Inflammation - Alpha Health Services

Learn how Physiotherapy can help with Inflammation

by alphahealth | Mar 22, 2022 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy

Inflammation is how the body’s immune system responds to harmful stimuli. These stimuli can range from pathogens, damaged cells, toxic compounds, or foreign substances, and inflammation acts to remove the injurious stimuli and initiate the healing process....

What if your Body Pain and Inflammation was Caused by an Imbalance in your Gut?

by alphahealth | Jan 22, 2021 | ALPHA Health Services, Other

While the gut remains the most overlooked system by most healthcare providers, it is the biggest difference maker in my practice for people who have been struggling to feel well again. The gastrointestinal system’s job includes: breaking down food, absorbing...

Think Twice Before You Ice! – Ask a Physiotherapist

by alphahealth | Apr 21, 2014 | ALPHA Health Services, Personal Training, Physiotherapy

As athletes, it is drilled into us… ICE YOUR INJURY! And most of us did. We never questioned it. We iced. Sprained ankle- ice. Broken finger- ice. Twisted knee- ice. Ice healed all. Ice was the go to. Ice allowed us to go back on the field, finish our race, or...