Patient Education

Acupuncture therapy has its origin in the ancient Chinese medicine. It is associated with the treatment of the imbalances in the flow of energy in your body. The Chinese call this flow of energy chi and believed that any form of disease was a result of the imbalance in this energy. However, research conducted by western medical practitioners has credited the effectiveness of acupuncture to the influence it has on adenosine, an amino acid that is responsible for easing pain post an injury. ...

According to a study conducted by the Northern Brain Injury Association, 452 people suffer a serious brain injury every day in Canada. This amounts to one person being injured with a traumatic brain wound every 3 minutes. Head injuries can occur because of severe impact to the brain that usually occurs while playing high-intensity sports, accidental falls or workplace disasters. Post-treatment physiotherapy can help you recover from these painful surgeries and minimize the side-ef...

Do you experience urine leakage while you are coughing, laughing, or performing any strenuous physical activity? Does the leakage happen without any desire to urinate? If yes, then chances are that you may be suffering from urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is a condition where a person cannot control urination and risks wetting their garments. This happens because the pelvic floor muscles that support your pelvic organs have weakened. The condition is much more common than you think. A...

Massage therapy has been incorporated into medical treatments for thousands of years. Recently, the demand for different types of massages has been on a steady rise. Be it a deep tissue massage therapy in Sherwood Park or reflexology massage, massage therapy is increasingly becoming a popular treatment option among patients. This therapy has proven to be effective in alleviating chronic pain, helping people with developmental disorders and reducing the intensity of symptoms of a variety of illne...