User friendly trails in the Greater Victoria area
The trails cover Greater Victoria meaning you won’t have to go far. Trail maps are all included showing elevation profile, benches available to rest and…
Nine golden rules for swimming injury prevention
Swimming is awesome. Compared to other sports, swimming has a relatively low risk of injury.
However, the most common body part injured while swimming
Eight reasons why I love massage therapy
Very occasionally I’ll meet someone who isn’t really into massage, and when this happens I resist the impulse to frown and explain why they’re deeply …
Triathlon of Compassion, 2017
The Triathlon of Compassion has finished for another year and the race results are posted. Over thirty thousand dollars were raised on behalf of the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) this year…
Léonie Solomons: gymnast, sports ambassador
We had the good fortune of sitting down with Léonie Solomons, fourteen, at the Garden City Invitational. She’s a Falcon Gymnastics team member. After our interview, she would go on to win…
Just what do X-rays tell us
Some scans and images can provide useful information but they can also present findings that may be misleading…
Proprioception, movement, balance and grace
Proprioception is the body-brain capacity that allows us to adapt to our environment and keeps us upright. It’s a miracle of neurocognitive functioning and it’s as important for high performance athletes as it is for aging seniors…
Garden City Invitational 2017
Every year the Falcon Gymnastics Parents Association (FGPA) hosts the Garden City Invitational. It’s a stellar event…
Construction along Amphion Street
there is some construction along Amphion Street. This may interfere with parking availability in front of the clinic between 7:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday…
To push or not to push, that is the question…
Push-ups are a great body weight exercise, but they are not quite as important for creating balance in climbers as some would have you believe…
We’re made of water
Water. It makes up most of your body and it makes up 75% of our muscle and brain tissue. Pretty important stuff…
Chiropractic care can help you recover effectively
Chiropractic care can help lower costs, and can help you recover effectively, and get you feeling active, agile and productive more quickly…
Ice versus heat
Many clients ask me if they should be icing or heating their injuries. Here’s what we know about the effects of these modalities and when it is appropriate to …
“Superhumans” and extraordinary powers
Lawrence D. Rosenblum is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California. See What I’m Saying, The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses is his book. In it he demonstrates over and over how seemingly superhuman powers…
Teams we sponsor
We believe in sport and we’re committed to it. And although we’re a relatively small clinic, we’re proud of the teams we …
How physiotherapy helped Brittany Frey fly again
When pilots badly injure their bodies, their careers as pilots can be put at risk. Brittany Frey tells us about recovering so she could fly again…
