Prepare for Ski Season With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
Don’t let osteoarthritis (OA) prevent you from participating in your favorite outdoor activities this winter! Many winter activities may seem daunting for a person with OA, however, there are actions you can take to make navigating the winter months easier and more enjoyable! Here are some tips to help you prepare for the ski season. […]
Data collection: How do we determine what to test?
Regularly collecting and analyzing data is an important component in the development of athletes, rehabilitative, and/or general populations. While there are specifics regarding how we use this data, please see a previous blog HERE, the purpose of this post is to explain how we decide what tests to run, and how often to re-test. Before […]
Minor Injury Clinic
Has a weekend trip to the mountains, a bike ride in the river valley, a sporting event, or perhaps even a bad fall left you injured? Injuries are never convenient and almost always unexpected. They are often associated with pain, loss of motion, and associated with high levels of stress and anxiety at the thought […]
Acupuncture at Acumen
Acupuncture is fast becoming one of the most popular methods of treatment in the manual therapy world. Acupuncturists, chiropractors, and physiotherapists are the most common practitioners to have this tool in their arsenal. Treatments involve the use of very thin sterile and disposable needles (slightly thicker than a human hair) inserted into specific tissues. The […]
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and exercise
Why Exercise can Improve Knee Osteoarthritis? Acumen Reconditioning offers group training for those affected by knee osteoarthritis. We understand this can be a debilitating diagnosis but with our experience and expertise we know we can help those affected by this disease. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease and one of the major contributors of […]
The Journey after Surgery and the Missing Gap
Working with an Orthopedic Surgeon and in post-operative care, it is often found that there is a disconnect between healing timeline readiness and functional readiness. It is common for a patient/athlete to push through the early phases of rehabilitation as that is where the most progress is seen. Once the patient feels they have reached […]
What is a Kinesiologist?
A Bachelor of Kinesiology is a degree that encompasses the study of human body movement. Once the degree is completed a person is known as a “Kinesiologist”. A Kinesiologist applies physiological, biomechanical, and psychological principles to movement when working with a variety of clients. To put it in other terms, exercise science is the focus […]
Patient-Centred Practice
There is a broad trust in society that medical professionals are committed to patient care. For physicians, it is part of the Hippocratic Oath that many recite when in medical school. Even though our commitment to the treatment of disease in our patients is strengthened throughout training and in practice, there is little focus in […]