel to clinics or hospitals, and they can avoid waiting lists and other inconveniences associated with outpatient care. They also have greater freedom to choose where they receive treatment, and they can continue to live independently while recovering.
Vertigo Treatment: What Is Vertigo?
One of the biggest reasons for a loss of balance is an issue with your vestibular system, and in particular - Vertigo. This is usually described as a sensation of spinning or moving around when there is no actual movement. It can occur in both children and adults, and either be associated with an injury or appear out of nowhere. Our Physiotherapists can help treat your vertigo by offering convenient in-home care.
Counselling For Mental Health
Counseling helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and other emotional difficulties. It also provides support when someone has been diagnosed with a serious illness. This article will provide an overview of some of the common questions we get about Clinical Counselling!
How To Support Yourself As A Caregiver
The physical and emotional demands of caring for a family member or friend with a serious illness can be exhausting and even lead to burnout. It's important to maintain your own health and well-being so you can provide the best possible care. Chipperfield Clinical Counsellors provide support for caregivers all across BC!
Fibromyalgia Treatment - What Is It?
Fibromyalgia: an invisible chronic pain with visible challenges. Dive into its symptoms, causes, and the journey to an ideal treatment. Discover the unseen battle many face daily.
8 Tips To Recovering From Life-Changing Injuries
When life throws you a big curveball, you may need to undergo major surgery or spend months in rehab. But there are things you can do to prepare for this situation and get back on track after an injury. Knowing who to contact, which resources to access and how to advocate for yourself are all extremely important skills to develop as you recover from a complex injury. Here are our top tips when it comes to navigating the health care system in BC.
Have You Considered Mobile Therapy?
Our Mobile Physiotherapy services are great for those who cannot get to a clinic due to their injury, location or schedule. If you’re located in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond or Surrey and you haven’t tried mobile physiotherapy, read on to learn why you should book with us!
How An Occupational Therapist Can Help You With Home Renovations
Occupational therapists use many different techniques to improve people’s ability to perform daily tasks and maintain independence in their homes. Through the BC RAHA program, they can also help you renovate your home to make it more accessible for you & your loved ones. Read on to find out how these programs work!
5 Ways to Help a Loved One With Depression
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 Physiotherapy Treatment Options
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.
5 Ways Occupational Therapists Can Help with Chronic Pain
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!
How Can Occupational Therapy Help With Long Covid?
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.
How Can Physio Help With Back & Neck Pain?
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.
OsteoArthritis: Misconceptions & Facts
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.
How Can I Prepare For A Total Joint Replacement?
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!
What Is Chronic Pain?
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.
What Can I Do To Improve My Balance?
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!
What are the Benefits of yoga therapy?
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!