Physiotherapy in North Vancouver

Physiotherapy can help manage pain and movement limitations affecting the lower back, pelvis, and sacroiliac (SI) joint region. Your assessment may include an evaluation of mobility, strength, posture, and movement patterns to help identify factors that may be contributing to your symptoms.

Common conditions we treat include:
Low back pain, sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction, osteoarthritis, spondylolisthesis, and disc-related pain.

Physiotherapy for knee pain can help improve movement, strength, stability, and function after an injury or with ongoing knee problems. Your assessment may also include the hip and ankle, since weakness or movement issues in these areas can sometimes affect the knee.

Common conditions include:
Knee osteoarthritis, ACL injuries, meniscus injuries, patellofemoral pain, and patellar tendinopathy.

At least 80% of the general population has foot problems, but these problems can often be corrected by proper assessment, treatment, and, above all, care of the feet. Lesions of the ankle and foot can alter the mechanics of gait and, as a result, cause stress on other lower limb joints, which in turn may lead to pathology in these joints. The foot and ankle combine flexibility with stability because of the many bones, their shapes, and their attachments.

Some of the common diagnoses foot and ankle conditions are:

Ankle sprain, Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis.

Shoulder pain can involve the muscles, tendons, and joints around the shoulder, and in some cases may be related to the neck. Your physiotherapy assessment looks at your movement, strength, symptoms, and how shoulder pain affects your daily activities to help guide a personalized treatment plan.

Common conditions include:
Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff-related pain, bursitis, arthritis, shoulder impingement, SLAP injuries, and shoulder instability or recovery after a dislocation.

Physiotherapy for elbow pain focuses on improving movement, strength, and function when symptoms are related to repetitive activities, sports, work, or injury. Treatment may also address difficulties with activities such as gripping, lifting, and carrying.

Common conditions include:
Tennis elbow (lateral elbow tendinopathy) and other overuse-related elbow conditions.

Injuries to the wrist and hand are common due to the constant involvement of the hand in most activities of daily living and sporting pursuits. Many of these injuries are a result of trauma, particularly in a physical occupation or sport, but there are a number of overuse conditions which can have a debilitating effect on the patient. There is a tendency to underestimate the importance of injuries to the wrist and hand but even the simplest injury, if not treated correctly, can have a disabling effect on not just sporting activities but activities of daily living.

Some of the common diagnoses hand and wrist conditions are:

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Dequervains synovitis, Arthritis