Living with Chronic Pain: How Physiotherapy Can Help You Take Back Control
When people think of physiotherapy, they often picture sports injuries, post-surgery rehab, or a stiff neck that needs loosening up. But there’s another area where physiotherapy plays a powerful — and often underestimated — role: chronic pain management. Chronic pain physiotherapy focuses on helping you understand your pain, regain movement, and retrain your body and […]
How to Improve Your Shoulder Range of Motion: A Systematic Approach
Assessment Improving range of motion starts with an assessment. An assessment is essential for the following reasons: Stretching Exercises Based on the assessment, if muscle tightness is identified as a contributing factor to the range of motion restriction, stretching may be prescribed. Some common shoulder girdle muscles that benefit from stretching include: latissimus dorsi, pectorals, […]
