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Can TMJ Cause Neck Pain?

If you’ve been dealing with persistent neck pain that doesn’t seem to have a clear cause, you’re not alone.  It’s common to feel frustrated when the usual treatments don’t bring lasting relief, and even more confusing when nothing shows up on scans or tests. But sometimes, the root of the problem isn’t your neck at…
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What to Do When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much

When chronic pain becomes too much to bear, the most important thing you can do is pause, reassess your care, and seek a whole-person approach to managing your symptoms. Pain that persists over months or even years can take a toll on your body and your emotional, social, and mental well-being. And when you feel like you’ve…
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Osteopathy vs Chiropractor: The Key Differences to Know

When it comes to choosing the right care for your body, especially if you're dealing with chronic pain, muscle discomfort, or injury recovery, two popular forms of treatment often come up: osteopathy and chiropractic care. But which one is right for you? And what sets them apart?  Osteopathy takes a holistic approach to treating the whole body,…
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How Long Does Anxiety Last?

If you’ve been dealing with anxiety, you’ve probably caught yourself asking at some point, “How long will this last?” It’s a fair question—anxiety, whether tied to life in general or specific situations, can be exhausting and affect your mental health. While everyone experiences anxiety, the duration of symptoms can vary based on the cause. Anxiety can be…
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5 Benefits of Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is more than just treatment—it’s a pathway to understanding your body, managing pain, and reclaiming confidence in movement.Whether recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or improving mobility, physiotherapy offers personalized strategies that empower you to take control of your health.  Physiotherapy can be as flexible as you need, with in-person or online appointment options available…
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How Often Should You Get a Massage?

How Often Should You Get a Massage? Few things compare to the sheer bliss of a massage, the soothing touch, the quiet escape, and the sense of renewal that lingers long after. Whether you're looking to ease tension, relieve pain, or simply indulge in some self-care, massages offer benefits for both body and mind. But one question…
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Managing Car Accident Pain: Treatment Options for You

Managing Car Accident Pain: Treatment Options for You A car accident can impact your life in ways you never imagined. Beyond the initial shock of the event, you may find yourself navigating the physical and emotional toll of lingering, chronic pain. You don’t have to face challenges on your own—understanding your pain and taking proactive steps…
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Is Fibromyalgia Inherited?

If you’ve ever heard someone in your family talk about their struggles with fibromyalgia, you might have wondered: “Could I develop it too?” It’s a fair question, and one many people ask. Fibromyalgia is a complex condition that affects how the brain processes pain signals, which causes widespread discomfort and fatigue. Research suggests that certain…
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Injury and Depression: How Psychological Support Can Help

Maintaining your physical condition can be crucial, but what happens when an injury sidelines your life? In some cases, an injury can affect not just your physical capabilities, but your mental health, too. A personal injury can bring a cascade of emotions—frustration, anxiety, and even depression.Understanding the psychological impact of an injury and the role of mental health support…
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Body Awareness & Your Physical Health

With pain and injuries, we can sometimes dissociate from our bodies. We can get into patterns of ignoring, disliking, getting frustrated with and/or being overprotective and hypervigilant toward our body. There is more and more research showing that practices that promote body awareness are beneficial for overcoming these challenges and improving our health, particularly for…
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Power or Powerlessness to Change Your Life

I see a number of clients who have been in pain for some time, whether it’s back pain, neck pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, pain in other sites, or a combination. A lot of them feel stuck and not sure what to do. In a way, you could say the pain is controlling them and their life. They…
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Understanding CRPS: a Path to Pain Management and Recovery

Many of our neighbours in the busy city of Halifax, where Atlantic breeze meets vibrant local life, are silently navigating through their days with chronic pain. Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is one of the most complex and severe conditions. We at One to One Wellness are dedicated to bringing awareness to these lesser-known conditions…
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Guide to Managing Chronic Pain

Many of us in Halifax, and all through the province of Nova Scotia, are dealing with a more invisible challenge: chronic pain. It is a persistent problem that affects many people in our community. Women between the ages of 35 and 65 years old are particularly affected. It can affect every aspect of life, turning…
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Rehab – Helping you get better

Rehab involves combining knowledge of science with your own personal values to explore the changeable and controllable factors in your life. Let the dedicated team of physiotherapists at One to One Wellness support you on your healing journey.
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How can Osteopathic Manual Therapy help with pain?

