Kerrisdale Physiotherapy (PrecisionCare)
2083 West 42nd Avenue V6M 2B4 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Why Walking is Critical for Your Health Walking is a wonderful method of exercise. Out of all the possible movements humans can perform for mobility, we are best at walking! Since most of us started at a very early age, we are familiar with walking. It has different purposes and offers many benefits. We walk to get somewhere, to have fun, to relax, and to exercise. Compared to other activities, walking is easy on your body and can fit into your busy schedule. Walking daily ca...Continue reading

Weight-Bearing Upper Extremity and Shoulder Exercises Improve Arm Balance and Proprioception Shoulder weight-bearing exercises may be required after a shoulder injury or surgery to help you fully recover. Your physical therapist can work with you to make sure you properly incorporate shoulder balance and weight-bearing exercises into your rehab routine....Continue reading

Physical Therapy Exercises for TMJ Pain Exercises can be an essential component for reducing jaw and facial pain due to temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), commonly referred to as TMJ. This condition may cause pain, clicking in your jaw, and difficulty with basic functional tasks like eating and yawning. Treatment for TMD typically involves working to decrease joint pain and inflammation and restore normal motion to your jaw joint. Exercises for TMD can help restore norma...Continue reading

Weight-Bearing Upper Extremity and Shoulder Exercises Improve Arm Balance and Proprioception Shoulder weight-bearing exercises may be required after a shoulder injury or surgery to help you fully recover. Your physical therapist can work with you to make sure you properly incorporate shoulder balance and weight-bearing exercises into your rehab routine....Continue reading

8 Easy Strategies to Limit the Risk of Falling Falling is one of the most debilitating problems an elder adult can face. Presently nearly 90% of hip fractures in the elderly population are due to falling. Sadly, nearly 1 in every 5 elder adults who fracture a hip will die within one year due to complications from the injury. Implementing strategies to avoid falling and injury is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your loved ones. As part of aging...Continue reading

What Is Hip Bursitis? Bursitis? So, what is a bursa? A bursa is a fluid filled sac that is utilized to reduce friction and improve mobility near joints and bony areas. What is bursitis? Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa. The hip has multiple bursa that can be involved in bursitis. So, how does bursitis affect my hip? What Is Hip Bursitis?... Hip bursitis can come in multiple variations, the most common variation being trochanteric bursitis.2 Bursitis is usually not a primary injury. It is secondary to something else, an effect of a cause. What does this mean? Bursitis typically comes from something in the hip not working normally. There are many causes of trochanteric bursitis including a traumatic injury, overuse, poor posture, previous surgery or abnormal bony structure. The most common cause of hip bursitis is muscular imbalance. The human body is amazing, it attempts to do everything we do without pain and making it as easy as possible. This results in our muscles to working differently during injuries or pain, causing compensatory patterns and further problems. Do I Have It? Typical signs and symptoms of true trochanteric bursitis are: Point tenderness on the outside of the hip Pain when lying on the affected side Pain that increases with increasing high impact activities Pain getting in and out of a chair or car Pain walking up stairs Stiffness Weakness Treatment Options Treatment for trochanteric bursitis typically is conservative with rest and physical therapy (PT). Injections can be utilized in rare cases to help reduce inflammation and pain. PT can help to determine motion and functional limitations, as well as strength deficits and muscle imbalances. Activities performed at PT may include, but are not limited to: balance, small and large muscular strengthening, manual therapies, and mobility training. Manual therapies could include addressing soft tissue, improving tissue length and joint mobility. With PT for hip bursitis, each patient is treated as an individual and treatment will be geared toward the patient’s goals and lifestyle. This allows for patients to return to prior recreational activities and hobbies, as well as improve their quality of life. PT could also help to prevent further overuse/misuse injuries from occurring. The physical therapist can identify if symptoms are consistent with something more serious than bursitis, like a torn gluteus medius tendon, and can help direct those cases to a hip preservation surgeon for further evaluation.

