Training for Skiing and Snowboarding
FitnessIf you are a skier or snowboarder, this is your season. Every year around Thanksgiving the stoke kicks in and you probably tell yourself, ‘I need to get in shape for ski/snowboard season.’ Ideally,…
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Could you have BPPV AKA Top Shelf or Positional Vertigo?
Central SensitizationCould you have BPPV AKA Top Shelf or Positional Vertigo? It is indeed likely as BPPV, or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the most common disorder of the vestibular system. It has an incidence…
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Postpartum Care – Things You Should Have Been Told
Pelvic HealthTo all the moms who felt like they weren’t prepared or understood all the changes that could possibly happen to your body as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, or c-sections. For those expecting or…
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Blood Flow Restriction (BFR): The ultimate shortcut to building muscle?
Adjunct Treatment ModalitiesBlood Flow Restriction (BFR) is a technique that uses a medical grade tourniquet around the upper arm or upper leg to restrict blood flow while exercising. I know, this sounds highly unusual! Research has…
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Heart Health and Daylight Savings
SleepIt’s officially fall, and daylight savings will soon be coming to a close. Excited as we are to be getting an extra hour of sleep, how many of us have thought about how the…
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What is VRT?
DizzinessWhat is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy? The vestibular system can be divided into two main systems: -The peripheral vestibular system which is made up of the ear structures and the nerve pathways to the…
