by Christine Pratt | Oct 19, 2022 | Pain, Tips and Tricks
Spine Stabilization for Low Back Pain What is the spine (low back pain)? The spine is a unique structure that can bear load and bend in six degrees of freedom (think left side bending, right side bending, rounding forward, arching back, and twisting both left and...
by Christine Pratt | Jun 17, 2021 | Pain
What is TMJ Dysfunction or Jaw Pain? TMJ Dysfunction (jaw pain) is a common condition affecting the jaw. It can make things like eating and chewing difficult. Patients with this condition may clench their jaw or grind their teeth at night. Maybe you have been...
by Christine Pratt | Oct 30, 2020 | Pain, Tips and Tricks
How can a CAMPT Physiotherapist help CrossFit Athletes? CrossFit has great coaching on how to engage muscle groups, and brace muscles so that the deadlift, clean, snatch and other olympic lifts are performed safely and effectively. There is a missing piece here, and...
by Christine Pratt | Oct 16, 2019 | Pain
What is DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis? This complex term describes a painful inflammatory condition of the wrist involving tendons of the thumb. These tendons overlie the wrist and can become inflamed with many things including repetitive use,...
by Christine Pratt | Oct 3, 2019 | Pain
I am hearing the term Piriformis Syndrome a lot lately. So what even is this? The Piriformis is a little muscle deep in the hip that works as a rotator of the hip. This muscle is interesting in that the sciatic muscle typically exits underneath this muscle, but...
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