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Connie
Connie grew up on a farm southwest of Gull Lake that has been in her family for 111 years. She has two amazing daughters; one in Regina and one here in Swift. Connie moved to Swift Current from Regina to be closer to her two beautiful granddaughters. Connie has held some interesting positions in her Read more about Connie[…]
Take 5: A short Q & A with your STRIDE physios – The National Physio Month Edition
Question 1: Why did you become a physiotherapist? Rae: “As a teenager I knew I was interested in health care and as I was involved with sports at the time; Physiotherapy interested me.” Halee: “I decided to become a physiotherapist after sustaining a knee injury and going through ACL reconstruction surgery. I worked with a Read more about Take 5: A short Q & A with your STRIDE physios – The National Physio Month Edition[…]
Tennis Elbow
Have you ever tried to turn a doorknob or take a lid off a jar and have searing pain on the outside of your elbow? If so, this article may be of some interest to you. In this month’s blog post, we will be covering the topic of elbow epicondylitis (or more commonly referred to Read more about Tennis Elbow[…]
The Importance of Shoulder Mobility and Stability When Lifting Weights
Like to lift weights at your gym or involved in Crossfit? Give yourself a pat on the back for putting in the time to get fit! But if you are involved in these activities you know how demanding it can be on the shoulders, especially repeated push of a loaded bar to an overhead position Read more about The Importance of Shoulder Mobility and Stability When Lifting Weights[…]
Sweat Out Your Winter Blues
As the weather gets colder, our mood can begin to change. “Winter Blues,” also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, is related to the changes of the seasons. More predominately, SAD strikes when the leaves begin to change and the weather chills our bones. This change can zap our energy and leave us feeling Read more about Sweat Out Your Winter Blues[…]
Real Talk with your Friendly Physiotherapists
We’re going to get honest here, people. Potentially, uncomfortably so. Let this first bit be a disclaimer that we have no intention to offend or get “into it” with you or anyone else for that matter. If you read something here that gets you bothered and you feel the need to really let us have Read more about Real Talk with your Friendly Physiotherapists[…]
The Truth About Pain
When sitting down to write this article, I googled pain. I thought it would be interesting to see what sort of information the public would be getting when researching this term online. The definition that comes up, very prominently displayed, is “physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.” My guess would be that Read more about The Truth About Pain[…]
Jodi: National Physio Month
May is National Physiotherapy Month! In honour of it being 2018, we’ve asked each of our STRIDE physiotherapists to share with us “18 Things You May Not Know About Me” as a way of getting to know them a little better. Jodi 1. I play a few musical instruments (piano, organ, guitar, ukulele…even a little Read more about Jodi: National Physio Month[…]
Checklist for Healthy Eating
With the loads of nutrition advice circling our daily lives it is hard to know what to believe and what is frankly just a bunch of junk. More than that what strategies are actually going to make sense for your life and give you the best shot at creating a sustainable pattern of eating? Cue Read more about Checklist for Healthy Eating[…]