Osteopathic Manual Therapy (OMT) is a holistic approach to healthcare that emphasizes the interconnectedness of the body’s systems and the body’s ability to heal itself. OMT uses a hands-on approach to assessing, treating, and managing a wide range of medical conditions. Osteopathic treatment techniques are used to aid in alleviating acute and chronic pain, improving overall…
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The Power of Massage Therapy in Pregnancy

Congratulations! You’re growing a new life, what a feat! Everyone knows, pregnancy is a time of profound changes for the body. As your baby grows, you may experience various physical and emotional challenges. One effective way to navigate these changes and support your overall wellness is through massage therapy. Supporting Health During Pregnancy Massage therapy…
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Osteopathy and Osteoarthritis Management

What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that most commonly effects the following joints: hips, knees, spine, hands, and feet. The condition impacts the structure and function of the whole joint, including the cartilage, bone, joint capsule, and fluid within the joint. Some of the joint changes that occur are: Thinning of the cartilage Increased…
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What is Virtual Therapy? (Psychology)

In recent years, mental health has become increasingly destigmatized, leading to more people seeking out professional help. However, even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to look to unconventional methods to receive treatment, traditional therapy wasn't always accessible for everyone. Geographical location, transportation barriers, limited insurance coverage or other constraints could prevent individuals from getting…
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Colorectal Cancer Care

For patients who have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, physiotherapy can be an important component to promote overall wellness and improve quality of life before, during, and after treatment. Physiotherapy can help manage the physical side effects of cancer treatments, improve functional abilities, and reduce pain and discomfort. While your physiotherapist may not be the…
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What is Physiotherapy?

Are you experiencing new pain? Recently undergone surgery? Suffering from a concussion? Perhaps you’ve been recommended to see a physiotherapist but have no idea about this method of care? Understanding what physiotherapy is and how it can help you overcome your injury or illness doesn’t have to be a research project. Below, we explore what…
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Tendinopathy

What is tendinopathy? A variety of painful conditions that occur in and around tendons in response to overuse. Tendons are rope-like tissues that attach muscle to bone. For example, your achilles tendon connects your calf muscle to your heel bone. Some of the most common tendons where we see tendinopathy would be: achilles (heel), patellar…
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Scar Tissue

Scar tissue can form whenever there is an injury. These injuries can arise from an accident, burn, or surgery just to name a few. In the healing process, normal tissue is replaced by denser, fibrous tissue to ensure the continuity of whatever was injured. However, sometimes in the healing process, the laying down of scar…
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What to expect in a massage for constipation?

Constipation massage is a soothing and relaxing massage, with a focus on abdominal muscles. The massage can include other areas of the body, depending on where you may be feeling pain, or holding tension. The treatment will begin with a conversation with the massage therapist to go over any questions or concerns you may have.…
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Good for Your Body and Good for Your Brain

You may not think that nutrition is as important for your mental health as it is for your physical health, but it’s true! With the stigma around mental illness slowly dissipating, more and more people are opening up about their struggles with mental health. As someone who has experienced mental illness myself, the connection between…
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What is lymphedema and how your physiotherapist can help

Are you at risk for lymphedema? Or do you have a loved one diagnosed with lymphedema? Lymphedema is a chronic condition that affects the lymphatic system, part of the body’s immune system. In this post, we talk more about lymphedema and how it’s diagnosed, treated, and managed. Let’s begin. What is lymphedema? Lymphedema is a…
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How to take care of your gut health

Do you often experience bloating, constipation, and other digestive-related issues? You may be able to address them by paying more attention to your gut health. What is gut health? Gut health refers to the balance of bacteria and other microbes found in the gut. The gut or the digestive tract extends from the mouth to…
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8 Safety tips for raking leaves this fall

Fall brings with it lovely foliage. As beautiful as the rainbow-coloured trees are, Some people would prefer to keep their yards looking pristine. Raking seems like a simple chore but doing it incorrectly may lead to serious injury. The repetitive movements, rushing, or using the wrong equipment can be harmful. Considering the ground conditions is…
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Kiwi Chia Seed Pudding

serves 2 3 T chia seeds 1 cup almond milk or lactose free cows milk 1 T maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup of puréed kiwi Top with berries Mix chia seeds and milk of choice well . Add maple syrup and vanilla extract and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours…
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5 Benefits of full body movement

Sitting for long periods everyday and physical inactivity can be harmful to the body. Setting a goal to incorporate movement into your daily routine will improve your mental and physical health. Our bodies are designed for movement; however, improper technique may cause undue stress to the body and result in pain and abnormalities. Physiotherapists can plan a…
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What are good bacteria in your gut?

