Complete Physiotherapy Care in Manitoba’s Interlake

The most common shoulder issues we treat are rotator cuff injuries. These happen with wear and tear over time, tendonitis, sports injury, workplace injury, etc. The problem can be in one local spot, or it can even affect your neck or different parts of your arm..even your grip strength. You need to book your physio assessment if you have trouble reaching for the coffee pot, bringing your arm overhead, or have any pain in your arm!

Did you know that there are over 100 different types of arthritis? The most common types - which happen to be what we treat – are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms range from soreness, swelling, decreased range of motion. We use the latest research to provide a plan of care that can include home exercises, education on making changes to optimize your live and make your day as pain-free as possible

Common injuries include Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, and sprained ankles. A thorough assessment of the whole body is done. Your hips and knees can affect your feet, believe it or not! A comprehensive plan is given which can include home exercises, advice on footwear and orthotics, and use of braces if needed.

Osteoporosis (OP) results when your body starts to lose bone mineral density. This causes your bones to be more susceptible to fragility fractures – which results from events that don’t typically cause a bone to break, like a simple fall. People with progressed OP have a unique posture and require specific exercises and activity modification to become stronger, or maintain current bone mineral density levels.

Nerve pain has a wide variety of symptoms: numbness and tingling, pins and needles, sharp shooting pain, aching, itching, hot and cold. It can result from a myriad of conditions: previous injury, body compensation, your health history. Exercise, acupuncture, manual therapy, and activity and lifestyle advice and modification can help!

We treat most orthopaedic surgeries. We have in depth experience with: joint replacements, arthroscopic procedures commonly referred to as a ‘scope’, carpel tunnel release, spinal decompression, rotator cuff repair surgery. We educate you on what to do and what not to do at every stage of your recovery. We look at your entire living situation to make sure you are safe and give you a clear expectation of what your healing journey will look like.

Pregnancy is beautiful, but the changes it can cause to your body sometimes aren’t pretty! Physiotherapy while pregnant is an incredible way to be proactive to prevent injury and hold off pain for as long as possible. We talk about appropriate exercise, how to move as your body changes, and strategies to keep you comfy. Post Partum focuses on strengthening, movement patterns, and activity modification to make sure you’re moving your best for baby!

Dizziness is something we have all experienced at some time in our lives, but it can become incredibly disruptive and affect the quality of your life. We are able to perform special tests and assess your entire upper body to determine the cause of your dizziness, and give the solutions you need to see straight! We have worked with many presentations of dizziness: post concussion syndrome, whiplash, cervicogenic headaches, vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Parkinsons disease and stroke affect not just your life, but your close circle. We are proud to say we include an inter-disciplinary approach with our local health teams to give you the best possible quality of life: home care, occupational therapy, physicians, insurance companies, and whoever else we need to get on board to help you thrive

Taping of a body part can be an excellent contributor to treatment to provide additional and temporary support and stability you need to heal and recovery.

There are many different types of arthritis that can affect the joints in varying ways, with the most common issues being stiff, achey joints associated with inflammation and joint warmth. Your physiotherapist can help assess.

Physiotherapists are trained to identify factors that may make an individual at risk for decreased bone density and osteoporosis. We work together to provide a lifestyle program included activity modification, education, and home exercise program to ensure the healthiest and safest life for you!

When appropriate, orthotics can be an excellent addition to footwear to help address lower leg and foot problems. A detailed walking assessment and biomechanical analysis of your entire lower extremity will be conducted, and a plaster mold of your foot will be taken. We work with Paris Orthotics based out of Vancouver who fashion the mold into a custom orthotic.

For the aging population, seemingly insignificant trips and missteps can lead to catastrophic injuries. We are able to screen for risks of falls and can provide direction in terms of exercise, lifestyle modification, footwear, and walking aids to ensure you are safe from risk of falls!

Acupuncture is one of the many skills used within physiotherapy as an integrated approach to the management of pain and inflammation and as a means of stimulating the body’s own healing chemicals in order to aid recovery and enhance rehabilitation. Acupuncture within physiotherapy is used against the background of clinical and research evidence. The concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient system, founded on the holistic concept of treatment and an acknowledgement of the body’s ability to return to its balanced state of health, given the correct stimulus to do so.

There is very limited access to fitness facilities and this is taken into consideration to ensure rehabilitation exercises are relatable and realistic to perform in your home environment.

Pre/post surgical rehabilitation, Return to work programs, Worker’s Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) claims, and Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) claims.