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Beethoven and Balls and Balancing

Health and Wellness, Musician injuries, Physiotherapy, Posture, Video Tips

This is what you get when you put Go! Physiotherapist Grace Cheung on a ball with a violin in hand: a decent demonstration of balance and core stability and Beethoven ball balancing.

Watch Grace perform Beethoven while maintaining perfect form.

Grace Cheung is a physiotherapist who specializes in treating musicians and performing artists. She is also a musician and plays violin, piano, guitars and is now learning the cello. Grace is co-owner of Go! Physiotherapy Sports and Wellness Centre.

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Balance + Fall Prevention in Vancouver

Common Injuries, Health and Wellness, Healthy Living, Our Services, Physiotherapy, Posture

As we age, our ability to maintain balance decreases, thereby increasing the risk for falls, injuries and even disability. Poor balance can result from decreased muscle and joint flexibility and strength, reduced core muscle stability, visual defects or inner ear dysfunction.

What is Physiotherapy?

Our Services, Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is the primary health care profession that promotes wellness, mobility and independent function. Physiotherapists have advanced understanding of how the body moves, what keeps it from moving well and how to restore mobility.

Hike This Way: Tips to Prevent Hiking Injuries and Falls

Exercise, Health and Wellness, Healthy Living, Helpful Stretches, Physiotherapy, Sports Injuries

We in Vancouver are so blessed to have easy access to some amazing hiking terrain. In recent weeks, I’ve gotten to hike the Eagle Bluffs at Cypress, Diez Vistas trail at Buntzen, and the Chief in Squamish.

Spring Into Gardening: Preventing Garden Injuries and Gardening Pain

Common Injuries, Health and Wellness, Healthy Living, Senior Living

Moving rocks out of car trunks, digging out old shrub roots, and pruning hedges 20 feet high — that is how we spent our Saturday morning. And it was a lot of fun!