The word ‘bacteria’ is often associated with harmful organisms, but they can be good for the body too. Some bacteria are beneficial, including those found in the gut or the digestive tract. What are good bacteria in the gut? Over a hundred different kinds of bacteria line the digestive tract. These microscopic creatures help us…
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5 Health benefits of controlling body movements

If you’re working 9-5 or sitting for long periods in front of the computer and don’t get to exercise that much, you’re not alone.  Sedentary behaviors are common among Canadians. But, it’s never too late to change habits and take control of your movements.  Emotions can impact movements. When you’re sad or exhausted, you tend…
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What conditions can be treated with physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy helps individuals improve their range of motion following an injury or illness. But it’s not for athletes or sports enthusiasts, alone.  Physiotherapists can guide you to manage the discomfort and pain brought about by certain conditions and minimize the onset of symptoms. Movement, exercise, and education are among the crucial components of physiotherapy.  Physiotherapy…
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Quarantine and exercise: 6 Tips to stay physically active

It isn’t always possible to get to the gym, playing field, or court. And if you’re in quarantine, it’s more challenging to stay active. Chances of engaging in sedentary activities or habits are high. But the absence of physical activities may have negative impacts on your overall health and wellbeing. Even with no equipment and…
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Can Physiotherapy Help Me After A Vehicle Accident?

If you have unfortunately been involved in a motor vehicle accident and have sustained injuries as a result, physiotherapy treatment is often recommended. What to expect after your accident? Your physiotherapist will do an assessment. This includes getting details regarding your accident injuries, where you’re experiencing pain, the impact on your life post-accident, and treatment…
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Physiotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS is a disorder involving the large intestines. Among its symptoms is a pain in the abdominal area, changes in bowel habits, bloating, cramping, and increased gas. IBS can be triggered by various factors although its exact cause remains unclear. It can be accompanied by diarrhea, in such cases, it is…
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What is Myofascial Release (MFR)?

What is Myofascial Release (MFR)? To be put plainly, it is the release of fascia. So to really understand what MFR is we must first dive in and answer the question, what is fascia and the fascial system? What is Fascia? Fascia is a type of connective tissue that connects, separates and permeates every part…
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Chronic Condition Management: Where Do You Start?

What are Chronic Conditions? The number of individuals diagnosed with Chronic Conditions continues to rise globally. A chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent in nature and can develop over time. These conditions include, but are not limited to, Diabetes, Cancer, Obesity, Asthma and COPD. What do you have to do…
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How Do I Treat A Lateral Ankle Sprain?

How Do I Treat A Lateral Ankle Sprain? What Is A Lateral Ankle Sprain? A lateral ankle sprain occurs typically when the foot rolls inwards. This motion places the ligaments that support the outside of the ankle on stretch. When this occurs too quickly or with too much force that we can’t counteract with our…
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If I Have Chronic Pain, Should Exercise Hurt?

Pain, although a necessary part of living our lives, is a nuisance when we are trying to return to things we enjoy or trying new activities. But is all pain bad during exercise? I came across a great article by Smith et al., which breaks down the impact exercise may have on pain (Article here). To…
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Words Matter – Tips for a Healthcare Consultation

Words Matter - Tips for a Healthcare Consultation When it comes to recovery and rehabilitation, what you hear can be more important than what we say. Given the complexity of pain and many conditions, empowering yourself can start with having a clear understanding of what you are experiencing when you go into a healthcare consultation.…
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Is your home-office working hard, or hardly working?

Modern technology allows many jobs to be done remotely. Working from home has its perks, but one of the most difficult aspects for many people is setting up an ergonomically safe workstation. I’ve seen some imaginative work-from-home setups. Some people work from the couch, with a laptop on their outstretched legs, and two dogs curled…
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Lend Me Your Ears

Lend me your ears! It has been over 2 months since manual therapists had to suspend their services, leaving many people fending for themselves when managing their pain. Here's an easy way that you can be your own therapist! You might be surprised to learn that the ear is a pathway to relaxation and pain…
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What is Osteopathy?

