by alphahealth | Jun 17, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Announcements
We are heading up north! ALPHA’s seasonal clinic at Bigwin Island Golf Club, on Lake of Bays, will re-open June 20, 2017. We are excited to continue to offer the excellent care, expertise, and professionalism of ALPHA Health Services at Bigwin Island Golf Club....
by alphahealth | Jun 13, 2017 | Announcements
Stroke, Geriatric, Neurological Physiotherapist- Joanna Schechter For the month of June, we get to know Joanna Schechter, registered physiotherapist at ALPHA Health Services. Joanna specializes in geriatric physiotherapy. Joanna has considerable experience in the...
by alphahealth | May 12, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
Chronic illness leaves you feeling like you’re letting everyone down—especially yourself. It’s a constant game of adjusting expectations, rethinking assumptions, and regulating hopes. That deadline you’re trying to meet, that show you really wanted to go to, the pile...
by alphahealth | Apr 27, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
Knee pain? Hip pain? You might be suffering from Illiotibial Band (ITB) syndrome. Let me unpack what this means, and more importantly, what to do about it. In order to understand the problem of ITB syndrome, we first need to understand the anatomy involved with the...
by alphahealth | Apr 12, 2017 | ALPHA Health Services, Physiotherapy
There are approximately 680 muscles in the human body. Muscles function to produce movement and force. Muscles are what drive our voluntary movements, such as walking or standing but also involuntary movements such as moving food through our digestive tract or the...
