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Get Golf Season Ready
Optimize Physiotherapy Pre-Season Golf Tips Golf Season is right around the corner, and if you’re like us, you’re counting down the days until you can step onto the course. You’re itching to dust off your clubs and finally tee off again. However, before diving headfirst into the game, it’s important to take a moment to
Supporting Your Pregnancy and Postpartum Life
The Benefits of Pelvic Health Physiotherapy and Chiropractic Care In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Pelvic Health among healthcare professionals, including Physiotherapists and Chiropractors, who are now dedicating more attention to this area of health to better support pregnant and postpartum patients. At Optimize Physiotherapy, some of our practitioners are exploring
How Concussion Rehab Improves Safety and Efficiency to Return to Sport
After an injury, athletes often come into the clinic to recover from the sprain, strain, or break. While getting you back to peak performance is our goal, Concussion Assessment and Treatment are other aspects of recovery we often look at.
Recovery After a Motor Vehicle Accident
At Optimize, we understand that your health is the most significant concern after a motor vehicle accident. Numerous studies show the importance of receiving prompt and appropriate care after an MVA, not only to address immediate concerns but also to prevent the onset of chronic pain and expedite the overall recovery process.
Let’s talk about Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Your Temporomandibular joint, also known as your “TMJ”, is the joint that connects your lower jaw to your skull. The main function of the Temporomandibular joint is to facilitate the movement of your lower jaw. A key part in speaking, and chewing, dysfunction in this joint can be very painful and frustrating to live with.
Optimize Your Postpartum Life
At Optimize, we believe our postpartum friends deserve more than a 6-week check-up when it comes to recovery after pregnancy and childbirth. Our chiropractor, Dr. Gillian Altheim, is certified in postpartum exercise rehabilitation through GrowCo. GrowCo experts fill the gap by providing a comprehensive postpartum checkup and progressive healing. This is done through group-based rehab
Rehab after injury
Dealing with a sports injury can be a daunting and frustrating process. When your sport is a central part of your identity, being away from training and competition becomes not just a physical challenge, but a mental one, too. The rehab process after a sports injury is comprehensive and focused on getting you back to
Breaking Down the Deadlift
In general, the goal of weightlifting is to set the body in a strong position and then maintain that position while moving the weight. This concept comes into practice when doing a deadlift. Deadlifting can feel scary due to old misconceptions and poor training methodology. By breaking down the actual movement and learning how to
Say it Loud!
Pelvic Health Deserves our Attention We’re here to slay the stigma. Despite how far we’ve come in understanding our bodies and minds better, women’s health is still often shrouded in secrecy and sensitivity. So much so, that many women are unaware of the pelvic physiotherapy treatments available to them—and suffer in silence. Optimize Physiotherapy is
Surprise Me
I am rarely surprised by many things but someone recently told me “I got my ACL repaired years ago and never did any physio after” – let’s just say my jaw dropped to the floor. This individual sitting in front of me wasn’t even here to talk about their knee. Letting that tiny little detail