What is Bursitis? Bursitis is a painful condition when small fluid-filled sacs called bursa — which cushion your bones, tendons and muscles near your joints — become inflamed in your shoulder, elbow, hip or knee. Causes of bursitis include: Overuse from activities like running, cycling, climbing stairs or standing for long periods of time Injuries from falling, impact …
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How physiotherapy helps tendonitis pain
What is Tendonitis? Tendons in your body are strong bands of connective tissue attaching your muscles to your bones. Tendonitis is irritation or inflammation of your tendons and can be triggered by over-stretching or repetitive tendon use. Physiotherapy can help manage your tendonitis symptoms and pain.
Manor Park Chronicle features Activa
Activa Physiotherapy was recently featured in our community newspaper The Manor Park Chronicle. We appreciate helping three generations of patients for the past 23 years and look forward to serving the Manor Park community for many years to come. We are currently seeking a full-time/part-time Registered Physiotherapist for those interested in joining our team!
We’re hiring! Registered Physiotherapist
Full-Time/Part-Time
Registered Physiotherapist – Full-Time / Part-Time Activa Physiotherapy Clinic – Ottawa, ON Activa Physiotherapy Clinic seeks a dynamic and energetic physiotherapist. Owned and operated by registered physiotherapist Barbara Stefanska, Activa has offered physical therapy services in the New Edinburgh community in Ottawa for the past 23 years. We specialize in physiotherapy and massage therapy for …
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Hand Exercises to Relieve Arthritis Pain
Hand Exercises for Arthritis Relief Activa patients often experience symptoms of arthritis in their hands (wrists and fingers). As arthritis cushions joints and wears away at cartilage, it causes stiffness, pain and inflammation. Everyday tasks like turning a doorknob, holding a utensil or typing on a keyboard can be very painful. We recommend these simple …
How physiotherapy helps sciatica pain
Sciatica pain: physio can help Sciatica means “pain down the back of the leg,” usually caused by trapping the sciatic nerve running from your lower back down through the buttocks along the back of each leg. A common form of back pain, sciatica is typically caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve from a slipped …
How physiotherapy helps relieve arthritis pain
Living with arthritis Arthritis can cause pain in one specific area of your body or widespread joint and muscle pain. Understanding your arthritis helps to manage its effects. If you experience arthritis, our physiotherapist will assess your condition to help you understand what’s happening to your joints. Your treatment plan will then consist of pain …
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Activa Celebrates 23 Years in Rockliffe Park / New Edinburgh
Activa is proud to celebrate 23 years of service in Rockliffe Park / New Edinburgh Thank you for your ongoing business and referrals! We look forward to offering physiotherapy, massage therapy and personal training to you, your family and friends in Ottawa for many years to come. We appreciate your referrals and welcome new patients …
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Happy Holidays from Activa
Activa Physiotherapy Ottawa wishes you and your family all the best during this Holiday season. Please be advised that Activa will be closed from December 22, 2017 until January 2, 2018 due to renovations. Feel free to contact us if you would like to schedule your physiotherapy or massage therapy appointment for the New Year: 613-744-4188. Happy …
Mommy Thumb Prevention: 5 Exercises
We recently shared a blog post about preventing Mommy Thumb, which is a condition increasingly experienced by new moms known as de Quervain’s tendonitis, de Quervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis and mother’s wrist. While anyone can develop de Quervain’s, mommy thumb is caused by ongoing stress on the wrist among new mothers who repeatedly lift their babies. Recognition and …