Patient Education
Vertigo versus Dizziness: What’s the Difference?
Are you feeling lightheaded or does the room seem to be spinning? Vertigo and dizziness are sometimes used interchangeably, but if you are truly suffering from one or the other, it’s important to differentiate between the two to better understand the underlying causes. UP Medical Dizziness is a broad term that can describe a range […]
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7 Exercise Habits That Could Lead to Injury
Getting a quick hit of exercise endorphins, time constraints and many other factors can lead us to getting straight into a workout without focusing on the basics: proper warm ups and cool downs, listening to our body, etc. While exercise is hugely important for our health, it’s also just as important how we exercise – […]
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How to tell if your Physical Therapy is Working
When you’re trying to break through pain barriers, it can not only be physically challenging, but mentally challenging as well. When working with a physical therapist after a couple sessions you might feel like you’ve hit a wall, are exhausted or discouraged with your process. It is easy to give up, or take the ‘easier’ […]
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Have hip pain? Physical Therapy can help!
The hips are a complex musculoskeletal system that require strength and balance to operate properly. At one point in time, we all actively engaged our hips, glutes and core throughout the day, but now, the more we sit, the more under-utilised our hips have become, leading essentially, to a much weaker support system. When we […]
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Best practices for Dragon Boating！
It’s dragon boat season! This traditional sport can be a lot of fun, but it also places physical demands on the body. The strong, repetitive movements used in the sport can cause overuse injuries if you are not careful with your technique, and/or haven’t built up the strength to meet the demand. The most common […]
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10 Physio-Approved Treatments for Triathletes
For those who enjoy the combination of cycling, running and swimming aka triathlon, it’s important to do pair preventative practices with your training. From Ironman 70.3 Chongming to many locally organized events, the next couple of months sees races on nearly every weekend. Triathletes push their bodies to the limit with the demands of swimming, […]
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Case Study: Physical Therapy for the [rowing] Win!
By day Yury works as the Regional Head at BIPO, but in his spare time he is an avid sports enthusiast. And not just any sports, but the more intensive types: previously – rugby, Swiss wrestling and Dragon Boat paddling, more recently – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), rowing and HIIT workouts. During one of his […]
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Surfing into Summer
With holidays around the corner and tropical destinations on our doorstep, the popularity of surfing picks up. Whether it’s your first time riding a wave, something you do once or twice a year or a regular practice, there are many things you can do when you’re not on the board to help enhance your skillset. […]
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Injury Prevention for Racquet Sports
With the arrival of warmer weather, it’s becoming the perfect season for racquet sports such as Padel, tennis, and badminton.While you might be ready to get right into the swing of things, it’s important to take in a few key considerations – especially if you’ve been taking some time off or it’s your first time playing […]
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Case study: Second Chance Success Without Surgery
Zhao Yitao is a talented young basketball player. But on January 6th of last year, he was playing basketball in the morning when he jumped and stepped down incorrectly, causing his knee to twist. He didn’t notice anything wrong immediately, but later that evening the pain progressively got worse. “I didn’t sleep at all […]
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