Category: Community
From professional hockey, to competitive tennis, to keeping up with family
Athletes today are searching for the technologies and the techniques to get the most out of their schedules. Physiotherapy can play a major preventative role for athletes that are pushing and risking injury…
We see athletes everywhere
Not everyone sees themselves as an athlete, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t…
Skydiving on Vancouver Island for my 30th
Libby tells us about how to wait patiently for skydiving, by doing an internet search for everything that can go wrong…
Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team
All the practitioners at Arbutus run busy practices so at times we only see each other as we pass in the reception area. To allow more collaboration and mentorship we have started…
Mike grows a moustache
Dr. Mike Gotuaco tells us about his Movember campaign and his attempt to grow a moustache…
First place finish for Chadwick and Becerra at the SwimRun in North Carolina
Sophia Chadwick and Misty Becerra from Florida took first place at the SwimRun in Danbury North Carolina with a time of 3:52:37. Not bad for a team that never…
Movember in Victoria, coming soon
Mike tells us about Movember, a fundraiser that helps men think about health in a different way, and that has many benefits for our community…
Falcon Gymnastics athletes
Look at these athletes from our communities! This is why we do what we do…
Waiting to start, in races and in life
Waiting for a race to start is an intense moment of quiet sandwiched between months of training and a day of careful execution…
How to be happy at the gym (do you even lift?)
In which Mae explains everything you need to know and find in order to be happy lifting weights at the gym…
Story of recovery, by Dr. Alan Vukusic, Emergency Room Doctor
Watch this short video and hear the story of Dr. Vukusic’s injury and his road to recovery and the crucial role that physiotherapy played…
XTERRA Victoria, Durrance Lake
The XTERRA Victoria race of 2016 is one for the books…
Reflections on “elite athlete”
Here at Arbutus we work with athletes and we believe in the power of sport. But lately we’ve been a little bit curious about digging deeper into what “athlete” or “elite athlete” means…
Garden City 2016
As proud sponsors of Falcon Gymnastics, we’re happy to be available to support athletes this weekend at the Garden City Invitational…
Recovering from knee surgery (part 1)
In which Mike explains how knee surgery, and recovery from knee surgery, can be a little bit like planning for a race…
Meet Harriet Anderson, Madonna Buder, triathletes
We’re still learning things about life long activity. We hope you’re as inspired by these athletes as we are …
