Strength Training During Quarantine
During these unprecedented times many of us are either:
i) working from home in a suboptimal work environment and/or
ii) filling our days with DIY home improvements, gardening, or exploring our local neighborhoods safely on a run, walk or bike.
However, what we don’t recognize is that that these activities place the body into postural positions that we are unaccustomed to for prolonged periods of time, which can lead to discomfort or worse, the development of a longer standing injury. Read more +
If you suffer from low back, pelvic, hip or groin injuries and are active, you don’t want to miss this article!
It is a pleasure for me, Greg Bay PT, to connect with many of the trusted clients at Metrotown Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy. I am the creator of a compression support garment called CoreshortsTM and a Physiotherapy graduate from UBC with your clinic leader Marc Rizzardo. Read more +
Every new or expecting mom can relate to having all sorts of new aches and pains through her upper body.
With an ever changing body, new baby, carseats, cribs, strollers not to mention breastfeeding, it’s no wonder that your upper back and neck will often get sore.
Here you’ll get a 12 minute gentle workout that focuses on opening up the chest, and building strength through your arms and shoulders to prepare yo for the lifting you’ll be doing. Read more +
Golf is Back! … But take it slow and easy at first
With the various health authorities now allowing the public to use golf as a socially distanced activity, we strongly recommend that you take this opportunity to dust off the putter, driver and pitching wedge and get back to golf. Read more +
We have been closely following how our Provincial and National Health Authorities have guided physiotherapy clinics on the best strategies to keep our patients safe while also welcoming them back into the clinic for treatments.
We will be open for BOTH in-clinic and virtual physiotherapy appointments starting May 19th 2020. The clinic may look slightly different but we can promise that you will still receive the highest quality of care. Read more +
