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 …
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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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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 …
Relieving Low Back Pain from Golf
With golf season in effect, Activa recommends that you take care in gentle exercises and stretching to prevent golf injury. If you are experiencing low back pain from a recent round of golf, it is not advisable to stress inflamed muscles by continuing to play golf. Taking some time off from golf will allow your muscles …
Golf season is here! 3 tips to prevent low back pain
Summer is here! For many, the favourite sport of the season is golf. Like any sport, golf can trigger low back pain with muscle strains and sprains combined with injuries to the spine. Individuals who suffer from chronic or recurring episodes of low back pain can be frustrated when pain hinders their time on the …
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Cycling Season: 4 Ways to Prevent Knee Pain
Cycling season is here! While biking is considered a low-impact sport, the repetitive mechanics of cycling combined with high reactive forces between your foot and bike pedal create high pressure on your lower extremity and can predispose you to knee pain. Knee pain is the most common lower-body issue among cyclists with as many as 65 per cent experiencing …
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5 Ways to Reduce Risk of New Year’s Resolution Injuries
Happy New Year from Activa Physiotherapy Ottawa! It’s that time for New Year’s resolutions so we encourage you to be careful and reduce risk of injury if you’re pursuing an ambitious fitness plan after time away from regular exercise. A rapid increase in physical activity and intensity often causes common injuries including achilles and gluteal, calf and hamstring …
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