January 16, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Blog, Uncategorized
What is pelvic floor dysfunction? A pelvic floor is a group of muscles connecting the pubic bone, coccyx (tail bone), and pelvis. This group of muscles has three functions: 1. Supportive- supports the bladder and urethra, the rectum, and in women, the vagina and uterus, and in men, the prostate. 2. Sphincteric- these muscles help […]
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Intramuscular Stimulation Management of Pain
October 3, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Blog
Intramuscular Stimulation Management of Pain Intramuscular stimulation (IMS), functional dry needling, and acupuncture are all different needling techniques that many physiotherapists have put in their toolkits. When used appropriately, accompanying an exercise-based treatment regimen, needling techniques can help clients achieve their goals. IMS is particularly effective in the management of chronic pain and in this […]
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5 Work From Home Tips
July 23, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Blog
5 Work From Home Tips Burrard Physiotherapy has been open for a couple of months now and our therapists have been back at work, helping our valued patients recover from various injuries sustained throughout the COVID pandemic. Let’s discuss 5 work from home tips. Although our office is open, many of our patients are still […]
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Vancouver Physiotherapy Clinic’s Sports Physio Alice Podmore: Podcast
March 5, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
Vancouver Sports Physiotherapist Alice Podmore In this week’s episode we chat with Alice Podmore, Burrard Physio’s only certified Sport Physiotherapist. Alice chats to us about her experience working with athletes across a variety of sports. She talks about her love for sport and gives us an in depth look at some of the concussion testing […]
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Shockwave Therapy Vancouver
February 27, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Blog
There are only a few clinics in downtown Vancouver that offer Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) and Burrard Physiotherapy is one of them! What is Shockwave Therapy? Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (or Shockwave Therapy) was originally used in medicine in the 1980s. Initially, the high-focused energies were used to break up kidney stones and gall stones but […]
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Burrard Physios At Work Ep.1
February 13, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
In this week’s episode, our first ever podcast, we sat down with our own Thomas Zhou! Thomas is the physiotherapist who does Bike Fits at Burrard. We talk a little bit about Thomas’ background, who a bike fit is appropriate for, and an overview of a bike fit session. Enjoy! If you have any feedback […]
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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
January 16, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Blog, Uncategorized
What is pelvic floor dysfunction? A pelvic floor is a group of muscles connecting the pubic bone, coccyx (tail bone), and pelvis. This group of muscles has three functions: 1. Supportive- supports the bladder and urethra, the rectum, and in women, the vagina and uterus, and in men, the prostate. 2. Sphincteric- these muscles help […]
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