With the cross country skiing season just around the corner, it’s a great time to work on the conditioning that will make skiing easier, faster and more fun. 

There are three areas common to sport-specific exercise programs – strength, endurance and skill.  The following exercises cover a range of muscle groups including the powerful quadriceps and gluteal muscles of the things and hips, the lats and triceps of the back and arms, and the abdominal and erector spinae muscles of the core.  

A recent study estimates that up to 35% of adults aged 40 years or older in the United States have experienced some form of vestibular dysfunction, often including dizziness . You feel dizzy, now what? 

Get informed: Balance and vestibular disorders

Knowledge is power.

Understanding balance and vestibular disorders and how they may be affecting you is the first step to empowerment.

Your child has been hurt playing sports and has had a concussion. As a parent, you want to know what to do, and what to look for, to make sure your child has a successful and fast recovery. 

Most concussions will resolve themselves with time and rest. But if your child has sustained a more severe injury, further treatment may be required.

Here is what to look for to determine if your child has experienced a significant concussion.

Dim lights, soft music, the smell of essential oils. We all love a massage to de-stress and pamper ourselves- but did you know it’s useful for more than just relaxation? You may be surprised to learn these three lesser-known benefits of massage therapy.

1) Massage eases headaches

According to Statistics Canada, “in 2010/2011, an estimated 8.3% of Canadians (2.7 million) reported that they had been diagnosed with migraine”¹. And even if you’re lucky enough not to have experienced a migraine, we’ve all had a headache at one point or another.