Hello, my name is Sarah and I work as an osteopathic manual practitioner at the One to One Wellness Centre in Halifax. You or someone you know may be living with pain. Maybe you have tried other therapies and/or medication to help manage your symptoms. My goal is to help you understand what osteopathy is…
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What is Fibromyalgia?

What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a systemic issue characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, fogginess, and tenderness in tendons and muscles.  How do I Treat Fibromyalgia? The best way to treat fibromyalgia is through lifestyle changes that include diet, mobility and resistance training, sleep, pacing and energy management, and returning to things you enjoy. These changes…
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What can we do about pain?

What can we do about pain? Learn about pain: read (David Butler, Patrick Wall, Ronald Melzack, Lorimer Moseley), search the web (aptei.ca, bettermovement.org), talk to professionals! Become aware of your body: – sometimes tissues repair but associated protective patterns may not, and that may be creating the persisting pain. Have you developed protective, but harmful,…
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What is Pain?

What is PAIN? A leading world pain researcher Lorimer Moseley describes it like this: “Pain is a CONSCIOUS experience that motivates us to do something to PROTECT the tissues that the BRAIN PERCEIVES to be under threat.  Pain does not provide a MEASURE of the state of the tissues that are perceived to be under threat.”…
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Sciatica

Sciatica is the general term for symptoms-mostly numbness/tingling/burning- that occur in the low back and down the back of our leg. We mostly hear it being associated with terrifying diagnoses and terms such as bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, piriformis syndrome and the list goes on. I will touch more on this below. Simplified, the…
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Prostate Cancer and Exercise

November. A month where men become a little warmer and (typically) a little uglier due to a bit more fuzz on that upper lip. One of the main objectives of November is to bring awareness to prostate cancer, the leading cancer diagnosis in men (1). Due to campaigns such as Movember, we are seeing more and…
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Concussion Management Seminar

Wed, Sept 19th @ 7:00pm People are becoming increasingly aware of the impact and implications of concussions. These are not simply limited to young people in sports. Many people experience issues related to falls, motor vehicle accidents, or even old injuries. We will explore what can be done to help prevent and properly manage concussion symptoms. Halifax…
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Join Us As We Introduce Our New Cancer Rehab Program

Wednesday June 20th 7:00pm Come join us for an introduction to our new Cancer Rehab program! Cancer Rehabilitation is an ongoing process from diagnosis to post-treatment. Mindset, Mobility, Muscle and Metabolism are proven techniques to provide you with a safe method of maintaining or regaining your strength and mobility to help improve your quality of…
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The Almighty Muscle

As we age we have muscle loss, a process called sarcopenia. If we have a chronic illness or disease such as cardiac disease, COPD, or cancer, this muscle loss is accelerated, a process called cachexia. Although, we cannot slow down our chronological age, we can certainly slow down our physiological age and improve our muscle mass…
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A Registered Massage Therapist can be a beneficial addition to your complementary healthcare team.

A Registered Massage Therapist can be a beneficial addition to your complementary healthcare team. Massage Therapy can prepare tissues to respond better to your physiotherapy treatment by increasing circulation to damaged tissues and improving the capacity for muscle tissue to heal. Musculoskeletal pain is often caused by neurological patterning resulting in chronically contracted muscles, inflammation,…
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The Role of Pain Neuroscience Education in Cancer Recovery

According to a European study, cancer patients felt their pain was viewed as secondary to the cancer treatment itself, and they wish more time was spent consulting on the pain they were experiencing .1 These results are important because it demonstrates the need for Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) in treating these patients from the beginning stages…
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The Activity Continuum and Cancer: A Step by Step Approach

As an individual journey’s through their cancer diagnosis, the value of exercise cannot be overstated. It has benefits throughout all stages of treatment from pre-diagnosis for prevention, to all stages post diagnosis. It helps prepare your body and mind for treatments, recovery, pain management, coping skills and recurrence depending on what stage you are in…
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What is Osteoarthritis?

What is Osteoarthritis? With the degeneration of the cartilage, in combination with other factors such as age, diet, stress, sleep, and activity levels, the body may respond in a way to protect the area via pain and inflammation. This can lead to regular activities such as walking and stairs to become painful and you may…
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The Predicting Brain

With regards to the brain: “All it has at its disposal is your past experience, the past experience it has wired into itself” A great quote from Lisa Feldman Barrett on how the brain works to make decisions throughout our day to day life (Interview here!) But what does this mean for people where pain persists…
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Oxygen, we heart you!