Physio for Tennis Elbow Tennis elbow is an overuse injury caused by a repetitive activity. Although common in racquet sports, it can also be seen in workplace injuries, particularly among painters, carpenters, and plumbers. According to research, typical signs and symptoms of tennis elbow include pain and burning on the outside of the elbow and weak grip strength. Symptoms develop over time and may gradually worsen over weeks or months. Nonsurgical treatment includes:... - rest - ice - NSAIDS (such as Advil or Aleve) - exercise - ultrasound - bracing/compression - steroid injections The first steps in treating tennis elbow are reducing inflammation and resting the irritated muscles and tendons. Ice and compression may also help reduce inflammation and pain. Once inflammation subsides, you can begin gentle exercises to strengthen the muscles of the forearm and prevent recurrence. In addition, Tennis Elbow is an injury to the muscles that extend the wrist and fingers. The site of injury is typically the lateral epicondyle, a bony bump on the outside of the elbow where these muscles attach. Tennis Elbow symptoms that have lasted more than 6 weeks are considered to be sub-acute and beyond three months, as chronic tennis elbow. The symptoms typically when the Tennis Elbow sufferer will experience pain when performing gripping tasks or resisted wrist/finger extension. Pain can also be present when the muscles are stretched. There will be tenderness directly over the bony epicondyle, and there may be trigger points in the wrist muscles. Some sufferers will also have neck stiffness and tenderness, as well as signs of nerve irritation. Most elbow movements will be pain-free, despite that being the area of pain. Physiotherapy has been shown to be effective in the short and long-term management of tennis elbow. Physiotherapy aims to achieve the following: - Reduction of elbow pain. - Facilitation of tissue repair. - Restoration of the normal joint range of motion and function. - Restoration of normal muscle length, strength and movement patterns. - Normalisation of your upper limb neurodynamics. - Normalisation of cervical joint function. There are many ways to achieve these and, following a thorough assessment of your elbow, arm and neck, your physiotherapist will discuss the best strategy for you to use based on your symptoms and your lifestyle. Results are typically measured through patient feedback and measurement of pain-free grip strength. Physiotherapy treatment can include gentle mobilisation of your neck and elbow joints, electrotherapy, elbow kinesio taping, muscle stretches, neural mobilisations, massage and strengthening. There is also evidence to suggest utilising a tennis elbow brace around the elbow will reduce your symptoms and help you recover quicker.

Types of Physiotherapy to Relieve Your Upper Back Pain Upper back pain is caused by several things, but the primary cause is poor posture. Sitting for hours at an office desk can cause you to slouch, putting strain on the muscles in your upper back. This type of pain can be caused by other factors as well. A car accident, osteoarthritis, stress and emotional tension, and sports injuries are all causes of upper back pain. Here are some common physiotherapy treatments for upper...Continue reading

Common Golf Injuries And What To Do About Them Tennis Or Golfer’s Elbow Most people will have heard of tennis elbow, a form of tendinopathy that affects the outer tendon of the elbow, causing it to become inflamed. Golfer’s elbow is an almost identical condition, with the only difference being that it affects the elbow’s medial tendon. Despite the names, both conditions can affect golf players however can also occur due to sudden trauma, repetitive wrist movement in sport or...Continue reading

What to know about ulnar tunnel syndrome Ulnar tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve in the wrist becomes compressed by a cyst or repeated strain. The nerve compression in ulnar tunnel syndrome can cause numbness or tingling in the hands or fingers. Surgery or wearing a wrist brace can often treat ulnar tunnel syndrome. Home exercises may also help....Continue reading

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome What is Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome? Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is a condition of the foot involving compression of the tibial nerve. The tibial nerve is an extension of the sciatic nerve which runs down the back of the thigh. The tibial part extends across the inside of the shin and then splits in the foot to supply sensation and movement to the muscles along the bottom and inner aspect of the foot....Continue reading

Thigh Strain What is a Thigh Strain? Thigh Strain...Continue reading

Ligament Injuries What is a Ligament? Ligaments are short bands of tough, flexible tissue, made up of lots of individual fibres, which connect the bones of the body together. Ligaments can be found connecting most of the bones in the body. The function of a ligament is to provide a passive limit to amount of movement between your bones....Continue reading

7 Steps to Determine Your Knee Injury Do you slouch while you sit at your office desk or are you an excessive couch potato while channel browsing? Either way you could be a victim of potential knee injury. About one in three people who are over the age of 40 experience knee discomfort at some point. There are many types of knee injuries and conditions, which can be treated successfully by Physiotherapy. Below, there are 7 simple steps a Physiotherapist will take to determine ...Continue reading

What is a Tendinopathy? Tendinopathy (tendon injuries) can develop in any tendon of the body. You may have heard of tendinopathies being referred to as its aliases: tendonitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis and tendinosis. In simple terms, they are all tendon injury pathologies so the medical community now refers to them as tendinopathies. Typically, tendon injuries occur in three areas:...Continue reading