Why Wait Until Something Goes Wrong? The Power of Prevention I want to scream PREVENTION from the rooftops. After more than 15 years working as a physiotherapist, I keep coming back to the same question: Why are we so good at waiting? We wait until the back pain won't go away. We wait until
September Is the New January for Moms. But Maybe We Don’t Need Another Reset There is something about September that feels like a fresh start. The kids go back to school. Routines return. Calendars get reorganized. And for many moms, there is suddenly a little more breathing room. It can feel a lot like January. We think: Okay. Now I can get back to
What If Motivation and Discipline Aren’t What You Need to Change? We tend to think change starts with motivation. Or maybe discipline. We tell ourselves: I just need to get motivated again. I need to be more disciplined. I know what I should be doing. I just need to actually do it. Whether we're talking about moving our bodies,
Why I Stopped Letting Insurance Dictate My Healing If your body is hurting in June… does it really make sense to wait until January for your insurance benefits to reset before getting help? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself more and more lately — both as a physiotherapist and as someone who has personally had to
Leaking When You Cough, Sneeze or Jump? This Is Your Body Asking for Support Have you ever crossed your legs when you laugh… or avoided jumping, running, or even sneezing too hard- just in case? If you’ve ever worried about leaking, you are not alone. But here’s something I want you to hear clearly: Just because it’s common… doesn’t mean
From Doubt to Movement: Becoming an Ambassador for Preventative Health This morning, as I raised the Preventative Health Awareness Movement flag at City Hall in downtown Ottawa, I had to pause. I checked in with myself. My feet were on the ground. I was looking up at the sky. The wind was blowing. And I was standing there, slowly rolling
We're Teaching People to Wait. And It's Making Them Sicker. Let's raise the level of "Standard Care" together! A man in his late 40s falls off a ladder. Fractures his elbow in multiple places. Surgery. Cast. Sling. The doctor's orders? "Wear this for 8-12 weeks. Then go to physiotherapy." That's
Have you written a December letter to yourself? Around this time last year, I wrote a letter to myself. It wasn’t a pretty, polished journal entry. It was raw… honest… and a little heartbroken. I wrote: “I need to remember my mission. I need to remember my goal. I will find my people. I am here to
Easy Tricks to Alleviate Back Pain By Tatianna Graham As a Physical Therapist with 15+ years of experience, I can count the number of times on my hands that someone with back pain actually had to NOT move, get surgery or require manipulative type manual therapy to get them "back on track". THIS IS