We all know the urban legend that bad luck or death comes in threes. But have you heard the axiom that death comes by threes? Three weeks without food, three days without water, and three minutes without air. While this satisfies my theatrical brain, and the rule of three in drama and story telling, it might not actually…
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Dem Bones

By Andrea McCulloch, RMT You may be familiar with the song which describes how the “toe bone is connected to the foot bone, the foot bone is connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone is connected to the shin bone”.  A beautifully simple and clear lesson in skeletal anatomy, but there is so much…
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Living Well With Chronic Pain

As this fantastic reflection demonstrates, being more empowered to manage pain and promote better health does not necessarily mean cure. The often elusive search to be “fixed” or even labelled with a diagnosis, can be a surrender of your ability to live well in spite of limitations you experience. We generally see that some improvement in…
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Fourth Step to Health Empowerment: Metabolism

Metabolism is the sum total of all the physiological and chemical processes happening in your system. It’s energy management within your body and involves a balance of build up (anabolic) and breakdown (catabolic). This process is impacted by nutrition, activity, recovery, drugs, aging, sleep, disease, and more. Managing these lifestyle factors effectively is essentially to…
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Second Step to Health Empowerment: Movement

Life is movement. Movement is life. Or as one of my wisest friends who is currently regaining mobility after recovering from surgery learned from that experience: if you have a sound body, you should use it. Movement is often restricted by pain, illness, or sedentary work. Mostly it is restricted simply by not moving enough.…
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First Step to Health Empowerment: Mindset

In many ways our medical system and reliance on experts has created a culture of dependence when it comes to health. Most people spend most of their time thinking, processing information, caught up in their heads and somewhat detached from their bodies. In his wonderful book, Mindsight, Dr. Daniel Siegel defines mind as the flow…
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Third Step to Health Empowerment: Muscle

When your natural growth rate stops, your body begins to lose muscle unless you are doing something to slow or reverse this process. Known as #sarcopenia, this is the common link to almost everything we call “aging” and is also highly correlated with many chronic diseases. In most people, this process begins in the mid-20’s…
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Learning Opportunities

Many thanks to those who came to our seminar series “Understanding and Overcoming Persistent Pain” at the Halifax Library. It was great to help people gain more knowledge about treating and, more importantly, preventing pain. Based on our experience, we know there is a gap in people’s understanding of pain. We wanted to let people know that…
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Technology may be hurting your kids

My inspiration for this blog article comes from a recent visit I had this weekend at my sister in-law’s house. They are dealing with an issue that many North American families have to deal with….kids that spend way too much time using electronic devices. She was upset because on a sunny day, her son spent…
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Mysterious knee pain and/or swelling?

Without any thorough examination, you may have been given the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and be expected to just live with it. However, you may be experiencing Saphenous Nerve Entrapment. Saphenous nerve entrapment is a frequently overlooked cause of persistent medial (inner) knee pain. I chose to write about it because I saw 2 cases of random knee…
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How to know when I need some help

How to know when I need some help for my pain: We trip, hurt our knee.  Twist a little too far, your back spasms.  That ache in your elbow that used to only be a problem when playing tennis is now bothering you at work and even just reading a book.  Checking my blind spot…
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Curiosity killed the habit

Every hour you sit after the age of 25 takes 21.8 minutes off your life. That’s a pretty eye opening statistic considering the majority of us are sedentary workers and/or enjoy sitting back and watching our TV shows. Suddenly binge watching a Netflix series doesn’t sound so fun (4 seasons of Ray Donovan just took a toll on…
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Chair Ergonomics

In industrialized countries, many people sit for most of the time that they are awake. They sit while having breakfast, while going to work in cars or buses, in school classrooms, in meetings, in offices, during dinner, and at home while watching television. Many people also sit at work operating machines which new technology has…
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Physio treatments for Dizziness (Vestibular System)

Do you ever get dizzy when you turn your head?  Light-headed when move too fast getting up or down?  Avoid shopping at the grocery store because sometimes it makes you feel nauseated?  Do you ever feel like your head is spinning but the room is staying still? Are you afraid of falling because you can’t always tell where your feet are?  Do objects look blurry,…
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You Fix You

“I am not going to fix you”. A powerful, but necessary message for someone who is looking to be “fixed” by their rehabilitation specialist. A study out of Alberta showed that individuals who took a passive coping strategy to their whiplash injury (i.e., relying on others for pain management) had a slower recovery rate than…
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121 Partners in the Wellness Community of Halifax

