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This series of exercises is designed to help the SI joint of the lower back. Hold each exercise for 5 seconds and then repeat the series 3-4 times. These can be used for anyone experiencing low back pain as a first line of defense. These exercises ar…



Courtesy of our St. Albert Road Race Course Director, Graham Glennie:   Today would have been the 37th running of the St. Albert Road Race on one of the best courses in the Edmonton area. This will be the first year in many that I did not rac…



As runners and athletes, we are always looking at ways we can maximize our training and avoid injury. The biggest culprit of training injuries is we overload our bodies capacity to adapt. The video below is a great resource for developing a great training …


Covid-19 Update April 1, 2020

Apr 02, 2020
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Active Physio Works continues to monitor the coronavirus pandemic and how it is affecting us locally, nationally and globally. Our ultimate goal remains safety for our patients, staff, contractors, facilities, families and the public at large. We continue …


Virtual Care

Mar 22, 2020
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Active Physio Works continues to monitor the coronavirus pandemic and how it is affecting us locally, nationally and globally. Our ultimate goal remains safety for our patients, staff, contractors, facilities, families and the public at large. We continue …


Covid-19 Update - March 21, 2020

Mar 21, 2020
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Active Physio Works continues to monitor the coronavirus pandemic and how it is affecting us locally, nationally and globally. Our ultimate goal remains safety for our patients, staff, contractors, facilities, families and the public at large. We continue …


Covid-19 Update - March 14, 2020

Mar 15, 2020
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We are closely monitoring the situation at this time and following all updates in regards to Covid-19. All of our clinic locations remain open including our Servus Place location. Our staff will be escorting patients to and from the entrance of Servus pla…



Have you recently started a new training plan and are noticing some pain at the front of your knee? Does your pain increase when you load the knee? If so, you may have patellar tendinopathy, a condition that occurs due to overload of the patellar tendon. …



On Friday, January 23rd, the documentary, “What Ever Takes”, aired for the first time highlighting the rehabilitation journey of the Edmonton Oilers own Connor McDavid.     In a short summary, Connor experienced a season-ending knee injury in April 6t…


Dry Needling

Dec 31, 2019

What is Dry Needling? A technique where a thin filiform needle is used to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points (a tender point in a muscle), muscular and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain a…


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