by alphahealth | Feb 6, 2018 | ALPHA Health Services
Urge incontinence is a sudden and strong urge to urinate resulting in varying degrees of involuntary loss of urine. Also called “overactive bladder” or OAB, this condition can happen anytime, anywhere, and to anyone. The unpredictability of OAB leads to feelings of...
by alphahealth | Jan 29, 2018 | ALPHA Health Services
New Year, New Babies, New Milestones Physiotherapy for Babies and Infants Parenthood is amazing but it comes with much stress and many challenges. When it comes to motor development, parents often look to their other children, nieces, nephews and...
by alphahealth | Jan 22, 2018 | ALPHA Health Services
February is coming… the shortest month of the year but it always feels the longest. It’s cold, dark and it feels like you haven’t seen the warm sun in years. All you feel like doing is hibernating in your house with a fuzzy blanket and Netflix. It’s the “February...
by alphahealth | Jan 18, 2018 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
What is a physiotherapist? In a recent study, which examined the market profile of physiotherapists in Canada, the term mobility specialist was used to describe the role of a physiotherapist within a complex Canadian health care system. It was an interesting term to...
by alphahealth | Dec 27, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Personal Training, Physiotherapy
Welcome winter! Welcome snow! Welcome shovelling! Welcome lower back pain! Shovelling greatly increases the risk of low back pain and injury due to the ergonomics, weight of the snow, and the repetitive nature of shoveling. Here are a few tips to avoid lower back...