When looking for the best exercises for rotator cuff injury, the research is pretty clear: loaded, progressive exercise is the single most effective intervention for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. The rotator cuff is one of those structures most people don’t think about until it stops working. Four small muscles, the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and…
Tennis is one of those sports that rewards you for showing up, and punishes you for showing up too often without the right preparation. The repetitive nature of the serve, forehand, and backhand puts cumulative stress on your shoulder, elbow, wrist, and lower back. And because the demands are so repetitive, the injuries tend to…
Calgary summers are short, busy, and absurdly packed. Between June and September, locals try to squeeze in everything – patio season, cabin trips, hiking in Kananaskis, mountain biking, golf, slo-pitch, road races, lake days, and at least one ill-advised attempt at a new sport someone’s neighbour swears by. It’s part of what makes summer here…
If you’ve searched “Calgary massage NW” lately, you’ve probably noticed one thing right away: there are a lot of options. Spa massages. Mall kiosks. Mobile therapists. Clinic-based care. They’re not all the same, and more importantly, they’re not all designed for the same outcome. If your body is an active body – running, lifting, hiking,…
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in Calgary with no signs of slowing down. Pickleball courts are packed, leagues are filling up, and a lot of people who haven’t picked up a racket in years are suddenly playing multiple times a week. The downside of that explosion? A whole new category of patients walking into our…
If you live in Calgary, it doesn’t take much convincing to get out into the mountains. The Rockies are less than an hour away, the trails are world-class, and once the snow clears, weekends tend to fill up fast with plans to get outside. However, many hikers don’t consider hiking preparation exercises to prevent injury….
Keyword: chiro in Calgary When most people picture a chiropractor, they think of a quick adjustment and a loud pop. That’s part of the picture, but if you’re an active person looking for a chiro in Calgary, you’re probably after something more comprehensive than a five-minute visit and temporary relief. Whether you run, lift, play…
Calgary’s golf season is criminally short. Most of us get five solid months on the course, which means every round counts, and the last thing you want is to spend the first three weeks of the season at a Calgary sports therapy clinic nursing a back you tweaked on opening day. What a lot of…