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Whole Body Movement is a fundamental principal behind Clinical Pilates. Functional movement patterns form the foundation for many daily activities. Whether training as an athlete, recovering from an injury or training to be healthy and have an active pain free lifestyle, Clinical Pilates is designed to help you move with ease and efficiency. ‘Clinical Pilates’ […]
Breathing is the foundation of our existence and is essential for maintaining and creating optimal health and wellbeing. It seems so obvious and yet most of us have forgotten how. This repetitive, unconscious action can profoundly effect movement, mood and energy levels so why not be more conscious about it? How might insufficient breath affect […]
House work is not for the faint of heart! Depending on your task, you could be carrying loads of laundry up and down stairs, maneuvering a heavy vacuum, chopping fire wood, shoveling snowy driveways, on hands and knees to scrub dirty floors or reaching up high to dust ceiling fans. All in all, it is […]
For a lot of women, knowing how to safely exercise during pregnancy can be very confusing. There is a lot of information out there and sifting through what is up to date and accurate versus what is out of date and inaccurate information can be difficult. Although this is an area in need of more research, […]
Do any of the following scenarios apply to you? You consider yourself a fit person, but you suffer from periodic strains in your back, hips, ribs or neck! With stretching and rest these seem to resolve only to reoccur later down the line. You have unexplained periods on incontinence (with or without a history of […]
Knowing how and when to safely return to running or impact sports and activities postpartum can be challenging for new moms. How long should I wait until it is safe to resume activity postpartum? How long until I can return to running/impact postpartum? How can I safely return to running postpartum? Living and working as a pelvic floor physiotherapist […]
July is Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (DRA) awareness month and with so much misinformation and fear around what diastasis is and what it means in your recovery postpartum, I thought this was a good opportunity to provide some information and dispel some common myths! What is Diastasis? Diastasis is the separation of the central abdominal wall […]
As we are all trying to navigate a new reality under the current COVID-19 physical distancing and stay at home recommendations, it can be difficult to know how to implement a good self-care routine at home. At Trillium Integrative Health Centre, we are blessed with a wonderful team of knowledgeable practitioners. We want to pass some […]