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Do You Really Need An MRI?

  A year ago, an article in the Calgary Herald reported a 20 percent increase in non-urgent MRI wait times from 2015-2016. The cost to the healthcare system was $59.7

Shoulder Pain in the Overhead Athlete

Definitions:  Tendinosis:  Non-inflammatory changes to the structure or composition of a tendon. These changes often result from repetitive micro-traumas or failure of the tissue to heal following a tendon injury.

Our Most Common Advice For Runners

With less than 2 weeks before the race, here is blog 4 of 5 to help you prepare! 1. Strengthen your hip abductors. Our hip abductors can be one of

Foot Pain in a Runner: A Case Study

  With 4 weeks left before the race, here is blog 3 of 5 to help you prepare! Foot Pain in a Runner: A Case Study Recently, I assessed a

Shoe Selection for the Injured Runner

    With 5 weeks remaining before the race, this is the 2nd of 5 blogs to help you prepare!   Just recently, Nike released the particulars behind their new

What Are The Benefits Of Foam Rolling?

  Hi Everyone! My name is Albert Chan. I am a Physiotherapist, a Runner and a Clinic Owner of Elevation Physiotherapy. Matt Norminton kindly lets me run with his group,

Post Concussion Vertigo

Mr. H was playing ice hockey one night when he was hit from behind by another player. Though he was wearing his helmet, his head hit the glass and while

Traction Aids for Runners

“Well the weather outside is frightful…” This popular Christmas song was in my head as I braved a run outdoors in the river valley this past week. This week in