You have questions? We have the answers!
This is the ONLY resource you’ll ever need for injuries, treatment and prevention, to help you avoid or recover from a painful injury so you can enjoy life to its fullest.
Our clients inspire our blog. The questions clients ask at the clinic are often used to write our blogs. Can’t find the information you’re looking for? Send us an email at info@physiomax.ca and we might use your question(s) for our next blog.
Our blog aims at optimizing your performance at work so you can fully enjoy a pain-free life again. We regularly add new blogs so check back often.
285
Pain Part Two: Non-pharmaceutical Management Strategies for Persistent Pain.
If you have missed the first part of my blog on pain, please feel free to read; it will help explain pain and will also provide insight to the information that is to follow. However, a good recap is important for learning, so here are the most important points from part one of my blog on persistent pain!
1. Research shows that pain is purely a perception of the brain. Meaning that the brain receives stimuli...
Posted on 2018-12-28
Persistent Pain Part 1- What is it?
Pain. How can one four letter word be so multi-facet and complex? Despite all of the advances in today’s technology and medicine, our society as a whole seems to be struggling with the management of pain now more than ever. This seems to be especially true when i...
Posted on 2018-12-13
Do you really know concussions?
Concussions are currently a hot topic in the media. For example, the NHL and NFL players associations talk about it a lot and we can now watch plenty of documentaries on that topic. Even though people are better equipped and aware of the signs and symptoms of this health problem, there are still some preconceptions. Let's test your knowledge!
Q: You must experience loss of consciousness to sustain a concussion?A: FALSE
Did you know that 90% of cases of concussi...
Posted on 2018-11-29
Just Breath!
This command seems simple enough doesn’t it? But many of us go throughout our day paying no attention to our breath. Why would we since it is an automatic process that our body does unconsciously for us? This is true, but breathing can have much more profound effects on the body then just bringing essential oxygen to our tissues for survival. Studies has shown that bringing conscious awareness to breath and deepening your breath can help decrease stress, have positive effec...
Posted on 2018-11-14
"OMB!"- Oh My Back!.
The fall season is probably the most beautiful time of the year; leaves change to bright colors, weather is ideal for outdoor activities, and no mosquitoes to swat. However, we all know that fall brings one definite chore to most of us...racking leaves! This daunting task can take several hours or days to complete, especially if you own a large lot with plenty of trees (and not to mention the leaves that the wind blows over from your neighbor's side).
Many folks do not l...
Posted on 2018-10-08
