It’s the month of love and we are celebrating Valentine’s Day by focusing on the most important and hardest working organ: your heart! The heart of the matter is that many people don’t know the heart beats around one hundred and fifteen thousand times and will pump around two thousand gallons of blood in one …
Let’s resolve to be Healthier! When people think about the New Year they start planning their resolutions. For many of us, our resolutions revolve around our health – like losing weight, running a marathon, taking yoga, meditating, and starting or returning to therapy. Except, when considering our goals, and how to achieve them, people often …
Uh-oh, you pulled a muscle in your neck, or felt a twinge in your back, or maybe that calf cramp is acting up again. You’re in pain, it’s uncomfortable, and you want relief, but what’s the best thing to do? Your mother might tell you to put a hot water bottle on it, while you dad will insist to get a cold pack.
The seasonal Autumn chill is sharp and a reminder that the days are getting colder. With the dip in temperature come other things like cold bodies, icy mornings, and a need for a little more self motivation when it comes to getting outside running and raising our heart rates. Let’s say you’ve set your alarm …
Utilizing needles to affect change in your body is not a new concept. The art of Acupuncture has been around for a very long time. In fact, it’s the key component of Traditional Chinese Medicine. At Plaza Physiotherapy uses three different forms of needling to treat our patients – Acupuncture, Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) and Dry Needling. …
