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What questions would clarify your choice to find the best Physiotherapy treatment facility for Physiotherapy in Newmarket or East Gwillimbury?  How do you know which Physiotherapist will be the best choice for treatment of your injury? Each individual will have different criteria for choosing the best Physiotherapist for their needs. Here are eight questions to consider when looking for the best Physiotherapist or best Physiotherapy treatment for you!

Low back pain and injury is a common and treatable condition.  Physiotherapy is your best and safest option for treatment.  

Calling all runners!  East Gwillimbury Runners Club is looking for

Come join the East Gwillimbury Runners Club for some fun and fitness.  If you would like to run with a group, improve your

Are you fit to deliver? You bet!! Your body was made for this, no worries! Pregnancy is a miraculous experience and display of the female body’s wisdom. The body, although naturally designed to experience the tugs and pulls and stretches of pregnancy, is certainly pushed to offer this function!

This month of August the wonderful towns of East Gwillimbury, Newmarket and Bradford have alot of options to get out and get active!  There are lots of free opportunities for the whole family!

It is high time to register for Soccer if you are a resident in East Gwillimbury or Newmarket.  Physiotherapy is a great way to prevent injury this season or rehabilitate an injury to sport level of competition.  Physiotherapists agree that warm up is key in the prevention of a sports injury on the field or otherwise.  A good warm up paired with the proper equipment are just some of the keys to success.

The Pan Am Games are approaching! East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy's own Laura Libby (Registered Physiotherapist, Dip. Sports Phys.) will be on the Host Medical Team

Lets learn about the normal changes that occur to the lower back with age.  First lets learn some relevant low back anatomy.

  The diagnosis of Degenerative Disc Disease of the lower back does NOT mean you are doomed for chronic pain.  This terminology is misleading to people with or without back pain and does not mean that 

  East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy is interested to hear how the members of our community all around Newmarket, East Gwillimbury and York Region are getting motivated to get moving. Recently this blog came across my desk

  Come on East Gwillimbury, Newmarket, Bradford, Aurora let’s get active! Physiotherapists are passionate about facilitating active lifestyles and better quality of life and health!  If you feel like pain or injury is holding you back from activity please contact our Physiotherapists. The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology recommends

Check out our Physiotherapists picks for sports and activities in East Gwillimbury, Newmarket and Bradford this month.

Ever wonder what the best food is to build bone density or prevent bone density loss?  There is some great new information for those who are currently diagnosed or are at risk of developing Osteoporosis. 

Pregnancy is one of the miracles of life and can be an extraordinary experience.  It can also be an uneasy and uncomfortable experience and sometimes there is pain that seems to increase over the course of the pregnancy for some women. The prevalent message from many doctors and health specialists, excluding Physiotherapists, is that this pain will go away when the baby has arrived and for now, just live with it.  This is not often true.

Presented by East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy offering Physiotherapy services in Newmarket and East Gwillimbury The Spring season for getting fit is definitely here.  Urban Pole walking is a great way to get in shape and reduce the risks of injury or even rehabilitate an injury while doing so!  It is also a great way to

For the first time, this past year East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy started pole walking groups (two levels) lead by a certified Urban Pole walking instructor and Registered Physiotherapist.  The East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy Urban Pole Walking group explored some of the many trails in East Gwillimbury.  These beautiful nature walks show off some of what makes Newmarket and East Gwillimbury such a great area to live in.  We pole walked the Anchor Park Trail, the Holland River Trail as well as Roger’s Reservoir.

Pain in the lower back, deep in the buttock, down the back of the thigh and in the groin and inner thigh can result due to

Newmarket, Aurora, and East Gwillimbury is full of very active individuals that love to get out and exercise their bodies! East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy is in existence to help you do this without pain and injury.  I would like to share with you four general exercises to help you enjoy the trails and routes in these beautiful towns. Please note that all of the below exercises should be cleared both by your General Physician and your Physiotherapist, to ensure that they are in fact appropriate and healthy for you.

It was wonderful to see all the participants of the 5 km run/walk, including Team East Gwillimbury Physiotherapy, enjoying running and walking the course this year.  This is a great time to get out and enjoy the outdoors.  Jogging in particular is subject to a lot of debate and trends regarding technique, shoes, stretching/warm-up, training and prevention of injury. Here are some answers to a few frequently asked questions….

By Melanie Konje, Registered Physiotherapist, RCAMT, MCPA Okay all you golf dreamers, it’s time to stop tormenting your house pets with your indoor practice Golf season is nigh and the ground frost will be all but a distant memory soon. All that planning and dreaming over these winter months – and the new clubs you got from Santa – can soon be put into practice on the real thing! Your vast green wonderland of peace and tranquility awaits.

By Melanie Konje, Registered Physiotherapist, RCAMT, MCPA Flags will soon be mounted proudly to cheer on our country’s World Cup Soccer team. And locally, East Gwillimbury Rep and House League Soccer teams are raring to go as well. Go Team!! If all this Soccer fever has got you in the Soccer mood to improve your game. Please try these regimens to enhance your soccer performance and prevent injury at the same time. For optimal results your regimen should be practiced three times per week.