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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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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Sending Shockwaves To Promote Healing
February 27, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
There are only a few clinics in downtown Vancouver that offer Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) and Burrard Physiotherapy is one of them! What is Extracorporeal 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 […]
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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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Getting to the bottom of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
January 16, 2020 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
What is pelvic floor dysfunction? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles connecting the pubic bone, coccyx (tail bone) and the 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 […]
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ACL Tears- What you need to know
November 14, 2019 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Burrard Physiotherapy is the service you can trust when rehabilitating your ACL injury. Today we are going to give you a brief outline of what an ACL injury is and outline how the therapists at Burrard Physiotherapy will help rehab the injury. Definition An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) […]
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Bike Fit 101: Common mistakes I see during a Biomechanical Bike Fit
May 9, 2019 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
We’ve endured a long, cold, wet winter but, alas, a new cycling season is upon us! Some of you have persevered over the winter, determined not to lose your gains. Others are starting fresh, ready to build on last season’s success. But for many of you, this is all new! A new challenge, a new […]
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What you should know about Plantar Fasciitis
July 17, 2018 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain. It involves inflammation and micro trauma to a thick band of facia that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes. Plantar fasciitis causes pain that can occur with your first few steps in the morning; but as you […]
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Buyer Beware: Tips for Buying a Used Bike
July 7, 2018 / by bpa2_kerry / Uncategorized
With the summer weather heating up, many more cyclists are taking to the pavement for weekend rides or daily commutes. If you are a new cyclist or just getting back on the saddle after a long sabbatical, this may mean that you are in the market to buy a new bike. If you’re just getting […]
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