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At Revolution Physiotherapy and Massage, we assess and treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Whether you require physiotherapy pre or post surgery, are living with a chronic condition, have been involved in a motor vehicle accident or a workplace injury (WCB), have an acute sporting injury, or a repetitive strain, we can help you! Our team of experienced physical therapists and massage therapists prescribe to a patient-centred model of care, utilizing the most current therapeutic techniques to assist our patients in reaching their optimal function and goals.

Physiotherapy
Assessment: $115 | Treatment: $95

Physiotherapists are experts in movement and mobility, body mechanics and the musculoskeletal system. Physiotherapy is a movement-based treatment intervention that helps individuals restore, maintain and maximize their physical function, strength and mobility all while decreasing pain due to injury, illness or disability.

Our physiotherapists are highly skilled practitioners with extensive knowledge and continuing education courses to provide you with the most current and effective treatment techniques. Each physiotherapy assessment will be provided by a licensed and experienced physiotherapist and will include a complete subjective profile of the patient’s complaints and goals as well as an objective physical examination to develop a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.

The initial assessment will also include the first treatment which may consist of a combination of hands on manual techniques, therapeutic modalities, hot or cold packs, exercise prescription and education to better assist our patient’s in managing their condition.

Acupuncture
With our Acupuncturist – Assessment: $130 | Treatment: $95 | Rapid Treatment: $75

Megan is also able to perform acupuncture as part of her physiotherapy treatments

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture is based on the belief that pain or illness in the body is caused by an imbalance. By identifying these imbalances and using specific points along the body, acupuncture works to restore that balance and promote the body’s natural healing process. Acupuncture points are selected from different meridians that run along the body and are used to influence proper energy flow. Other treatment modalities used may include cupping, gua’sha or electrical stimulation on the needles.

Here are some conditions that can benefit from traditional acupuncture:

Pain
Headaches/migraines
Vertigo/dizziness
Sleep disorders
Mental/emotional conditions
Digestive complaints – constipation, IBS, bloating
Women’s health – endometriosis, PCOS, menstrual irregularities

Functional Dry Needling (FDN)

Functional Dry Needling (FDN) is also referred to as dry needling or intramuscular stimulation (IMS). It is a technique that utilizes thin needles, like those used in acupuncture, to treat myofascial pain. The technique targets shortened muscles that contain trigger points, are producing pain and are restricting normal movement patterns. In addition to easing the pain from these trigger points, dry needling can increase flexibility and improve range of motion which makes it a highly effective method for treating both chronic muscle pains and fibromyalgia as well as sports injuries and various soft tissue conditions.

Here is a list of some conditions that can benefit from dry needling:

Muscular Strains
Sports Injuries
Whiplash
Neck Pain and Stiffness
Low Back Pain
Tension Headaches
Temporomandibular (TMJ) Dysfunction
Repetitive Strain Injuries: tennis elbow, achilles tendonitis, patellar tendonitis, rotator cuff strains, shin splints
Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
Piriformis Syndrome

Manual Therapy

Manual Therapy is a specialized technique performed by physiotherapists in which they use their hands as opposed to a device or machine to mobilize the soft tissues and joints to help restore optimal function and mobility. This technique helps to decrease pain, reduce muscle spasm, muscle tension, and joint dysfunction while facilitating proper movement patterns.

Here is a list of some of the conditions that can benefit from manual therapy:

Neck Pain: disc pathology, muscle spasm, hypomobility, post-surgical pain, posture-related changes
Low Back Pain: disc pathology, muscle spasm, spinal stenosis, facet joint dysfunctions, hypomobility, post-surgical pain, posture-related changes
Thoracic Spine/Mid-back Pain and stiffness
Shoulder Pain: frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis, impingement syndrome, scapular imbalances/instabilities, post-surgical conditions
Elbow and Wrist Pain: tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, tendonitis of the wrist, post-surgical conditions
Hip and Sacroiliac Pain: impingement, bursitis, IT band syndrome, post-surgical hip replacements, pain in buttocks
Knee Pain: patellofemoral syndromes, soft tissues sprains/strains, IT band tendonitis, post-surgical knee conditions
Ankle Pain: acute and chronic ankle sprains, tendonitis, arthritis, post-surgical conditions
Tension headaches
Temporomandibular (TMJ) dysfunction

Spinal Decompression

Often called traction, it is a mechanical device used to treat conditions of the spine including disc herniations and compressions, nerve root compression and osteoarthritic discogenic conditions. Research has shown that applying a traction force to the spine reduces pressure on intervertebral discs, relaxes tense muscles, relieves compression and irritation of the nerve roots and improves circulation.

At Revolution Physiotherapy and Massage, we utilize the most advanced equipment in treating a variety of spinal conditions. The more advanced spinal decompression machines differ from the traditional traction machines in that they utilize a sensitive computer feedback system that allows for continuous monitoring of the patient’s muscular reaction and will adjust the pull force accordingly to allow for optimal patient comfort throughout the treatment. The physiotherapist can select specific treatment parameters including the force of the distractive pull, the speed of the pull, the type of pull (intermittent vs. static) and the angle at which the force is applied, which allows for a customized treatment for each patient and their respective condition.

Here is a list of conditions that can benefit from spinal decompression:

Disc Protrusions and Herniations
Nerve Root Compression and Irritations: cervical and lumbar radiculopathy
Degenerative Disc Disease
Sciatica
Spinal Stenosis
Facet Syndromes
Acute Muscle Spasm
Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Therapeutic Exercise

Therapeutic Exercise encompasses a variety of physical activities and exercises that focus on improving and maintaining strength, flexibility, balance and stability while correcting postural and muscular imbalances. The goal of therapeutic exercise is to return an injured patient to their optimal pain-free, functional state. Therapeutic exercise prescription is included in most physiotherapy treatment plans and is often key in achieving and maximizing function and preventing future physical complications. The patient can expect a personalized exercise plan, skilled instruction on performing the exercises and resources or handouts to successfully perform the exercises at home.

