ORTHOPEDIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
What is Orthopedic Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy promotes overall health and wellness by allowing optimal mobility and easier physical activity.
With the help of physiotherapy, you can participate more fully in life’s activities by preventing and managing injuries as well as improving your body’s ability to move and function more effectively. Many people find that physiotherapy helps them manage both acute and chronic pain.
What is treatment like?
At Willow Health, your Physiotherapist will work with you to assess and treat your condition in a number of evidenced-based ways:
Providing diagnosis and education regarding your condition.
Providing personalized therapeutic exercise to improve strength, range of motion, and function.
Providing soft tissue and manual therapy techniques to reduce pain and increase range of motion.
Offering therapeutic modalities including acupuncture.
Conditions Treated
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Neck pain
Long hours at a computer or uncomfortable sleeping positions can lead to a tight neck. Sometimes a tight neck can cause pins and needles down your arm. Sometimes this tightness can even pinch nerves in your arm, contributing to shoulder, elbow, or wrist pain. We can help!
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Dizziness and Vertigo
Symptoms can develop suddenly, making life extremely difficult. Willow Health Physiotherapists have special training to relieve many causes of vertigo, such as blockages in the inner ear, tight neck muscles, and whiplash- associated dizziness. Let us help you feel better and get back to normal!
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TMJ Pain
Willow Health Physiotherapists will use hands-on techniques to release your tight jaw muscles and help your mouth open and close properly. We will teach you exercises to help ease the forces going through your jaw, helping you enjoy pain-free life again!
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Shoulder Pain
Do you have pain lifting your arm? Does your shoulder ache at night, interrupting your sleep? Trouble putting on a seat belt or getting dressed? We can help!
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Elbow Pain
We use hands on muscle and joint techniques to loosen your tight elbow, and show you specific therapeutic exercises to help normalize the forces going through your elbow. We also offer taping and acupuncture to help relieve swelling and get your elbow swinging away again – pain free!
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Wrist Pain
Do you have an aching wrist while working at your computer or playing an instrument? Maybe it ‘falls asleep’ while you’re trying to fall asleep? We can help!
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Upper Back Pain
Hunched over a computer all day making you stiff and sore? Or maybe you’re a knitter or quilter trying to finish up your latest project. Whatever your reason for feeling hunched over and sore, we can help!
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Lower Back Pain
Did you know? Over 80% of Canadians will experience low back pain in their lives. We can help you – you don’t have to live with this pain!
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Hip Arthritis
We have so many ways to help relieve your pain and get you back to the activities you love, even if your x-ray shows ‘bone-on-bone’ changes. Many things, in your control, can help improve your pain. Let us teach you what decades of research has shown in relieving Hip OA pain and reducing the need for surgery.
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Knee Arthritis
Having trouble getting up and down stairs, or getting into your vehicle? Research shows that exercise programs can help 2/3 of patients prevent surgery. Let us help you!
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Hip Injuries
Willow Health Physiotherapists are highly-trained specialists who can help relieve your hip pain. We use hands-on techniques to decrease abnormal forces and stresses going through your hip. We teach you research-based exercises to help restore your strength, movement, and function. Start feeling better with Physiotherapy at Willow Health Centre!
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Knee Injuries
We use hands-on techniques to decrease abnormal forces and stresses going through your knee. We teach you research-based exercises including strengthening, balance and stability training, and mobility training to help you move and feel better. Start feeling better with Physiotherapy at Willow Health Centre!
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Ankle Sprains
Did you roll your ankle? The swelling and pain from ankle injuries can be severe and sometimes even last for months if not properly treated. Let us help you feel better fast. The highly-trained Physiotherapists at Willow Health Centre use hands-on techniques to get your range of motion back. Get back to the activities you love with Willow Health Centre!
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Foot Pain
The Physiotherapists at Willow Health Centre are specially- trained to assess your foot mechanics and gait to help identify problems. We use research-based exercises and hands-on techniques to help restore the normal strength and movement of all parts of your foot. Walk better with Willow Health Centre!
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Sports Injuries
We use our extensive training to help you get back to your max performance level with the strength, balance, flexibility and mobility you need to perform at your best level - quickly and safely – so you can return to the field, pitch, course, rink, track, or race you love!
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Fractures
Whether it’s a broken wrist from a fall, a fractured ankle from a bad twist, or a cracked rib – we can help you regain your movement and strength with specialized therapeutic exercises. Start your recovery at Willow Health Centre to get back to the sports and activities you love, quickly and safely.
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Treatment at Willow Health
At Willow Health, your Physiotherapist will work with you to assess and treat your condition in a number of evidenced-based ways:
Providing diagnosis and education regarding your condition.
Providing personalized therapeutic exercise to improve strength, range of motion, and function.
Providing soft tissue and manual therapy techniques to reduce pain and increase range of motion.
Offering therapeutic modalities including acupuncture.
