Welcome to our Foundations Yoga Class, where Athletic Therapist and Yoga Instructor Julia Cole guides you through foundational positions to support you on your yoga journey. This class is tailored to provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals recovering from injury, those keen on preventing injuries through mindful movement or for beginners who are starting…
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In this video, Registered Massage Therapist and Kinesiologist Josh Toohill demonstrates the side plank clam shell. This exercise is a progression from the popular clam shell exercise and targets the core, obliques, and hip abductors for improved stability, balance, and hip strength.
Musculoskeletal Injuries in children: It is finally summer! That means we are outside, exploring our community and moving!! So, in light of our increased activity levels and inspired by a recent incident my little one had, I thought I’d talk about musculoskeletal injuries in infants and toddlers; how to identify them and how to be…
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Adolescent females that participate in landing, cutting and pivoting sports sustain anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries up to 10 x more than that of an adolescent male participating in the same sport. In the U.S, more than 125,000 ACL injuries occur every year. Moreover, ACL surgery and rehabilitation costs over $1 billion annually in varsity female…
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So many athletic careers have ended because of sport related concussions that the medical profession has become increasingly aware of providing evidence based guidelines to treatment, assessment and recognition of concussion. Here is a summary of the latest consensus statement on concussion in sport from the 5th international conference on concussion in sport in…
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Throughout our blog posts, The Athlete Centre will be profiling our amazing therapists to help clients/patients learn more about the therapist’s areas of expertise, interest and background. Julia is a Certified Athletic Therapist in Canada – CAT(C) and working in a rehabilitation setting has always been her ultimate dream job. Her goal is getting clients…
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