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Best Tips to Avoid Sciatica Pain

Best Tips to Avoid Sciatica Pain

Sciatica symptoms can vary from having severe pain that radiates through the legs and feet to a burning sensation or the inability to put your full weight on one leg. According to Harvard Health, approximately 40% of people experience sciatica at some point in their...

How To Stick To Your New Years Resolutions

How To Stick To Your New Years Resolutions

As the holiday season comes to a close, more and more people begin to think about their New Year's resolutions. Whether starting a healthier diet, trying new hobbies, or traveling more, it is common for people to struggle with sticking with their resolution. One of...

Exercise During Pregnancy: Safe or Unsafe?

Exercise During Pregnancy: Safe or Unsafe?

If you're currently expecting, you probably feel tired and achy from carrying the extra weight of your baby. As a result, you're probably not thinking about exercise during pregnancy. In reality, staying active can benefit your pregnancy in numerous ways. Our...

How to Increase Mileage Safely While Running

How to Increase Mileage Safely While Running

Every runner wants to increase their overall mileage. Unfortunately, many beginner runners let their enthusiasm override their body's needs. As a result, they may develop running injuries that cut their miles per week down to zero. Building mileage takes time,...

How to Stay Active During the Holidays

How to Stay Active During the Holidays

The holidays are often a hectic time. Planning activities, decorating, and buying gifts can take up so much energy that staying active often seems like a far-off dream. It doesn't have to be that way, though. With a few wellness tips in mind, you can incorporate...

The Hidden Causes of Sciatica

As a physical therapist, I can honestly say that there are few words as frequently said in my field as ‘sciatica’. So, then, isn’t it odd how such an every-day ailment can be so shrouded in mystery for most people? In fact, do you really know what it is? Sciatica is...

Your Guide to Stress Management

Your Guide to Stress Management

Stress can be a killer: from making you lose sleep, to raising your blood pressure and alienating loved ones, it can have a massive impact on not only your mental wellbeing, but your physical health, too. Stress places pressure on your heart, tightens your muscles and...

Getting Ready for your Best Golfing Season Yet!

Getting Ready for your Best Golfing Season Yet!

The sun is out, the grass is green, the birds are chirping, and you’re busy carefully packing your golf bag. That’s right – with the end of the Ontario stay-at home order in sight the time has come to get back out on the green and get teeing, putting, and swinging....

Working From Home: The Painful Truth

Working From Home: The Painful Truth

When the pandemic hit it seemed as though there was a mass exodus to work from home: from store managers to doctors, everyone unplugged their PC’s, loaded them in their cars, and set them up in the kitchen, living room, and garage – for those fortunate enough to have...