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 [...]
Spine osteoarthritis is a complex degenerative disease that can cause pain and stiffness and make it more difficult to do the things you love. Despite what the medical community thought for years, it is not caused by wear and tear and also may not cause any pain. This is [...]
Thumb osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that causes wear down of the joint cartilage at the base of the thumb, resulting in pain, inflammation, and reduced mobility. Proper diagnosis and understanding of how the disease is progressing is key to determining the right approach to thumb osteoarthritis treatment and [...]
Arthritis is the most significant chronic disease in Canada affecting 1 in every 5 Canadians.[i] The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis commonly leads to joint stiffness, pain and reduced range of motion. At Propel Physiotherapy, our therapists have experience providing customized arthritis physiotherapy programs that help [...]
