PEACE & LOVE: A Better Protocol for Managing your Soft Tissue Injuries

PEACE & LOVE: A Better Protocol for Managing your Soft Tissue Injuries

The PEACE & LOVE protocol is a modern guideline for managing soft tissue injuries. It addresses both the acute and long-term stages of healing, fostering a more comprehensive understanding of recovery. Whether you’re an athlete or someone recovering from everyday injuries, this protocol can help you in enhancing healing outcomes and reducing the risk of re-injury.

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Nerve Flossing

Nerve Flossing

What is nerve flossing?


Nerve flossing can also be called nerve sliding or nerve gliding, and they all mean the same thing. But what is it? Nerve flossing is an exercise that pulls the nerve through the surrounding tissues to help decrease tension and improve the nerve’s normal function and circulation. It also helps to lower pressure in between the layers of muscle fibres, lower sensitization, decrease swelling between nerves, and improve blood and oxygen flow to the nerve.

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Myths vs Reality in Modern Day Chiropractic

Myths vs Reality in Modern Day Chiropractic

When people think of chiropractors, they tend to associate them with spine care; primarily neck and/or back pain. Although these ailments encompass a good portion of the patients that chiropractors see, they have the ability and knowledge to treat many different areas and conditions of the human body. Some other common examples of conditions that have high success rates with chiropractic care include headaches/migraines, TMJ and common upper and lower extremity symptoms. On the contrary, there are many conditions that cannot be directly treated through chiropractic care, some of which include high blood pressure, asthma, fertility issues, or any other additional systemic conditions. In these cases, chiropractors are well educated on where to refer patients.

Although one of the main therapeutic methods chiropractors use are manual adjustments, this is just one tool in their ever-expanding tool-box. Chiropractors also utilize many different soft tissue therapies, rehabilitative exercises, and patient education to help their patient’s reach their treatment goals and achieve long-lasting results.

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Why am I Dizzy?

Why am I Dizzy?

WHY AM I DIZZY?


Dizziness is a common complaint seen by physical therapists who treat vestibular dysfunction. Our brain relies on both inner ears for information about movement, when there is something obstructing that information relay we can experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea or spinning! It is important to take your dizziness symptoms seriously and seek a physiotherapist for an assessment or seek medical attention to rule out any risk of a potential stroke. As physiotherapists we can help determine where your dizziness is stemming from and how to treat it! So let’s get into the common types of dizziness we see and how we differentiate !

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