Therapeutic exercise can benefit everyone in one way or another.

Here is a list of certain conditions that can benefit from therapeutic exercise:

Post-surgical Patients
Sporting Injuries
Workplace Injuries
Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
Post Stroke Patients
Patients with Balance Problems
Generalized Weakness or Deconditioning Following Major Illness or Injury
Obesity
Scoliosis
Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis
Fibormyalgia and Chronic Pain Syndromes
Multiple Sclerosis

Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
Pelvic Floor Assessment: $158 | Pelvic Floor Treatment: $105

Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation involves the assessment and treatment of the pelvic floor muscle group which is responsible for a variety of functions. The pelvic floor muscles act like a hammock or sling and support the bladder, uterus, prostate and rectum. These muscles must be able to both contract and maintain continence and relax to allow for urination and bowel movements. Weakened pelvic floor muscles can result in urinary incontinence, whereas muscles that are too tight can result in pelvic pain and a sense of bowel or bladder urgency and increased frequency.

It is estimated that 1 in 3 women will suffer from some type of pelvic floor dysfunction in their lifetime. Contrary to popular belief, urinary incontinence and pelvic pain is not a normal symptom of aging. Men can also benefit from pelvic floor rehabilitation for certain conditions.

Here is a list of conditions that can benefit from pelvic floor rehabilitation:

Urinary Incontinence in Females and Males
Post Partum Pelvic Complications
Organ Prolapse
Pelvic Pain
Painful Intercourse
Post Prostate surgical Complications

Pre/Post Natal

There are so many changes that a pregnant woman’s body goes through during fetal development. These can include stretching of the abdominal wall, greater pressure on the bladder, urethra and pelvic floor, postural changes and hormonal changes. Although necessary, these changes can often lead to back pain, tailbone pain, pelvic pain and urinary incontinence as well as painful sex and transitional pain such as rolling over, taking the stairs and sit to stand.

Often we can be given mis-information during a pregnancy and distinguishing fact from fiction can be challenging. Although a lot of the symptoms are common, they are not considered normal and women should not feel like they need to suffer in silence. You may be surprised at what should not be considered normal during or after your pregnancy.

Here is a list of what you should not be experiencing during or after your pregnancy:

No leaking urine, gas or stool when you laugh, cough, sneeze, jump or run.
No ongoing pelvic or back pain
No feeling of pressure or heaviness in your vagina or rectum
No experience of pain during intercourse.

How can physiotherapy help?

A physiotherapist will assess those experiencing pelvic girdle or low back pain, pubic symphysis dysfunction, diastasis rectus abdominis, incontinence and core weakness. Pre and post-natal pelvic floor muscle training is effective in decreasing pain and urinary incontinence. Physiotherapy will include treatment and education for women on how to perform exercises safely and effectively both pre and post natally, as well as strategies and tools to use during the birth process to protect the pelvic floor. Post-natal concerns including pain management, scar tissue management and return to activity are all areas that can be addressed by your PT.

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction – Female

Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles found in the floor (the base) of your pelvis (the bottom of your torso). The pelvis houses organs such as the bladder, uterus in women and prostate in men, and the rectum. The pelvic floor muscles support all of these structures and play a very important role in elimination (bowel and bladder), sexual function, pregnancy and

Pelvic floor dysfunction is a common condition where you’re unable to correctly relax and/or contract and coordinate the muscles in your pelvic floor. Some reasons that this may occur include:

Traumatic injuries to the pelvic area.
Pregnancy and delivery
Overusing the pelvic muscles (like going to the bathroom too often or pushing too hard), eventually leading to poor muscle coordination.
Pelvic surgery.
Being overweight.
Advancing age.
Poor body mechanics and core weakness

A pelvic floor trained physiotherapist can assess and treat the above symptoms and other painful pelvic conditions such as overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, tail bone pain, and SI joint pain. Your physiotherapist will look at all of the contributors to your pelvic pain such as tissue based drivers and nervous system based drivers. Education, postural and alignment retraining, specific stretching and strengthening programs, nervous system retraining and behavioural and biomechanical strategies will be addressed to help you on your road to recovery.

Concussion

Concussions are defined as “A complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces.” In more general terms concussions are an injury to the brain, as a result of force. Concussion can happen in people of all ages and from various activity. While most commonly thought to arise in sport, concussion can also occur from workplace injuries, motor vehicle accidents or even from hitting your head at home. A proper assessment is important as the research on concussions and treatment approaches is constantly evolving. A concussion assessment can include vision, balance and concentration testing, as well as looking at the muscles and joints of your neck.

At Revolution Physiotherapy and Massage we have physiotherapists trained in Shift Concussion Management. We know the importance of early intervention and designing an individualized treatment plan based on your set of concussion symptoms.

Massage Therapy is the manual mobilization of the body’s soft tissues to enhance a person’s overall health and well-being and to assist in a person’s recovery from an injury. Therapeutic massage works on muscles, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments with the aim of loosening tight muscles, relieving trigger points, improving circulation, muscle tone, mobility and flexibility.

There are a variety of massage therapy techniques that can be used, and our skilled massage therapists will determine which are best suited for you following an initial assessment. People of all ages and level of fitness can benefit from therapeutic massage, whether it be to assist in recovery from injury or illness or as an ongoing care plan to maintain and prevent future problems.