Ask Team Beech Street: Sore Jaw
Q: My jaw is really sore when I wake up in the morning. What can I do?
Ask Team Beech Street: Stand up
Q: How often should I stand up or move around during the work day?
Clinic Update: April 22, 2021
Beech Street Health Centre will remain open for all services
How to Pick the Best Osteopath for You
Osteopathy is a drug-free, non-invasive manual therapy that aims to improve health across all body systems by mobilizing and improving the fascial and musculoskeletal framework.
Cesarean Birth: The Role of Physiotherapy in the Preparation and Recovery
Did you know that a pelvic floor physiotherapist can help with the preparation and recovery from a cesarean section? In Canada, 1/3 of babies are born by c-section.
What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?
Pelvic floor muscles may become stretched during childbirth, weak during aging, hypertonic with increased stress, or damaged with surgical intervention or trauma, eventually leading to pelvic floor dysfunction. A pelvic health physiotherapist will develop an individualized treatment plan to improve pelvic floor muscle strength, endurance, power, and relaxation.
Shovelling Got You Down?
With the Winter weather among us, we wanted to note the importance of taking extra care when shovelling snow. We wanted to share some tips on shovelling snow safely.
What is Myofunctional Therapy?
Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) are abnormal movement patterns of the face and mouth. Physiotherapists with training in this area can help to retrain the muscles of your lips, tongue and jaw so that you can obtain normal tongue movements and resting posture.
Attention Knitters! Tips to Keep Stitching
Ever work on a knitting project for too long? Many of us are working away on Christmas projects, and the time crunch leads to more knitting hours than we are used to.
The Importance of Interdisciplinary Health
Patient outcomes are optimized when healthcare professionals of different backgrounds and disciplines, along with their patient, collaborate as a team. This is known as an interdisciplinary health approach.
Working From Home: Tips from an Occupational Therapist
Over 30% of Canadians are now working from home given the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic. This shift in work environments has many benefits, including working in the comfort of your own home, but we must be mindful of working from home ergonomics.
Safety at Beech Street Health Centre
You are important to us. We are going above and beyond to keep you safe. We are doing all that we can to keep our therapists, our patients, and your families safe. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Virtual Physiotherapy: How It Works
While traditional physiotherapy methods take place in-person between a patient and physiotherapist, there are various obstacles that can inhibit this interaction; a relevant and timely example of this being the current pandemic.
What is a pelvic health physiotherapist?
A pelvic health physiotherapist has specialized training in the assessment and treatment of conditions that involve the pelvic system.
Gimme a Break! Frequent, Short Breaks Can Increase your Efficiency
Did you know that research shows that taking routine movement breaks increases work efficiency, job satisfaction, and your overall quality of work!
We are taking steps to keep you safe
We have new procedures in place to keep you safe during your appointment at Beech Street Health Centre.
It’s NOT all about the KEGEL
Did you know that pain in the lower back, pelvis, and hips is sometimes due to an OVERACTIVE pelvic floor, as opposed to a pelvic floor that is too weak?
Static or dynamic stretching?
Are you having a hard time getting “on board” with stretching? I have heard this a lot. I have had many people tell me that they believe stretching would improve their function, but it’s so mundane to hold a stretch for the 60-90 seconds that was prescribed.
Staying Healthy at Home
By now, many of us have spent at least a week at home. It’s important to keep busy. As the saying goes, “idle minds are the devil’s workshop”. Are there any safe home renovations that could be tackled?