by Admin Reactive Health | Nov 2, 2021 | Education, Massage, Products, Treatment, Wellness
By Amanda Kinney, RMT Most people know cupping from the round bruise marks left after a treatment. There are many different kinds of cupping and they are used for different reasons. As a massage therapist anywhere I can treat on the body, is an area I can do...
by Admin Reactive Health | Jun 2, 2021 | Education, Massage, Treatment, Wellness
By Amanda Gallant, Registered Massage Therapist As defined by the PEIMTA (Prince Edward Island Massage Therapy Association), the practice of massage therapy is the assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body and the treatment and prevention of physical...
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...
