Arthritis!

We recently had a 68 yr old male patient who had been complaining of knee pain since a fall 6 months ago. He saw his family doctor who recommended X-Rays that showed he had some arthritis in his knee. Over the past 6 months he had tried two kinds of anti inflammatory medication and steroid injections to his knee with no improvement. The next step was going to be lubricant injections to his knee. The client decided to try physiotherapy on his own with the encouragement of his wife who had been treated successfully here for a previous knee injury. After a thorough assessment, the physiotherapist was able to prescribe a simple exercise for the client. He had to perform 10 repetitions every 2 hours for the next few days. By his second visit, his range of motion had returned to normal and he no longer had knee pain on the stairs or arising from sitting. The client was very happy with his rapid improvement but wished he had come in for treatment sooner! Read more >>

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Bonavista Physical Therapy
739 Lake Bonavista Dr. SE. Calgary, Alberta, T2J 0N2
http://www.bonavistaphysio.ca
P: (403) 278-0705
F: (403) 271-7623

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Physiotherapy / Physical Therapy is a rehabilitation discipline specializing in assessing and improving movement and function while relieving pain and optimizing healing.

Physiotherapists promote good health and help individuals and athletes return to pre-injury status and sports.  A sports physiotherapist plans, organizes and directs programs of pre-season screening, first aid, rehabilitation, education and counseling for athletes, coaches and others concerned with sports. He/she may work directly with athletes or may undertake a consulting role for sports organizations.

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739 Lake Bonavista Dr. SE. Calgary, Alberta, T2J 0N2
http://www.bonavistaphysio.ca
P: (403) 278-0705
F: (403) 271-7623

Beware of Temporary Feel Goods!

Remember that we usually have pain because of an injury of some kind; i.e. tissue damage. In order for the injury to heal, our tissue needs to repair itself. We can influence the repair process in many ways such as: ice in the early stages (day 1-5 post injury) to reduce swelling, movement/stretching (to “organize the scar tissue”), avoidance of further strain, and finally strengthening to protect the area from future episodes. We could take pills and that would take the pain away but would that actually affect the tissue repair? No. How would taking a pill restore movement or strength? We can agree that pills alone would not be sufficient to actually rehabilitate an injury. Literature supports what we at Bonavista Physical Therapy already know: ACTIVE therapy is much more effective than PASSIVE therapy... continue reading >>

To know more about physiotherapy needs in Calgary contact Bonavista Physical Therapy http://www.bonavistaphysio.ca
bonavistaphysio@telus.net
739 Lake Bonavista Dr. SE. Calgary, Alberta, T2J 0N2
P: (403) 278-0705
F: (403) 271-7623