Understanding the Causes of Foot Pain on Top of Your Foot
Learn the conditions and injuries that cause foot pain and how physiotherapy treatment can help
It may feel strange and uncommon to experience pain on the top of your foot. If the pain isn’t severe, you might try to ignore it with the hope that it’ll pass. However, any kind of pain should be acknowledged and treated by a licensed physiotherapist to prevent symptoms from becoming worse over time.
Read full blogWhat Causes Upper Back Pain and How to Find Relief
Don’t let this common condition keep you from an active lifestyle!
We often hear about neck and lower back pain, but what about the area in between? Upper back pain is a common condition, and it can lead to the same debilitating pain as its neighbors to the north and south. Fortunately, like neck and lower back pain, physiotherapy at Key Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre offers potential solutions to help you live a full, healthy life.
Read full blogWhat Could Be Causing Sharp Pain in Your Ankle?
Getting to the root cause of your ankle pain with physiotherapy treatment.
Dealing with ankle pain but not sure why? Since the ankle is used in so many activities and movements, discomfort and lack of function can be distressing. Sharp pain can be the result of many causes, such as an injury or underlying condition.
Fortunately, ankle pain may improve with our Key Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre in Nova Scotia physiotherapy programs, which include at-home treatment plans, strengthening exercises, and specialized hands-on techniques.
Read full blogWhat You Need to Know About Plantar Fasciitis
Don’t let this common condition keep you off your feet!
Have you noticed a sharp, stabbing pain in the heel of your foot, especially after a period of activity? It’s likely plantar fasciitis, one of the most common causes of heel pain, particularly among active adults. While plantar fasciitis is painful, the physiotherapists at Key Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre in Nova Scotia can help find a treatment solution that works for you.
If you’re experiencing plantar fasciitis, you’re in good company: Researchers estimate it affects around 10% of the general population, with most of those patients being active adults.
Read full blogPrevent Foot and Ankle Pain with These Simple Stretches
Kick foot and ankle pain to the curb with these easy at-home stretches!
If you’re an athlete or physically active person, you’ve probably thought about the stress exercise puts on your feet. Foot and ankle conditions can happen to anyone but most commonly affect runners, basketball players, gymnasts, and soccer players. Each of these sports involves repetitive movements like quick pivots and turns that put the feet and ankles at risk of injury.
Read full blogThe Benefits of Physiotherapy for Neck Pain
Physiotherapy is an effective and natural way to resolve symptoms of neck pain. Here’s how!
If you’ve experienced neck pain, you probably understand the frustrations of constantly stretching your neck and trying different ways to find relief. Neck pain can interfere with your life and get in the way of normal activities, especially if your pain is chronic (lasting more than 12 weeks). Fortunately, neck pain can be managed with physiotherapy treatment.
Our Halifax physiotherapists at Key Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre are no strangers to neck pain.
Read full blogAcupuncture for Migraines: Benefits and Risks
Acupuncture has become increasingly popular over the years due to its healing effects and positive results for physical and emotional well-being. The technique is part of traditional Chinese medicine and works by stimulating specific parts of the skin through the use of thin needles. Today, practitioners all over the world practice acupuncture to help treat a wide range of conditions, including migraines.
There are several benefits of acupuncture which can help treat a number of conditions, such as pain and limited range of motion.
Read full blogWhat is Manual Therapy, and How Can it Help?
Manual therapy techniques are defined as skilled hand movements and passive movements of joints and soft tissue. In other words, this method employs the practitioner’s hands rather than machines. This common method may be used with other treatments, such as strengthening exercises or active stretching.
Our physiotherapists at Key Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre in Halifax use manual therapy either alone or with other techniques to help our patients restore their functions, reduce pain, and promote overall well-being.
Read full blogGet More Physically Active With These 7 Activities
Are you getting enough exercise? Millions of Canadians are risking serious health consequences simply because they do too much sitting and not enough moving around. Fortunately, there are several easy ways to give your daily activities level a dramatic boost. Here are seven simple tips from Key Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre physiotherapist for adding some much-needed additional exercise to your life.
7 ways to boost your activity level
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Read full blogPhysiotherapy Can Help You Stop Using Opioids for Good.
If you’ve been suffering from severe pain for a long time and have found little to no relief from over-the-counter pain relievers, your doctor may want to prescribe opioids to control the pain.
However, as tempting as it may be to numb yourself with these powerful drugs, you are better off declining the offer. Opioid medications can cause significant problems in your life while not addressing the source of your pain.
As a result, the CDC advises patients to seek pain relief through physiotherapy instead.
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