Services
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Education
Learning about the potential that your body has to adapt will help you make decisions that promote healing and increase performance. With increased understanding and guidance you can take control of the steps to achieve your goals and reduce your risk of future injury.
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Manual Therapy
Therapists use hands to guide movement of your bones to restore motion in your joints, improve circulation, and calm the nervous system.
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Soft Tissue Massage
Therapists use their hands to mobilize muscle and surrounding connective tissue to promote blood supply, increase range of motion, and/or reduce swelling.
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Sports Taping
Taping techniques are used to provide structural support during movement, improve awareness of how your body moves, or assist restoring normal muscle activation during movement.
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Custom Bracing
Measurement and fitting for Ossur custom knee braces are done to provide ligamental support to the knee before or after surgery, unload a knee with Osteoarthritis to to reduce pain, or promote healing after specific injuries/surgeries. Off the shelf bracing for the knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow and wrist are also available.
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Dry Needling & Intramuscular Stimulation
Dry Needling (which includes Intramuscular Stimulation from the Chan Gunn Institute/UBC) involves a needle being inserted and removed from a muscle to target pain or tension driven by the nervous system. This is used in combination with exercise recommendations to optimize adaptations.
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Anatomical Acupuncture
(Acupuncture Canada/AFCI Certification) Needles are placed based on your presenting issue and Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture points. This can help decrease pain, reduce inflammation, and promote healing. Needles are left in place for 10 - 20 minutes.
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Vestibular Rehabilitation
Vertigo and dizziness can be caused by a variety of issues. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) can be treated by your Physiotherapist with specific movements of your head to help reposition crystals in your inner ear. Neck tension is another common contributor to dizziness that responds well to treatment.
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Running Analysis
After a detailed history of your running and future goals, your movements and strength will be assessed prior to a detailed video analysis on the treadmill. Training guidance will be provided on ways to optimize your running movements to recover from injury or increase your performance potential.
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Bicycle Fit & Analysis
A professional bike fit is designed to help adjust and modify your bicycle for an optimal fit. A properly fit bicycle provides comfort, injury-prevention and performance. Whether you love the trail, road, gravel, commuting, we have Shimano and Trek Certified Bike Fitters ready to help you find the perfect fit! Please call us to schedule a bicycle fit and plan on spending 60-90 minutes for this session.
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Electrotherapy
Electrical impulses are used to assist your muscle activation (Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation), interfere with pain transmission to reduce pain (Interferential Current), or decrease pain levels for a period of time (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS).
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Temporomandibular (TMJ)
Using a combination of techniques, Physiotherapy can help reduce painful clicks and tension in your jaw, reduce headaches, and improve the alignment and ability to fully open the jaw.
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Custom Exercise Programs or Training Plan
Individualized exercises with a focus on functional movements to help your body heal, move, and strengthen in desired areas. Programs are designed to fit into your lifestyle and are specific for your sport, movement or goal. Training plans include guidance on periodization - load variation from week to week to maximize changes.
What to expect at Mountain Sport Clinic
Mountain Sport Clinic offers in person and video appointments for valuable education, assessment, advice on self management, and exercise progressions.
In person appointments are available for those who would like hands on assessment or treatment.
Video appointments are available for those that live at a distance, have mobility issues, or are short on time.
In Person Appointments
Initial assessments begin with a detailed discussion about your history and your goals. This information, combined with specific hands on testing, will be used to make a diagnosis. Together we will create a recovery or training plan to help you achieve your desired results. In clinic treatment typically includes education, specific exercises, and hands on treatment. After your session, personalized exercises and training recommendations will be sent to you.
Video Appointments
Completed through our secure software, assessments include a detailed discussion about your history and your goals. This information, combined with observations and feedback from your motions will be used to make a diagnosis. Together we will create a recovery or training plan to help you achieve your desired results. After your session, personalized exercises and training recommendations will be sent to you.
What to bring
Please bring clothes you can move well in and that give access to the body area we will be targeting. Indoor shoes are recommended for sessions that include the treadmill or weights in the gym. If you have any recent x-ray or specialist reports, please forward those before your appointment.
After your appointment
Your Therapist will send you your personalized exercises on Physiapp.
To access your program you can log in here: Physiapp
You will need your unique program code that you will receive via email from your Therapist in order to access your program.