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Try to relax: don’t think your muscles into working, instead think your muscles into relaxing. Relaxing your upper extremity helps to increase your efficiency of breathing. Posture for efficient breathing is very different than correct posture while sittin…



We at Active Physio Works feel incredibly honoured to be nominated for the 2017 Alberta Business Marketing Award of Distinction. http://abbusinessawards.com/2017-alberta-business-awards-of-distinction-finalist/


Certified CCMI Clinic

Dec 14, 2016
Posted by: News

Active Physio Works are now a certified Complete Concussion Management Inc. Clinic. Their Canada-wide network is comprised of certified practitioners, utilizing the most cutting-edge concussion treatment and rehabilitation techniques to support athletes an…



There are times in the clinic where I am assessing clients experience tightness in various muscle groups.   I often hear the comment:  “I stretch or roll all the time but it is always tight and I don’t know how to fix this.”  Why does that muscle stay tigh…


No Pain No Gain?

Aug 12, 2016
Posted by: Mark Ellis, RMT

I have been a massage therapist for years and I originally started my training in Bowen Therapy (http://thebowentechnique.com/what-is-the-bowen-technique/), which is extremely gentle.  My motivation for learning this technique was it’s effectiveness in tre…


WTS Edmonton - September 2-4

Aug 02, 2016
Posted by: Events

Our Clinics are proud to be involved with the World Triathlon Series in Edmonton. We will be on-site providing Physiotherapy to the athletes in Vendors Village. Interested in booking an appointment during the race? Email our Marketing Director, Sarah MacDo…



I have realized that posture is not an open and shut case; not something that I can define within a single document and show the world the “end product.”  Human bodies are constantly changing, are widely varied in size and shapes, and are not pieces of Leg…



Our Clinics are proud to once again sponsor the 4th Annual Down & Dirty 5km Obstacle Course. We will be on-site providing taping for the athletes and will have a draw for a 60min massage. Stop by our booth in Vendors Village at Sunridge Ski Area on Sat…


Holiday Hours - August Long Weekend

Jul 05, 2016
Posted by: News

Please note, our clinics will be closed on Monday, August 1 for the August Civic Holiday. All clinic locations will be closed (including massage appointments) on Saturday, July 30. We will be open on Tuesday, August 2 from 7am-8pm at all clinic locations. …



What is IMS? Intramuscular Stimulation: (based on the GUNN theory of IMS)Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is a total system for the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndromes. Most successfully used in CHRONIC pain conditions that occur in the mus…


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