Category: physiotherapy

How I Healed My Sciatica

We are a sedentary society, especially as we age. The older we get, the more challenging it can be to keep from sitting too much. Our bodies may ache, our legs may be unsteady, our energy is less, and we don’t exercise as often. The pandemic even exacerbated this trend with having to stay isolated…


‘You Forget How Tall You Are’: Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco Able to Stand During Physiotherapy

CALGARY—Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling. The 22-year-old, paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team crashed in 2018, had accomplished another milestone in his long recovery. He stood up. He needed a walker to help him, and his arms were…