Spine Stabilization for Low Back Pain
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...
TMJ 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...
Physiotherapy for CrossFit Athletes
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...
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
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,...
Piriformis Syndrome
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...
Fall Raking Skills
A new season is upon us and with it comes a new set of chores to do before the snow falls. Here are a few tips for raking leaves that might make this task a little easier. Rake in both directions, using both sides of your body. First rake in one direction for 5-10...
Tissue Capacity vs Load
This is a great video explaining why we get injured. It's simple, and you are not broken or have major underlying faults that caused your injury. Load vs Capacity and Injuries from RunningReform on Vimeo.
Popeye Muscle
The Biceps Brachii muscle has two attachments at the shoulder and one at the elbow. There are two heads of the muscle: the long and short. The long head assists with shoulder flexion and forearm supination, and the short head primarily flexes the elbow. "Popeye...
Hip Snapping Syndrome
A client asked me yesterday about the clunking/clicking coming from deep inside her hip. So what is making that sound? In her case, it was her tight Iliopsoas (Psoas) muscle snapping over the boney aspect of the front of her pelvis. The psoas is a deep muscle that...
Elbow pain… from the neck?
Elbow pain is not always coming from the elbow. I saw a patient this week with lateral elbow pain lasting 2-3 years. He had seen many practitioners, including 2 Physiotherapists, 2 Registered Massage Therapists and 3 Chiropractors. He had been given a few diagnoses...
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Christine Pratt
M.P.T., Hon’s BscHK, FCAMPT, CGIMS, MCPA
Registered Physiotherapist
Christine is working in Barrie, ON
Experience. Exceptional Skills. Results.
Whether you are experiencing acute low back pain or have been suffering with pain for years, Christine has the experience and the skills necessary to help you get relief quickly using Tele-Rehabilitation. Located downtown Barrie, Ontario.
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