Our experienced TCM practitioners offer facial (aka cosmetic acupuncture) at our esteemed clinics in downtown Toronto. This video provides an overview of the procedure. […]

In this video, our amazing physiotherapists will teach you how to activate the deep core muscles in coordination with the outer core muscles. […]

A good upper body warm-up will prepare your back, chest, arms and shoulders before you hit the gym to improve performance and avoid injury. This video shares a dynamic warm-up routine that's perfect for your upper-body. […]

This is a great stretch for all those that suffer from tightness or injury to the hips and back. What's best about this stretch is that it targets multiple muscle groups all at once so that you get more out of one stretch! This stretch is great for runners, golfers, office workers and anyone who feels stiffness in the back and hips. […]

Your adductors are muscles that attach from the inside of you knee to the bottom of your pelvis and are often referred to as "groin muscles". They are muscles in the upper thigh that stabilize the hip joint by pulling the legs together when they contract. This motion is called adduction. Strong adductors are important in knee and hip stability. Here is an exercise to help strengthen these muscles. […]

The bird dog is a a stability exercise that trains your core, glutes, abdominal, upper back, lower spine, hamstrings and hip muscles. It's an advanced version of the quadruped exercise that improves muscle balance and coordination. It helps tighten abs which helps keep the spine stable for everyday activities. […]

In this video, Registered Massage Therapist and Joga Coach Melissa Doldron demonstrates some basic and advanced breathing exercises. Breathing exercises can be used to calm the mind and body. The breath is vital to all bodily functions and one of the major muscles required for breathing is the diaphragm which plays a pivotal role with inner core activation. […]

The foot and ankle are common areas where runners experience pain. Elastic calf muscles can help prevent injuries in these areas by softening the shock at the first point of impact while running. Elastic calf muscles can also help prevent injuries such as Achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis. […]

The chest muscles (pectoralis major and minor muscles) fans out from your arm, reaching your clavicle, the ribs and the sternum. It helps with rotating the shoulders, throwing, flapping and breathing. Poor posture is becoming an increasingly common complaint in this day of computer-based jobs and entertainment. […]

If your muscles feel tight and your body feels inflexible, Fascial Stretch Therapy might be the answer you are looking for. Fascial Stretch Therapy is a great manual therapy technique for training recovery, injury management and improving performance. Melissa Doldron, Registered Massage Therapist, demonstrates Fascial Stretch Therapy techniques in this video. […]

Whether you are a marathon runner or you simply enjoying running, these three exercise will keep your feet happy and healthy. This first exercise Eccentric Calf Strengthening has been shown by research that it is helpful to stimulate Achilles tendon repair and tissue health. The Second exercise, Intrinsic Foot Strengthening is for the small little muscles in the foot that help support the arches and joints. This last exercise, Eccentric First Toe Extension is another eccentric exercise forced on control of the intrinsic and smaller muscles of the feet. […]

The hamstring is a group of tendons contracted by three posterior thigh muscles that make up the borders of the space behind the knee. A pulled hamstring refers to an injury to one of the three hamstring muscles. [...]

In this video, Registered Physiotherapist Orsi Timar demonstrates a variety of safe and effective strengthening exercises targeted at gradually loading the hamstring tendon. When applied correctly and at the right time of tissue healing, these exercises can be used to recover from and prevent hamstring tendinopathy injuries. […]

IT band syndrome is a common injury for runners, cyclists and hikers causing pain mainly on the side of the knee. This video demonstrates a effective technique to stretch your IT Band. Along with stretching, our physiotherapists, chiropractors and massage therapists all have soft tissue techniques that can loosen your IT Band that can help you become pain-free quicker. […]

Pain and tightness around or in the neck region can be very annoying and can lead to upper back pain and headaches. This video demonstrates the levator scapula stretch, which is a gentle stretch that helps to stretch the muscles along the back of your neck towards the upper part of your shoulder blade. […]

In this video, Registered Physiotherapist Alishah Merchant demonstrates a variety of safe and gentle stretches that you can try if you are experiencing low back pain. Physiotherapy treatment for low back pain can include individualized stretching, full body strengthening, manual therapies, acupuncture or Gunn IMS […]

