Providing physiotherapy, massage therapy, kinesiology and acupuncture services
to Langley, Willowbrook, North East Gordon, Southwest Gordon Estate, East Clayton, Clayton,
Cloverdale, North Cloverdale and surrounding communities
What is Physiotherapy?
How can Physiotherapy help my shoulder pain?
What do physiotherapists do for shoulder pain?
Injured my shoulder in a car accident? ICBC physiotherapy
What is frozen shoulder and how to heal from frozen shoulder? Can Physiotherapy help with the frozen shoulder?
Postural nagging ache in the side of the neck and shoulder all day at work? Can physiotherapy help? Uncomfortable at work-sitting in front of a computer leads to aches on the side of the neck and shoulder?
Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession that focuses on how the human body functions and moves to make our everyday life possible. It helps in maintaining or improving quality of life after an injury, preventing injury and restoring well being. Physiotherapy utilizes various science based approaches to achieve the goals10. It can help in education regarding the injury, providing valuable home resources to recover from an injury.
A physiotherapist will use various tools in their toolkit to achieve pain relief, improve active range of motion, strength and enhance participation of a client in the daily activities or recreational activities.
Physiotherapists can assess and diagnose shoulder pathology. A tailored treatment plan as per your goals and expectations is chalked out. All you have to do is follow the-Home exercise plan and adhere to your Physiotherapy appointments. For more information on what a shoulder physiotherapy session will look like, see our post on Shoulder pain Physiotherapy, Injured your shoulder? How can a Physiotherapist help you with shoulder pain?
A physiotherapist can diagnose and assess the shoulder pathology. A tailored Home exercise plan is provided to help you start with the rehabilitation within your tolerance ranges. To learn more click on Home exercise plan Check out our post on-Here are the tools required to manage Shoulder pain home https://www.willowwellnessphysio.ca/tools-to-manage-shoulder-pain-home/
Learn more about resistance training–https://www.willowwellnessphysio.ca/rotator-cuff-training-for-general-shoulder-injuries/
To learn more- Shoulder pain Physiotherapy, Injured your shoulder? How can a Physiotherapist help you with shoulder pain? How can I help heal my shoulder at home? To learn more on Home exercise plan Check out our post on-Here are the tools required to manage Shoulder pain home https://www.willowwellnessphysio.ca/tools-to-manage-shoulder-pain-home/
I injured my shoulder at work? Worksafe BC physiotherapy
We cover all Worksafe BC/wcb Injury claims- all you need is to follow the work safe BC reporting guide https://www.worksafebc.com/en/health-safety/create-manage/incident-investigations/reporting-incidents-worksafebc
Report your claim to the first aid immediately. Make an appointment with your physician and your Physiotherapist. Update WCB
An assessment and treatment session will involve diagnosing the shoulder pathology, treating the shoulder with physio tools, setting up a Home exercise plan and A graduated Return to work if possible. The approved and allowed WCB claims have no out of pocket expenses paid at our clinic for the treatment.
Shoulder injury is affecting my gym strength and I cannot bench press anymore?
Shoulder pain can become a number one complaint amongst the gym going clients, especially those engaging in repetitive overhead exercises, heavy weightlifting. The rotator cuff comprises four muscles- supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. The Rotator cuff plays a crucial role in stabilizing the shoulder joint during movements and supporting its mobility. Imbalances or weaknesses in these muscles can lead to shoulder injuries, affecting performance and overall well-being. The improper form or poor posture can put additional stress on the rotator cuff muscles, leading to overuse injuries such as tendinitis or tears11.
As a result the loss of strength is experienced in bench press, shoulder press with moderate to severe pain. A physiotherapist can help assess the cause and use tools like dry needling to help improve the muscle balance and shoulder mechanics required to participate in the gym. For more information on what a shoulder physiotherapy session will look like, see our post on Shoulder pain Physiotherapy, Injured your shoulder? How can a Physiotherapist help you with shoulder pain?
Or follow our resistance training guide to target scapular muscle activation- https://www.willowwellnessphysio.ca/rotator-cuff-training-for-general-shoulder-injuries/
Injured in a car accident. Physiotherapy can help you recover faster. ICBC now covers 25 Physio sessions within 3 months from the date of the accident. Shoulder injuries in a car accident can vary from traumas to the humerus, scapula, clavicle, acromio-clavicular (AC) joint and glenohumeral (GH) joint12 .Pain can prevent participation in daily activities.
For ICBC shoulder physiotherapy- Report the accident- https://www.icbc.com/claims/report-view/Report-a-claim-online Get a claim number. Book a Physiotherapy appointment today to start your healing journey
What is rotator cuff and how to heal from rotator cuff tears? Can Physiotherapy help with rotator cuff problems?
The rotator cuff comprises four muscles- supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. The Rotator cuff plays a crucial role in stabilizing the shoulder joint during movements and supporting its mobility. Imbalances or weaknesses in these muscles can lead to shoulder injuries, affecting performance and overall well-being. The improper form or poor posture can put additional stress on the rotator cuff muscles, leading to overuse injuries such as tendinitis or tears11.
A physiotherapist can help assess the cause and use tools like dry needling to help improve the muscle balance and shoulder mechanics required to participate in the gym. For more information on what a shoulder physiotherapy session will look like, see our post on Shoulder pain Physiotherapy, Injured your shoulder? How can a Physiotherapist help you with shoulder pain?
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis is condition that causes significant restriction of both active and passive shoulder motion. Pain stiffness and altered scapular mechanics are key characteristics of the frozen shoulder. It reverses the scapular blade stabilizing factor to mobility to perform the functional activities. It is also established that the Scapular functional stabilization training resulted in improvement of function, reduction in pain. A greater improvement in range of motion in frozen shoulder patients15.
For more information on gentle exercises to perform check out our post on how to maintain or gain the shoulder Range of motion- The following exercises can be performed. https://www.willowwellnessphysio.ca/tools-to-manage-shoulder-pain-home/ Shoulder pain Physiotherapy, Injured your shoulder? How can a Physiotherapist help you with shoulder pain?
Pain/ache from sitting for prolonged durations at work or for school can lead to a nagging ache in the shoulder, neck and surrounding areas. Dry needling can help maintain the muscle balance back in the upper body by reducing tension. It was established that the addition of DN along with physical therapy was effective in improving disability, AROM in extension, flexion, side bending, and depression in patients with chronic neck pain14. For more information on dry needling check out our post on IMS/dry Needling for pain3
