River Valley Physiotherapy
255 Connell St Suite D E7M 1L2 Woodstock, NB, Canada

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Missing our patients but taking Matt’s advice!

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We appreciate the support of our services. We are providing physiotherapy on a restricted basis due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic. We are following public health recommendations to maintain 2 meter social distancing where possible as well as good hand hygiene and disinfecting practices. We are not able to see individuals who have traveled outside of Canada in the past 14 days as well as anyone who is feeling unwell. Only urgent cases are being seen. If you require treatment at this time, we will schedule you. Our telephone will be checked for messages, so feel free to contact us with any concerns. Please let us know how we can continue to serve you in these challenging times.

Just a heads up, the Woodstock clinic will be closed on the following dates: July 31 August 1 August 2 August 5... We will be resuming regular office hours on August 6.

Happy Physiotherapy Month! Physiotherapists are essential members of your primary health care team. We are the licensed experts in injury rehabilitation/prevent...ion, mobility optimization, and exercise prescription. You’ll find us at every level of the health care system, from inpatient units at the hospital to private clinics. We are the professionals you can trust to help keep you moving, doing the things you love. Finding the right physiotherapist for your unique needs is now easier than ever with our Find-A-Physio service. Explore our interactive map of Nova Scotia at www.findaphysio.ca to find the clinics near you!

Our Woodstock location will be closed today due to the poor road conditions! Stay safe everyone!

People who exercise regularly and for years match their younger counterparts. https://www.npr.org//exercise-wins-fit-seniors-can-have-he

Just in time for Fall Nordic Walking ... my Guide to Nordic Walking. https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-exercis/nordic-walking/

Great post by @embrklifestyle : [PAIN SENSITIVITY VS. TISSUE DAMAGE] . The nervous system is like Pepperidge Farmit remembers. Sometimes a better way of thi...nking about pain when it persists after an injury is to think of it as sensitivity. When our body gets hurt, we become sensitive to certain stimuli because the nervous system is trying to protect us. This is great when we first get injured because it alerts us to prevent subsequent harm but not so great when our tissue is healed. It's normal to have some sensitivity when coming back from an injury. After all, our brain is just trying to protect us. However, after a certain time frame, we know that our tissues/muscles have healed. In these scenarios, we should not relate hurt to harm but instead to sensitivity. You can work around sensitivity by gradually re-introducing activities in varied intensities that once provided discomfort. You're not broken and as long as you are livingyour body does a stellar job at adapting. If you want to learn more about pain and the sensitivity of the nervous system, check out the online courses made by Mike Stewart and Niamh Moloney/Martin Rabey on www.trustme-ed.com/lectures #keeplearning

Try this for a change or addition to your exercise routine.

Texting Thumb Pain: It’s a real thing & here are some ways to manage from Paul Girard - PABC member & Certified Hand Therapist at Okanagan Hand & Upper Limb Rehab Group in Penticton BC. https://bcphysio.org//managing-texting-thumb-pabc-member-p

This week's exercise: Step Up variations. https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-exe/step-up-variations/

Check out this great article by one of our very own NSPA members Laura Lundquist! Learn more about elbow pain and how you can prevent it from interrupting your summer activities! http://thechronicleherald.ca//1579934-how-to-stop-elbow-pa

This 7-year-old with cerebral palsy can walk thanks to his dad’s innovative 3D printed idea

Have you had back pain and thought you might need an x-ray? In most cases, an x-ray is not necessary. In fact, getting an x-ray can lead to further disability! Read our latest blog post: 'My X-ray Results Were Terrifying!' https://www.linkedin.com//my-x-ray-results-were-terrifyin/

Get active this lovely long weekend! Our office will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday...see you in April!

Wish changing your posture was this easy. At least now you'll know HOW you should sit

Come in to see a physio and learn the right exercises for you.

Good information to avoid increasing your risk of fractures.

Improve your balance to help prevent falls this winter....

Why Physiotherapy? Take a look.....

A chiropractor debunks common chiropractic myths! :) Great video by FXNL Media where chiropractor, Dr. Shawn Thistle talks about the subluxation theory, the nee...d of imaging and anatomical body shaming. Anatomical body shaming means that physio's or chiro's are checking for leg length and other assymetries. Not all chiropractors think like this! There are a lot of very good chiro's who are very up to date with the evidence and don't have these outdates beliefs anymore. Many physiotherapists and manual therapists are still checking for leg length or ribs that are out of place as the cause of back pain. We have to stay up to date with the evidence and discard unproven practices.

It's World Arthritis Day! Have you ever struggled with pain in your hands from crafting? Then this might help you! Watch the full video here >> http://po.st/5Ckp6W

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Your patient comes in with Patellofemoral Pain. Maybe they have done "too much, too soon"! :) In this video, you find more information about how to precribe exe...rcises for people with pain around their knee cap. What do you think? Let us know! :) Made by Danilo De Oliveira Silva and Christian Barton from LaTrobe University.