South Winnipeg Physiotherapy
8-484 St.Anne's Rd R2M 3E1 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

It’s great to get out and enjoy winter activities just be cautious and aware to prevent falls. Tips to increase safety include taking care in risky areas such as getting out of your vehicle, take your time, walk slower and wear appropriate footwear with good traction. Physiotherapists can assess strength and balance and assess for fall risks which can lessen the chance of injury. Please contact us with any questions or to book an appointment.

Sit less, move more, and be healthy! It is well understood that the lifestyle we lead has a great impact on our health. Today, the majority of our time may be spent sitting at work, in the car, or in front of the television or computer. The truth is, We are Sitting Way too Much! Don’t just sit there, move!... Sitting can be a major cause of neck and back pain, obesity, and declining health which can include high blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. Even if you are involved in moderate activity, extended sitting can be harmful. Here are a few simple ideas to sit less and move more: - Stand or walk while talking on the phone or working at the computer. - Take the stairs - Walk on a treadmill or be on an exercise bike while you work or watch TV - Move during a commercial break. Talk with a Physiotherapist: As movement specialists, a physiotherapist will complete a thorough assessment to determine the cause of your pain or movement restriction. By helping our clients understand what’s causing their condition, we can teach you how to restore, maintain and/or maximize movement, reduce pain, avoid future injury and achieve the best quality of life.

Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a chance to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful prairie scenery! Mind your footing and stay safe!

Managing Parkinson’s Disease Currently, over 100,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Canada. Parkinson’s disease is defined as progressive degeneration of dopamine producing neurons leading to both physical and neuro-cognitive symptoms in an individual. Physical signs involve resting tremors, slow and stiff movements. Neuro-cognitive signs can range from memory loss, slow thinking process, visual spatial disorders to severe dementia. New research st...udies have shown that exercises not only improve physical health, it also has a positive impact on overall Brain health. When you begin with a new exercises program like dual task training, Taichi or yoga, the brain is actively involved in the learning process. A proper exercises program helps neurons in effectively using dopamine. Physical exercises also aides in development of new blood vessels and neural circuits which improves the brain health and neurological network. This is often termed as Neuroplasticity. Our team member Mayank (physiotherapist) has completed his M.Sc (Rehabilitation) from University of Manitoba with focus on neuroscience. His area of thesis included impact of dual task (DT) and DT-training on patients with Parkinson’s disease. If you or your family member is diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, you can make an appointment with Mayank. We offer Dual task training rehabilitation programs which include- walking while performing some interesting multimedia games, tracing visual cues and auditory cues.

Walking you’re way to health! Walking is one of the healthiest and easiest activities you can choose to help you maintain and gain physical mobility. The current recommendation for adults aged 18-64 years is to accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more. WARM UP BEFORE WALKING AND STRETCH AFTERWARDS It is important to take an easy five-minute walk to warm up the muscles before walking at... a faster pace. After you are finished walking, stretch your muscles to increase flexibility and help prevent injury. Stretching should be slow and controlled, holding the stretch for 30 seconds. TALK TO A PHYSIOTHERAPIST If you are having any pain or difficulty with walking, a physiotherapist can help determine the cause and develop and individualized treatment plan to help manage pain and increase strength, balance and cardiovascular function in order to keep you active and mobile. Physiotherapists not only treat injuries, they also teach you how to prevent the onset of pain or injury that can limit your activity.

Welcome to our new student Josh! He is working with Kaitlin at our South Winnipeg and St. Norbert locations! We are honoured to assist in the Physiotherapy students education again this year!

Thank you to all of our clients that aided in our student’s education! Best of luck to our students in their future endeavours!