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Exercise for the Older Adult

Exercise for the Older Adult

What do you think of when you picture older adults exercising safely? Chair aerobics? Slow walking? Resistance training with 3lb weights? If this sounds appropriate, then you are unfortunately thinking like the majority of Americans do.  We vastly underdose exercise...
2024: The Year of the Core

2024: The Year of the Core

  We hear all the time how important having a strong and stable core is, and it’s true! But what exactly makes up your “core”?    The core muscles are generally defined as all of the proximal stabilization muscles in your abdomen. It can certainly be seen...
Stretching – Myth or Truth?

Stretching – Myth or Truth?

*NOTE: This article was written by our Occupational Therapy level II student, Leah Klima. Part of her clinical rotation with us has involved knowledge translation and educational content creation. She’ll be an awesome OT one day. Connect with her on LinkedIn...
Physical Therapy and Massage

Physical Therapy and Massage

Can I come to physical therapy to get a massage? The short answer is, no. So you may be asking why you get a “massage” during your physical therapy session. Manual therapy –not to be confused with massage therapy– can be implemented during physical therapy...