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Pickleball and Tendinitis: How to Prevent and Treat Common Pickleball Injuries
Pickleball is booming in popularity — but so are overuse injuries like tendinitis. From elbow and shoulder pain to wrist and Achilles issues, we’re seeing more players sidelined by preventable strain. Learn how to stay in the game with simple tips for injury prevention and recovery. Whether you’re new to the court or a seasoned player, our team at Empower Physiotherapy can help you play pain-free.


Spring into Movement: How to Stay Active and Injury-Free This Season
With longer days and sunnier skies, May is the perfect time to get outside and move more—whether it’s running along the dyke, hiking...


Spring Gardening Tips: How to Prevent Back and Knee Pain
Spring is here, and for many, that means getting back into the garden! While planting, weeding, and digging can be rewarding, they can...


6 Essential Running Injury Prevention Tips: Stay Pain Free This Spring
These running injury tips with keep you pain free this spring.


The Surprising Connection Between Good Posture and Heart Health
February is Heart Health Month, a time to focus on keeping our cardiovascular system strong and healthy. While diet and exercise are...


Post-Stroke Rehab: How Physiotherapy Can Help You Recover
A stroke can be life-changing, but the right rehabilitation plan can make a world of difference in regaining independence and improving...


How a Kinesiologist Can Help You With Your Osteoarthritis
Kinesiologists play a crucial role in the management of osteoarthritis by designing tailored exercise programs to improve joint function,...


Top 10 Spring Activities to Keep you Moving
Spring is a fantastic time to embrace outdoor activities and keep active. There are so many ways to keep an active lifestyle. Here are some


What's the difference between a physiotherapist and a kinesiologist?
Ever wonder what the difference between a physiotherapist and kinesiologist is?


What's a mallet finger?
A mallet finger is a deformity where the end joint of the finger droops like a mallet or hammer because of an injury to the tendon and/or...


What to do after a motor vehicle accident?
This is what ICBC covers for injuries requiring physiotherapy and kinesiology sustained after a motor vehicle accident.


How to Shovel Snow Safely
This West Coast winter, we have been having more than our usual share of snow and cold spells. We, in the Lower Mainland, are not used to...


What to do after an Ankle Sprain
When all eyes were on each country’s best soccer players competing for the illustrious FIFA World Cup, Brazil’s hopes of winning the cup...


Knee Pain in Teenage Athletes
Sports are a fantastic way of keeping our kids active, strong, and having fun. But what happens when that nagging ache continues to...


Online Physio is the Way to Go!
Truth be told if you asked me to perform physiotherapy through a computer monitor a few months ago, I’d say no way. I am a manual...


How Heavy is Your Head? Why it's Important to Stand Up Straight.
I want you to pause for a second and take a look at your posture. Is your chin poking forward? Are your shoulders hunched and slouched...


Top 3 Tips for Runners to Prevent Injuries & Improve Performance
1. Manage load Load management is one of the most important factors to take into account whether you are new to running or an experienced...


Upgrade Your Main Sleeping Partner – Your Mattress
Who doesn’t like to hear the melodious words “you were right”? In the past couple of months, three different patients came back to me...


Intentions & Recalculating
I like how the word “intentions” has replaced “resolutions” for New Years. It opens the pathway to change without setting yourself up...


Acupuncture - How Do Physiotherapists Use It?
I have had so many people ask me, physiotherapy and acupuncture how does that work? I have been using acupuncture within my physiotherapy...
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