ANKLE SPRAIN AND THE BENEFITS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

An ankle sprain results when you twist, roll or turn your ankle awkwardly. The ligaments (tough tissue) that keep the bones in the ankle together might be torn or stretched by this action.

When you get an ankle sprain, the area is likely to swell, become painful or affect your motion. Most people treat ankle sprains by resting, pain relievers and ice application. The best way to treat ankle sprains is by getting in touch with a medical professional such as a physiotherapist.

What will a physiotherapist do?

If you slip and sprain your ankle, don’t hesitate to get help from our Brampton Physiotherapy Clinic. We work with a team of specially trained personnel who undergo retraining regularly to equip them with more professional skills.

When you visit our clinic, we will quickly assess your condition to determine the most appropriate treatment method for you. Expect to get back to doing the things that you loved most after 3 to 8 weeks depending on the severity of your ankle sprain.

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WELLNESS TIPS FOR WINTER ACHES & PAINS & THE BENEFITS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

Winter comes in many forms depending on your location. It could mean sleet, snow and ice or if you are lucky, just a slight reduction in the amount of sunlight. We celebrate holidays in winter, getting warm and cozy, or cooking some delicious meals.

Regardless of your occupation, fitness level, or the number of times that you go out during winter, there are a few tips that can help you maintain your physical health in the cold season.

Common conditions associated with cold weather

Have you ever “felt” the weather in your bones? Well, you were probably not hallucinating!

If you have some musculoskeletal issues or are suffering from arthritis, you are likely to feel aches and pains in your muscles because of the atmospheric pressure change that goes hand in hand with weather changes.

You can manage most conditions that are caused by cold weather.

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LOW BACK (LUMBER) PAIN

The low back, also called lumber region, is the area of the back that starts below the rib cage. Pain in the low back can be as result of conditions affecting lumber spine, intervertebral disc (disc between the vertebrae), ligaments around the spine and discs, spinal cord and nerves, muscles of low back, internal organs of the pelvis and abdomen and skin covering the lumber area.

According to the European Guidelines for prevention of low back, low back pain is defined as “Pain and discomfort, localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain” S.Kinkade says that “pain that occurs posteriorly in the region between the lower rib margin and the proximal thighs”. The most common form of low back pain can be described as non-specific in nature. Non-specific low back pain implies that there is no specific anatomical dysfunction that can attribute to pain presentation.

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BENEFITS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY: WHY CHOOSE PHYSIOTHERAPY FIRST

If you have suffered an injury or had chronic pain, your primary care doctor will recommend that you seek physiotherapy services because the procedures are not as intrusive as those performed during surgeries. That is not the only benefit of physiotherapy. Some benefits can even prove to be better than those offered by alternative methods of treatment.

Chronic pain gets increasingly frustrating as the days go by, especially if diagnosing the underlying problem becomes a challenge.

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FROZEN SHOULDER & THE BENEFITS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

A frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is a condition in which the shoulder stiffens as a result of a scarred tissue. Patients suffering from the frozen shoulder complain of pain when they move. At times the ability to move the shoulder is lost.

The causes of adhesive capsulitis are a debatable matter, but some know triggers include:

• A surgery or reaction may induce a reaction by the body
• Underlying conditions such as tendinitis, arthritis or bursitis may result in pain when one tries to move their shoulder
• A surgery or fracture that leaves your arm immobilized in a sling for quick recovery.

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