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Tag: injury prevention

Avoid Overtraining During Quarantine: Rachelle Little CAT(C)

This is a little anecdotal story from Rachelle Little, one of our amazing Athletic Therapists.  This post has some great take-home messages for avoiding injury when faced with changing type and volume of exercise suddenly.  A very relevant topic right now as many folks are taking advantage of all the excellent home workouts currently being…
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Pain and Posture When Working From Home

So you’re stuck working from home?  You don’t have your lumbar support chair or your angled keyboard and you’re worried that you will have “poor posture” working from your dining room table instead of your desk. Research is showing us that there is no perfect posture and we cannot expect every individual to function optimally…
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Rachelle is an athletic therapist wearing black pants and a navy blue shirt with the Athlete Centre logo on it - which is 3 chevrons in white. She is half kneeling with a blue kettlebell extended over her head. Rachelle is in the Athlete Centre studio space with various pieces of equipment behind her.

Half-Kneeling Windmill

Yoga Foundations

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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Side Plank Clam Shells

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.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

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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