Intention Physiotherapy and Movement

08/13/2026

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Over 600 muscles in the human body!
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Another fun fact - There are three main types of muscles:
▪Skeletal Muscles - the ones that attach to bones and enable voluntary movement.
▪Smooth Muscles - these are found in organs and blood vessels. They control involuntary functions like breathing or digestion.
▪Cardiac Muscles - the muscles found in the heart that pump blood throughout the body. 🫀

08/06/2026

🌞 Time for a little summer recharge! 🌞🌸
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Our clinic will be taking a break from August 20th - 28th to rest, reset, and enjoy the sunshine.

Enjoy the summer, keep moving, and we’ll see you soon! ☀️
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07/30/2026

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Pain is an experience—not just a signal from your tissues.
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Pain is very real, but it's influenced by many factors including your sleep, stress, mood, beliefs, past experiences, activity levels, and overall health.

The encouraging part? These factors influence each other too!
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When movement or the right medical management helps reduce your pain, you're often able to sleep better, move more confidently, feel less stressed, and return to more of the activities you enjoy. Those positive changes can further reduce your pain, creating an UPWARD CYCLE, instead of a downward spiral.

Physiotherapy can be part of helping you build that upward cycle ➡ reducing pain, restoring movement, and building confidence to get back to the things that matter most!

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07/23/2026

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Understanding Supraspinatus Tears 🧐
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The supraspinatus is one of the four rotator cuff muscles that helps lift and stabilize your shoulder. And when it's injured, everyday activities can become uncomfortable.
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Common symptoms may include:
✨ Pain when lifting your arm
✨ Weakness with overhead movements
✨ Discomfort when reaching behind your back

The good news is that many supraspinatus tears can be managed with physiotherapy. A personalized treatment plan can help improve strength, restore movement, and reduce pain so you can return to your daily activities with confidence!

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07/06/2026

🗓 We understand that life doesn’t always go as planned, but if you need to cancel an appointment we appreciate as much of a heads up as possible.

➡ Providing advanced notice allows us to make the spot available for someone else in need.

🌞 And mostly - Thank You!
We are very appreciative of how courteous all of our patients have been in regards to providing adequate notice when making appointment changes.

06/30/2026

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We are very blessed at Intention Physiotherapy and Movement to have some of the BEST patients around! And that's for so many reasons!
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But, here are just a few of the little things that we appreciate.

🌞 Completing your exercise programs!
- (I will forever feel like a broken record on this one 😅)
-We want to see you succeed and consistency with your exercise program is key!
-Also, feedback on your exercise program helps us know when to modify or progress.
🌞 Arriving at your scheduled appointment time.
- This allows us to utilize the full duration of your treatment time
- We appreciate it when you arrive right on time * (not early) as we don’t have a waiting room.
🌞Communication.
- Whether it’s about your pain levels, your goals, your limitations or if you have to cancel or reschedule your appointment, we want to hear from you!
- Please leave us a voicemail and we will get back to you ASAP.

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06/29/2026

06/17/2026

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Physiotherapy is an investment, most definitely.
And, there can also be a cost to not seeking out physiotherapy.
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Things we sometimes see with delayed physiotherapy:
- increased pain
- prolonged recovery time
- longer treatment time
- more time away from work or other activities

Waiting to address pain or injury can lead to longer recovery times, reduced mobility, fear of movement, and sometimes higher overall costs — both physically, mentally, and financially.
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Early physiotherapy treatment helps you recover faster, move better, and prevent small issues from becoming bigger problems. 💪

06/10/2026

Degenerative Disc Disease
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- It sounds serious, it sounds bad, but the reality is it is quite common, and many people are living with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) without any symptoms!
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Degenerative Disc Disease
- this is a term used to describe the age-related changes in the spine and the intervertebral discs (the red area shown in the picture).
- this most commonly affects the areas of the low back and the neck
- it is estimated that by the age of 35, approximately 30% of people have degenerative changes present in the spine and intervertebral discs.
- 📸 but remember: pictures do not necessarily equate to symptoms and function

Management of symptomatic DDD can include: physiotherapy, patient specific mobility and strength programs, lifestyle changes, analgesics, or additional procedures in cases where symptoms are unmanageable with conservative treatment.

06/03/2026

Let's talk about what physiotherapy can look like post-fracture.

Recently we had a patient who graduated at 110 % from physiotherapy.
- their mobility was equal on both sides
- their strength and hop tests were GREATER on their previously affected side

So what did their physiotherapy process look like.
- weekly appointments for the first month: this patient was keen to get back to sport and we needed to be progressing their exercise program frequently!
- then a 2 week follow up, then a 4 week follow up, and then a 6 week final follow up
- again each session involved exercise progression, return to practice strategies and then return to competitive sport strategies
- behind the scenes there was LOTS of patient consistency with home exercise ( and some short bouts of needing a break - life happens).

Sometimes consistency can be the difference between simply recovering and truly excelling in your return to activities and daily life!