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...
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Physiotherapy – it’s about mobility.
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...
Lower back pain- reducing the risk when shovelling snow.
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...
Physiotherapy for infants- the importance of tummy time for babies
Six steps to make tummy time easier for you and your baby Tummy time is crucial for healthy child development. Think of it as your baby’s daily physical activity. It helps strengthen your child’s neck, back, core, and shoulder muscles. Tummy time also helps facilitate...
Preventative Health- Naturopathic Medicine
Can Office Over Sharers Change Your Life? Everyone has that friend or parent that you feel overshares about their life. How they feel? What their digestion is like? The good (and bad) of their romantic life? At times it may seem awkward in the moment, but really...
Fascial Stretch Therapy
Fascial Stretch Therapy Is Now Offered At ALPHA! Fascial stretch therapy Fascial stretch therapy improves mobility of your nerves & flexibility of your muscles and fascia. By focusing on the fascial lines that connect through and wrap around muscle, nerves organs,...
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At ALPHA Health Services, we strive to offer the best care, advice, and treatment to enable you to be as physical as you want to be, to get you living an active life, to allow you to reach your peak performance in sports, hobbies or regular life, and to encourage healthy aging. We believe in a holistic approach to rehabilitation and strive to get you back safely and as quickly as possible.