One to One Wellness is pleased to welcome Sante Dental as a featured partner. Conveniently located in City Centre Atlantic, on Dresden Row in Halifax, the dental clinic is known for hygiene services and restorative dentistry. Both Dr. Fredette and Dr. Chiasson are long standing members of both Canadian and Nova Scotian Dental Associations.
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Power Shift

As health care professionals we have transitioned into a collaborative team with our own specialized areas to help the patient/client become their best self. However, among all the medical jargon and expert advice/opinions, sometimes it is lost in translation that YOU are part of this team, and ultimately the most important member. That means it…
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Hurt Versus Harm

Most people that book an initial physiotherapy assessment are in pain. Quite often they do not have mechanism of injury that is apparent to them. It is common to hear, “I’m so sore but I didn’t do anything that I can think of to feel this way”. Not knowing what made them sore in the first place…
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Walking: An Exercise or Activity?

I’m often asked “Is walking good for you?” In short, the answer is YES but the rewards and drawbacks of ‘walking for exercise’ depends heavily on the individual. For example, are you are free of injuries or impairments that would cause you to walk with a correction? Do you have a sore heel causing you…
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Shoveling Tips From A Halifax Physiotherapist

Safety tips from Jamie Turnbull, Physiotherapist Being a physiotherapist in Halifax, Nova Scotia means you see a lot of patients who injure their back shoveling. After experiencing an unusual warm Christmas day, we are now faced with reality… winter is officially here. There is snow on the ground and we will be confronted with having to shovel our…
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Strength Training: Live Long and Prosper

By Dave Lee, Physiotherapist I’m a huge Trekkie if you couldn’t tell by the title. I sometimes wonder if the secret to Vulcans (the alien species which Spock was a part of) living so long, being so strong and smart, was due to the fact that they practiced strength training. If you look at the people on earth…
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Does what you eat affect how you feel?

By Dave Lee, Physiotherapist Is there a connection between what you eat and your pain? Well here is a potential answer. An in depth look at gut bacteria and its anatomical/physiological connection to the nervous system and the brain. A “Gut” Feeling: How What You Eat May Affect Your Perception of Pain
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Fear and Pain

By Nick Matheson Once again, the world is reeling from tragic circumstances. Once again, we are faced with the fear brought on by random and senseless attacks. Once again, the world is on high alert. The goal of terrorism is to terrorize and make us change the way we live. It just so happens that…
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What position should I sleep in?

Does it matter to your body what position you sleep in? Well, yes and no. I would like to give you a short answer, but in order to make sense, I am going to have to take the detour route on this one.  Let’s start with a little background and a bit of a review…
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A Healthier Nova Scotia…Wellness!!

By Nick Matheson, Owner It was eleven years ago; a birthday truly worth celebrating. My oldest daughter, Maryn, had reached a milestone. Three years old and she was cancer free. Born with a rare tumour in her liver, the disease had progressed to her lungs, reaching stage 4, before we had the good fortune of an accidental…
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Take a Deep Breath

By Tara Patriquin, Massage Therapist Breathing. Seems simple enough, right? For something that is so innate and natural, many of us could be doing it wrong. I used to be a shallow breather, filling up my chest and carrying all my tension in my shoulders. It wasn’t until I started practicing Yoga, and the art…
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Beat the Heat!

By Joline Boudreau, PT It’s hard to believe that just a few short months ago we were chipping away at ice, and spent hours shoveling snow.  If anything, the winter that we had has maybe sparked something in all of us; to get out there and take advantage of our summer and warmer weather.  As someone who enjoys…
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My Shoulder is Frozen?

There is an awful condition called adhesive capsulitis, or more commonly referred to as frozen shoulder, that shows up in about 2% of the population, mostly between ages 40 and 60, and more often women than men.  It is associated with stiffness and pain in your shoulder and can be treated in many manners with relatively the same outcome. …
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Understanding Sensitive Nerves

By Dave Lee, Physiotherapist AIGS stands for “Abnormal Impulse Generating Sites”, this is a normal physiological reaction of a nerve or group of nerves in the periphery. A “specific adaptation to imposed demands”. Basically the nerve generates more communication structures (ion channels) along a nerve to send a stronger message to the brain. An example would be like knocking on…
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Gardening Tips

By Jamie Turnbull, Physiotherapist The weather is warming up and many of us are spending more time in our gardens lately. This can involve a range of activities from light to heavy tasks. It is easy to sustain an injury or feel pain with awkward movements, too much loading, or sustained postures. Adhering to some simple…
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I Heart Naps!

