by geoff | May 20, 2024 | Services
A form of manual therapy, soft tissue release is a hands on technique used to treat muscles and their surrounding tissue called Fascia. You can think of fascia like a spider web. This stringy tissue is densely woven throughout your muscles, bones, nerves, arteries,...
by geoff | May 20, 2024 | Services
Ice The most basic of all of the physical therapeutic modalities. It is often the first thing we are advised to do. If we sustain a joint or soft tissue injury we are told to apply ice, or some form of cold therapy. Recent studies have shown that the excessive use of...
by geoff | May 20, 2024 | Services
What is Manual Therapy? Manual therapy is the skilled application of therapist applied movement to a joint either within its active motion range (called ‘mobilization’) or briefly beyond its active range of movement (called ‘joint...
by geoff | May 20, 2024 | Services
Dry needling is a technique that our trained Physiotherapist uses to treat specifically appropriate musculoskeletal pain and movement issues. It’s always used as part of a larger treatment plan that could include exercise, stretching, massage and other complimentary...
by geoff | May 20, 2024 | Services
At Newcastle Village Physiotherapy Acupuncture involves a specially trained Registered Physiotherapist inserting very thin needles into specific areas of the body. Acupuncture has its roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is now a complementary treatment commonly...
by geoff | May 20, 2024 | Services
Physiotherapy is a regulated healthcare profession in the province of Ontario. The specialty of Physiotherapy is designed specifically to address body diseases and malfunctions which involve and affect the bodies physical performance and are caused or affected by the...
