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Wednesday November 4, 2015 Google Trends reports a large surge in the search term “Connor McDavid” (>100,000 searches) after the hockey phenom left his game in the second period clenching his shoulder. There was only more frequently Googled term in Cana…


Couch to 5K

Sep 21, 2015

Working with so many wonderful physical therapists who are also amazing athletes (death races, half marathons, full marathons, triathlons, 50 milers, 100 milers, back country snowshoe running) should be motivation enough to get off the couch but when you a…



Suffering from an injury or illness? think about getting more sleep. Competitive athlete?.. … think of getting more sleep…. We spend a lot of time and energy on our fitness and nutrition, but too often we fail to take care of one of the most important th…


Iron Legs 50 Miler

Sep 20, 2015

Preparation: I previously discussed my marathon training in my blog titled “Another Cross off the Bucket List”. After this June 7th/2015 marathon my training fell off for a few weeks due to illness and a big toe injury. This put me out for about a month. W…


Core Strength?

Aug 27, 2015

Why do we train it? Why do we need it? What athletes and runners should know?   Your always hear the buzz words "I need to work on my core!" But what exactly is the core and why do we need to work on it?   The core is not only about stomach muscles, b…



It’s that time of year again, back to school and back to sport. This is a busy time of year for us at the clinic as kids and teenagers head back to hockey, football, soccer, dance, etc. For many kids, the summer was a well deserved break but with that brea…



Attempting your first full marathon can be an anxiety inducing experience.  After completing my first marathon I acquired a few standout tidbits of knowledge and had wished were shared with me prior to my run. I felt I could have improved my time and my co…



Many people come into the clinic with back pain and a common thing that I am told by the clients is, “I have arthritis in my spine”. There is a common misconception out there that if you have arthritis in your spine, you will have pain. Arthritis in the sp…



Are you giving your body time to adapt?  Many or most overuse injuries can be avoided by considering and planning time for adaptation of your body to the demands of the training regime. Whether it is running, tennis, soccer or working the mouse on your com…



Over the past three months a number of friends and I have been training for the Fallen Four Marathon from Mayerthorpe to Whitecourt Alberta, including my co-worker Bobby McGugan. Although we are physiotherapist's, we too, can not avoid the problems associa…


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