Running is a great and rewarding way to move your body. It builds endurance, clears the mind, and improves cardiovascular health. The warm spring weather is often a time when new runners start training and when experienced runners increase their mileage and training. But when training volume increases too [...]
Most daily activities require us to move while thinking, planning, or reacting to our surroundings, all at the same time. Whether it’s carrying groceries while navigating stairs, turning to respond in conversation, or walking through a busy environment, the brain must constantly manage both physical movement and mental tasks. Dual [...]
For many individuals, arthritis joint pain and stiffness create hesitation around exercise—particularly activities perceived as “high impact.” From a physiotherapy perspective, low-impact exercise plays a central role in maintaining joint health, function, and long-term independence for people living with arthritis. Low-impact does not mean low value. When appropriately prescribed, low-impact [...]
While much of the mainstream discussion around menopause symptoms focuses on hot flashes, mood changes, difficulty concentrating and sexual health changes, the musculoskeletal changes are often overlooked.However, the effects of menopause on joints, muscles, bones and tendons that occur during this time are far reaching and have serious consequences. The [...]
