After months of delay and weeks of tweaking our new website is finally complete, and it is gorgeous. I hope you like it. We have been in business since 2008, and this is our third website to be built. A website should be redone every 3-5 years to keep it current and fresh, as technology has changed to …
Do you remember when you first started running and 5 km seemed like an eternity? Now that you’ve built up your endurance and stamina, you need to nurture your body to improve recovery. Before Your Run: Do some light dynamic stretches. Dynamic stretches are stretches that involve movement and increasing range of motion. …
Kingston Road Reconstruction – Queen Street East to Victoria Park Avenue. June to December 2013* (Timeline subject to change due to unforeseen events). The City of Toronto and TTC are reconstructing the streetcar tracks on Kingston Road between Queen Street East and Victoria Park Avenue. This is regularly scheduled work to …
I’m currently treating a patient who is 7.5 months pregnant, and she is glowing! I started seeing her as she entered her third trimester, and as she is getting closer to her due date the frequency of treatments will increase. She is exhibiting the normal signs of pregnancy: insomnia and nausea. Here are a few other changes that …
Drum roll please… Naturopathic Medicine Week (May 6 to 12, 2013) is organized by Naturopathic Doctors of Ontario with various events such as open houses, lectures, and practical workshops for residents to learn more about leading a healthy life and the care naturopathic doctors can offer. …
How ironic! Currently both the physiotherapist and massage therapist are treating patients with heel pain –it must be the weather. After dusting off your shoes you may think you’re ready for a run, but as Niall McGregor, PT points out, this is when we are most susceptible to injury. …
Epsom salts baths are recommended by massage therapists within 24-hours after a massage, but they don’t specify how it can help and what it can do. Here is a short list of the benefits and uses of this salt: eases stress and relaxes the body, relieves pain and muscle cramps, curing skin problems, soothing back pain and …
In the education of patients, the issue of tipping seems to be a point of confusion. Tips are generally expected in the service industry, such as restaurants or bars. In other service areas, the lines get blurred. In the aesthetics industry, including but not limited to nail salons, hairdressers etc, it is an understood practice to …
Another study showing the positive aspect on the importance of posture. Accumulated evidence shows how important spinal posture is for aged populations in maintaining independence in everyday life. A community-based prospective cohort study of older adults, paying particular attention to …
I’m dusting off my clubs and taking up the game of golf again, after a long hiatus. The final insult was when I could throw my club further (a 9-iron) than I could hit the ball. I’ll be getting ready for the Geomatics golf tournament and went out to play myself into shape, so as not to …