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Pain and Posture When Working From Home – Rachelle Little CAT(C)
March 20, 2020 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
So you’re stuck working from home? You don’t have your lumbar support chair or your angled keyboard and you’re worried that you will have “poor posture” working from your dining room table instead of your desk. Research is showing us that there is no perfect posture and we cannot expect every individual to function optimally […]
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What to Do (and What to Eat) to Boost Immune Health – By Ellie Shortt NTP
March 17, 2020 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
20 second summary “Pesky” symptoms are simply your body’s defence mechanism against pathogens Never getting sick or getting sick all the time can both indicate faulty immune function Hand-washing is one of the best ways to limit the spread of contagious illnesses To help prevent colds + flus and speed recovery, stay at home, rest, […]
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Introducing Sara Vis – RMT!!!
November 13, 2019 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
Throughout our blog posts, The Athlete Centre will be profiling our amazing therapists to help clients/patients learn more about the therapist’s areas of expertise, interest and background. Sara has just joined our “TAC Team” and we are thrilled. Here is your chance to get to know her – we know once you read, you’ll be […]
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November Feature Athlete – Natalie Popham
November 5, 2019 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
The Athlete Centre is excited to present our November Feature Athlete, Natalie Popham! Natalie is an equestrian athlete, competing in show jumping and works with our amazing A.T. and resident equestrian expert, Sydney Champman. Natalie is representing BC this week at The Royal Agriculture Winter Fair, North American’s #1 Indoor equestrian event. We asked Natalie some questions about […]
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Exercise During Pregnancy Part 2: What about avid exercisers and elite athletes?
December 28, 2018 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
Exercise During Pregnancy Part 2: What about avid exercisers and elite athletes? In the middle of October the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) released new exercise guidelines for pregnant women. The document demonstrates a significant change in how the experts in pre-natal health view […]
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Welcome Sydney Chapman to The Athlete Centre!
September 18, 2018 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
Throughout our blog posts, The Athlete Centre will be profiling our amazing therapists to help clients/patients learn more about the therapist’s areas of expertise, interest and background. Sydney is a Certified Athletic Therapist in Canada – CAT(C) and working in a rehabilitation setting and combining her love for sports, has been her dream job! We […]
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Be safe! It’s summer time!
July 2, 2018 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
Musculoskeletal Injuries in children: It is finally summer! That means we are outside, exploring our community and moving!! So, in light of our increased activity levels and inspired by a recent incident my little one had, I thought I’d talk about musculoskeletal injuries in infants and toddlers; how to identify them and how to be […]
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June is National Athletic Therapy Month!
June 1, 2018 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
Since June is National Athletic Therapy Month, let’s examine what Athletic Therapy means to our clients and our therapists. Questions to clients: Question: When you tell people that you are seeing an Athletic Therapist at the Athlete Centre, how do you describe what they do? Client 1 answer: Good question. I’ll answer that with how […]
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Exercise during pregnancy – get moving baby!
November 29, 2017 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
There are so many changes that occur during pregnancy to a woman’s body that are physiological, and emotional. Basically, every system in the body changes. If you have been following a regular exercise program prior to your pregnancy, you should be able to maintain that program to some degree throughout your pregnancy. The most important […]
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Cupping therapy
September 25, 2017 / by athletecentre / Uncategorized / 0 comments
What is the buzz around these round circle bruises everyone has after cupping? What is cupping and why has it become so popular? It has gained a lot of publicity from A-list Hollywood actors and actresses using it and Olympic swimmers debuting their cupping bruises at the London 2012 Olympics. Let’s take a look at […]
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