Category: Physio Tips

If you’re experiencing neck pain and stiffness, these simple, gentle exercises can help relieve your discomfort. They’re best performed while lying down, using a light pillow or towel to support your neck. You can also do them without any pillows, as long as you’re comfortable. When you’re lying down, the…

Tinnitus Treatment: 5 Strategies to Relieve the Ringing and Tackle Its Main Cause If you’ve ever experienced a persistent ringing, buzzing, or humming noise in your ears, you’re not alone. This condition, known as tinnitus, affects millions of people worldwide and can be incredibly frustrating to manage. However, there are…

Unlock the Healing Power of Acupressure for Your Stiff and Painful Neck Do you often experience neck pain and stiffness after long hours of sitting in front of the computer or after a restless sleep? Do you want to relieve your neck pain and stiffness without using any medication? If…

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PILLOW FOR YOUR NECK PAIN If you’re experiencing neck pain, finding the right pillow can make all the difference in the world. Choosing the right pillow is not as straightforward as it may seem, and it’s essential to consider two factors: your preferred sleeping position…

Science-based Exercises for Knee Osteo-arthritis – For Beginners Are you diagnosed with Knee osteo-arthritis or worried about developing knee osteo-arthritis?  A lot of our patients share this concern so this article and video is developed to help prevent or reduce the symptoms of knee osteo-arthritis. It is a beginner exercise…

Needle-free Acupuncture for KNEE PAIN – Using TENS (Self-Treatment) In this video, I will show you some knee acupuncture points that can help with your knee pain. Without the use of needles, you can use a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) device and place the electrodes on these acupuncture points…

PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN…CAN STRESS INCREASE YOUR PAIN LEVELS? The short answer is, YES! Stress is related to muscle pain! Stress can do many things to your body. For your muscle system, it means increasing your resting muscle tone, and holding your body in positions that tighten your muscles.…

Relieve Behind the Eye Headaches using this point I RETRO ORBITAL HEADACHES In our Burnaby Physiotherapy practice, we regularly treat those suffering from headaches. Headaches can be caused by many different factors, from dehydration and caffeine intake, to referred pains caused by head, neck and shoulder tightness. Some headaches may…

Finger Sprain Injuries A Physiotherapist’s Guide To Help Fix Your Finger Sprain Injuries Did you sprain or dislocate your fingers playing a sport or from a fall? Depending on the finger, it can affect your everyday life significantly. Joint sprains and dislocations of the finger can happen when there is…

If you are experiencing pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in your hands and fingers, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome can be resolved with Physiotherapy treatment. Carpal tunnel recovery can be sped up and optimized with self-management techniques.  In this article, I will share 5 Self Treatment…