Queen West Physiotherapy and Acupuncture

One of the most common questions asked by physiotherapy patients is whether to apply heat or ice for a soft tissue injury.

Coping with stress is a major issue in our fast paced modern world. Stress is something that affects your entire body, and in many situations is good.

A headache, medically known as cephalalgia, is a continuous pain in the head. The pain can be anywhere in the head or neck. As the brain has no pain receptors, headaches are not felt in the brain.

Back pain is the most common pain condition. 84% of people will experience low back pain in their lifetime. It can be acute, chronic, or subacute. It most often occurs in the lower part of the back.

A meniscus tear is the rupture of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee. The meniscus can be torn during non-stressful activities such as walking, though it also occurs during sports or other types of physical exertion.

Osteoarthritis is a group of abnormalities that involves the degradation of a joint and is the most common form of arthritis. Symptoms of osteoarthritis can include joint pain, stiffness, locking and tenderness.

Falling down can hurt! Numerous people will have a few scrapes and bruises from stumbling when they were younger, generally from the playground.

The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) connects your skull and the mandible (jaw bone) just before your ear on either side of you head. It is responsible for opening and closing and the side to side movements of your jaw.

Wrist and metacarpal injuries are more common in contact sports, racquet sports, and gymnastics. The wrist represents one of the most complicated regions of the musculoskeletal anatomy.

Did you know that 70% to 80% of adults are affected by chronic low back pain at one point in their lives? As a treatment option, Physiotherapy can reduce lower back pain and improve your function and quality of life.