It is well known that concussions are common. They can, however, be a challenge to treat, both for the patient/athlete and care provider. Given such, there have been attempts to prevent concussion through education awareness, rule changes in sport, and equipment (i.e....
I am not sure any of you watched the football game with the Bills and the Dolphins on Sunday September 25, 2022? If you did you would have seen the Dolphin’s QB Tagovailoa get pushed backwards, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground. He was able to get up...
Are you sending your children off to school with a brand new backpack slung over one shoulder? If you are like most parents, a new backpack was on your child’s back to school shopping list along with pencils, erasers, an assortment of colourful binders and a...
A splint or brace is a device used to support or hold a body part still after an injury or surgery. While the words may be used interchangeably, in general, a brace is meant to support an injured area, while a splint is commonly used to immobilize an injured body...
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful condition affecting the tendons on the thumb side of your wrist. It occurs when the tendons around the base of the thumb are irritated or constricted. The word “tendinosis” refers to a swelling of the tendons....
Have you ever heard of anyone getting BPPV from binge watching Netflix? We recently did and it was an interesting case. Usually our blogs are more on the technical side. We, however, thought that we would change it up a bit with this post and use a case study format,...
If you follow the media, especially in regards to celebrities you may have heard that Canadian singer Justin Bieber was recently diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt and will have seen that his smile seems a bit off. He is not the only celebrity to develop a facial paralysis....
It’s your first physio appointment for an injury (shoulder “tweak”, hip “pinch”, knee “twinge” whatever it may be). You’ve never been to physiotherapy before and have no idea what to expect. You’ve probably put off coming to physio because you: Were hoping the issue...
Do you or a patient of yours experience dizziness with coughing, loud sounds, or sudden altitude changes? If so, the symptoms maybe due to a perilymphatic fistula. Let’s cover the 5 W’s of what a perilymphatic fistula is. That way we will have a better understanding...
Did you know that dizziness, headaches, and pain in the sinus region can be due to a binocular vision dysfunction (BVD)? There are several tests we can use to assess for this, but let’s review one of the simplest being the 5 Minute Cover Test. Before we do this...