By Tara Patriquin, Massage Therapist One day, upon waking up from a nap, I looked to my computer for the time. There, staring me in the face, was a post-it: “BLOG”! So it hit me: I’ll write about napping. Recently, our colleagues at OneUp shared a link about the benefits of proper sleep.  There is more and…
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Control Pain So It Does Not Control You

By Joline Boudreau, Physiotherapist Millions of Canadians suffer from pain on a daily basis and is the main reason they come to see physiotherapists.  We strongly believe that knowledge is power and that once you understand what pain is and how complex it is, you can then start taking control of it instead of the pain controlling…
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Should I stop running?

By David Lee, Physiotherapist It is a common fallacy that running is bad for your joints and accelerates wear and tear. There is, however, no real scientific evidence of this. For the most part, this line of thinking is not true. If done excessively,  running can violate your health, though not really your joint health. It actually…
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Why Sitting is Bad for You

By Jamie Turnbull, Physiotherapist The majority of the caseload I see is made up of people who say, “Why am I in pain, I didn’t do anything?”. Many jobs recently have shifted to sitting jobs at a desk. Sitting has a cumulative effect that is more detrimental to you than you may think. This short TEDEd…
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Osteoarthritis: No effort, no improvement

By Keltie Cheney, Physiotherapist I am as guilty as anyone of trying to find the easiest way to get what I want accomplished and expecting the best results despite it. However, as a physiotherapist, I am a big promoter that the power to improve one’s health is proportionate to how much effort the individual puts into their treatment…
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Do you suffer from headaches?

By Keltie Cheney, Physiotherapist Every visit I have with a client I ask how they are doing. I often hear, “Oh, pretty good, but I have a headache. I get them all the time but I can’t do anything about it”.  Are headaches supposed to be just a normal part of life, like tired muscles from…
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Break the Ice

Old habits die hard. Ice is used almost universally for treating injuries and pain. I remember in physio school how our go-to response for anyone looking for help was often “just put ice on it.” This weekend, while watching a basketball tournament, I witnessed people rushing for ice packs at the first sign of any…
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Proper Exercise Can Help You Enjoy Your Golden Years

This week there was an article written about our clinic in The Chronicle Herald. It is nice to have our business recognized for the value we aim to create. That value lies entirely in our ability to positively impact the lives of our clients. The “gold” we really want is for people to be able to enjoy…
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Strength Training & Biomarkers of Aging

Skyler Tanner, one of our colleagues at Efficient Exercise in Austin, Texas, has written a terrific summary on the impact of strength training on the biomarkers of aging. The following 10 biomarkers were outlined over 20 years ago by leading researchers at Tufts University: Muscle Mass Strength Basal Metabolic Rate Body Fat Percentage Aerobic Capacity Blood-sugar Tolerance Cholesterol/HDL Ratio…
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Creating Headroom

Is your exercise program – or lack thereof – building up or tearing down physiological headroom? How about what you eat? What do I mean by physiological headroom? I mean the ability to restore organ capacity. I mean stimulating anabolic growth in your body rather than enduring catabolic destruction. I mean cleaning up your diet to reduce…
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Strength of Mind and Body

After years of promoting strength training as the “core” of any exercise and activity program, it is gratifying to see the mainstream media is increasingly aware of its importance. The scientific literature has been quite clear on this for a fairly long time. Almost all of the conditions we associate with aging are correlated with a…
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Pain & the Brain

Lorimer Moseley is one of the leading researchers in pain science in the world today. Check out this great video lecture from a brilliant researcher and clinician. Pain. Is it all in your mind? Professor Lorimer Moseley Knowledge does indeed work!
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Maintain Your Muscle

Check out this recent article in the New Your Times called Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss. It is a great overview of the problem we have been trying to make people aware of for a long time. Doctors, however, seem to remain largely unaware of the solution. The article concludes: “Maintaining the muscle is…
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Know Pain, Know Gain

Patrick Wall, one of the world’s most respected researchers in the physiology of pain, once asked, “what are the appropriate motor responses to the arrival of injury signals [and pain]?” In other words, what movement is required to help someone avoid or relieve pain. To me, this ought to be the central question of physiotherapy…
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