Getting comfortable with swimming can be a journey
Swimming is a fantastic exercise but if you’re doing it for the first time as an exercise, it can feel awkward and unnatural and might take some persistence…
Dry brushing as a morning routine
Dry brushing is a simple and affordable daily practice that can be helpful in battling the seasonal blues and in helping you start the day with a little more zest…
Strength training with Mark Posten
In which Libby discloses that she has taken up strength training at the gym and she’s enjoying it…
Persistent, or chronic, pain in athletes
Persistent pain is surprisingly common in athletes. The University of Maryland Medical Center estimate that 5-10% of athletic injuries relate to the low back and a significant amount of these…
Five things I love about summer in Oak Bay
There are many reasons to love Oak Bay, but here are a few reasons why Olivia loves Oak Bay in the summertime…
Speaking about musculo-skeletal injuries to UVic students
I travelled to Royal Jubilee Hospital last week to speak to the Nurse Practitioner students at the University of Victoria…
Humans are extraordinary
We swim. We know swimmers. We work with athletes. We know marathon swimmers …
Triathlon of Compassion 2016
And we’re big believers in the power of sport and community sports. And we love VSAC. So really, the Triathlon of Compassion is a fantastic…
Enhance performance, reduce fatigue, with orthotics
For athletes, orthotics can be a competitive edge. In fact, most Major League Baseball teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, wear orthotics…
Rocky & Sophia
Rocky and Rocky’s best friend Sophia Chadwick saying hello at the clinic today!
From professional athlete to firefighter
Marty Lazarski explains how physiotherapy has helped him in his career as a professional mountain biker and also in his new career as a firefighter…
May is National Physiotherapy Month (NPM)
The month of May is National Physiotherapy Month and a chance to focus on the role of physiotherapy in healthy communities, especially as it relates to getting older…
Recovering from knee surgery (Part 2)
Mike explains the process of implementing a recovery plan for knee surgery with a team of health practitioners…
Making it to an Olympic podium after surgery
Meet Kelsey Serwa, who won silver at the Sochi Olympics in ski cross despite having torn her ACL…
Constant improvement, and sports science
In this inspiring Ted Talk, David Epstein examines just how much faster, higher and stronger humans have become over the last century. And the truth is complicated because…
What is a healthy lifestyle and can it prevent osteoarthritis?
What is a healthy lifestyle? There is no definitive answer; bodies vary. However, we can simplify the topic a little and talk about a healthy lifestyle with regards to an average person who wants to prevent osteoarthritis…