Try this amazing foot mobilization sequence and get the fascia, soft tissues and bones in your feet moving again. This exercise is particularly helpful if you suffer from any lower body injury. We suggest doing this exercise in standing so that you can use your body weight to help deliver the right amount of pressure but if that is too challenging or painful you can always do this exercise sitting down. […]

This is a great stretch to open up your spine and stretch your chest. Stretching the chest can be helpful for those suffering from neck, upper back or shoulder conditions. We always recommend talking to a qualified health professional such a Physiotherapist to ensure this exercise is right for your body. […]

Pelvic, low back or hip pain can all be caused by weakness and poor recruitment of the pelvic floor musculature. Weak pelvic floor muscles can also lead to incontinence or prolapse. […]

The squat is a basic, functional movement task that we all perform throughout the day. This exercise is great for everybody, however it is particularly important for individuals that participate in activities that rely on the lower body such as golf, volleyball, running, tennis, squash, badminton, basketball and the like. […]

In this video, Registered Physiotherapist Suzie Foreman discusses how physiotherapy can be used to manage temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunctions. TMJ conditions include jaw pain, jaw stiffness. headaches, post-surgical, fascial pain, and clicking, popping or locking of the jaw. […]

This exercise is great to help improve your shoulder strength and prepare you for any sport requiring shoulder strength, control and stability. This is particularly important for throwers, golfers, swimmers, volley ball players and the like. If you are recovering from an injury, this may be an exercise that you add into your rehab program during the latter stages. […]

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that work as a unit to stabilize the shoulder and help with shoulder joint movement. Strengthening the rotator cuff muscles will help keep your shoulder joint stable and strong, which can help relieve shoulder pain and prevent further injury. […]

Strengthen your core, scapular stabilizers and rotator cuff all at once with this amazing exercise over a ball. This exercise is great to help improve posture and also can be effective if you are suffering from a neck, upper back or shoulder condition. […]

This exercise is great for increasing stability around your shoulder blades. It also has the added benefit of strengthening your spinal stabilizers. For an increased challenge, you may add small hand weights for resistance. This exercise is great to help improve posture and also can be effective if you are suffering from a neck, upper back or shoulder condition. […]

The seated clasping neck extension stretch is a great stretch if you are suffering from neck pain, shoulder tension or a headache. This stretch involves stretching out the upper part of your spine which often provides relief for all three conditions. This stretch is much more effective if you start with a hot shower to relax the muscles first. […]

These shoulder stretches can be helpful for injury prevention for office workers, throwers, swimmers, volleyball players and the like. After completing these stretches you should be able to hold a better posture and maybe even notice that you are breathing deeper. […]

This exercise is an excellent closed chain exercise meant to challenge the strength in your gluteals, hamstrings and core musculature. This more challenging version of a bridge should only be attempted when your form has been perfected while both legs are grounded. This exercise can be helpful if you suffer from hip, knee or back pain and is particularly helpful when your gluteus muscle group is not activating adequately. […]

The Spine Curl is similar to the bridge exercise. It will help turn on those tiny muscles that work to stabilize your low back and pelvis. We can assess and determine which joints are stiff, which muscles are overworked and which areas are weak. We will help to mobilize your joints and soft tissues and get you on a program to full recovery. […]

Many people experience pain in their back, hips and knees because they do not have adequate hip stabilization. Try this hip stabilization exercise that focuses on the Gluteus Medius muscle to improve your strength in this often under-worked muscle. […]

Many people experience pain in their back, hips and knees because they do not have adequate hip stabilization. This exercise is a more advanced version and adds increasing challenge to the original version. Build hip stabilization by focusing on the Gluteus Medius muscle to improve your strength and endurance in this often under-worked muscle. […]

Many people experience pain in their back, hips and knees because they do not have adequate hip stabilization. This progression of the clam shell exercise combines activation of the inner and outer core together with the gluteus medius muscle group.. […]

In this video, we demonstrate how to stretch your calves using a ½ roller and how to stretch your calves using a wall. Calf stretching can be recommended after a calf, foot or knee injury and can also be helpful if you are feeling tight in this region especially after activities that involve jumping, running or hopping. […]