So you’ve made the decision to start running. Congratulations! It’s a great way to improve your health and your quality of life. Like all physical activity, however, running carries the risk of injury. It’s important to know how to prevent injury and what steps to take should injuries happen.
Musicians are often compared to athletes. You push your body for hours at a time to practice and perfect your skills so that you can perform better. But sometimes, your bodies become overused, and playing becomes painful.
Do you know how common it is to experience leakage of urine when you cough, sneeze or laugh? Over 3.3 million Canadians experience urinary incontinence and one half of all women will experience problems with incontinence at some point in their lives.
IMS is a needling technique using a fine acupuncture needle to help reduce adverse tone in tight muscle bands or trigger points that contribute to pain and dysfunction. By targeting localized areas of tightness with the needle insertion, a ‘muscle cramping’ and reflex relaxation is produced in the muscle.
Approximately 2,800 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Of these, many will require mastectomy surgery and lymph node excision for biopsy and analysis. This surgery often results in altered tensions in the muscles and tissues surrounding the breast, arm pit and shoulder girdle.