by Admin Reactive Health | Sep 8, 2022 | Education, Physiotherapy, Treatment
by Nirali Shah PT While there’s no known cause for Bell’s palsy, it affects between 30,000 and 40,000 Americans yearly. It can affect anyone, but most people with Bell’s palsy fall between the ages of 20 and 40. Researchers think that it might be caused by a virus,...
by Admin Reactive Health | May 4, 2021 | Education, Physiotherapy, Treatment
by Nicole Kelly, Physiotherapist What does vestibular mean? The term “vestibular system” refers to the system found in the inner ear that is responsible for maintaining balance, coordination and spatial orientation. Disorders in the vestibular system can lead to...
by Admin Reactive Health | Mar 31, 2021 | Education, Physiotherapy, Treatment, Wellness
by Jennifer Dillon PT. R. MSc (PT) With the increasing research on the benefits of movement and exercise, it is inevitable we will be forced to succumb to the occasional ache and pain. Although we wish otherwise, not all aches can be willed away. Sometimes all an ache...
by Admin Reactive Health | Feb 23, 2021 | Physiotherapy, Treatment, Wellness
by Chad Cameron, Physiotherapist Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide with a prevalence of 60-80% in the adult population. Low back pathologies may be diagnosed as disc disorders and joint dysfunctions among others,...
by Admin Reactive Health | Jan 26, 2021 | Education, Physiotherapy, Treatment, Wellness
by Harrison McIver, Physiotherapist Tendinopathy is a complex pathological process that can cause pain, weakness and reduced functionality on our body’s tendons, which are the tissues that connect our muscles to bones. A common diagnosis one would hear for the...
by Reactive | Mar 15, 2018 | Lifestyle, Massage, Physiotherapy, Pilates, Wellness, Yoga
It is a common misconception to associate the word flexibility with Gymnasts or Yogi’s. But to put it very simply, flexibility is the ability for your muscles and joints to move fluidly through their intended full range of motion. A very big reason why it is so...
