Posture And Neck Pain – Try The Posture Medic Brace To Help

Do you struggle to keep good posture throughout the work day, while using your phone or devices, or while driving for prolonged periods? Listen to our video and try the posture medic brace to see if it can help you achieve your goals and retrain your muscles to hole better posture and alleviate pain.​ Hi […]

Do I Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Try A Tinel’s Test

Are you concerned you have Carpal tunnel syndrome?  Do you have numbness or pain into your hand, worsened with work or sport?  Listen to our video for details, and try a simple Tinel’s test to see if you can provoke your symptoms.  Call us with questions or to book your appointment so we can assess […]

Hip Stability and Strength: Functional Lateral Side Stepping For Gluteus Medius Strength

Do you have weak or tight hips? Try our lateral side stepping exercise for glut strengthening.  This simple exercise is a great progression on the squat technique and has great application to better performance in sport and other functional activities. Hi this is Dana from Body Works Sports Physiotherapy in North Vancouver and I want […]

Hip Stability Exercise 2 – Hip and Glut Strength – Gluteus Medius Clamshells with Resistance

Do you have weak hips?  You you have hip pain or tightness with walking, running or basic activities of the day? Listen in and try out simple hip strengthening exercise that you can do at home easily.  Your hips will get stronger and make your physical activities much easier with less pain and tightness in […]

Hip Stability and Strength – Functional Squats With Thera-band For Gluteus Medius Strengthening

Do you want stronger hips to be able to walk and run faster and more efficiently?  Help lessen the chance of lower back pain or hip pain? Try our simple home exercise for glute medius strengthening with a functional squat.  It will help get you stronger and back to what you love doing. <iframe width=”560″ […]

Ski Season Preparation Week 2: Quarter Squats, Balance and Lateral Movement

Hi this is Dana from Body Works Sports Physiotherapy and we’re out enjoying this lovely day and I want to come back to getting ready for ski season. So even though it’s nice sunny weather here and a late fall, we want to talk about what you need to do to get strong for skiing […]

Are you ready for ski season? Start training now in September for winter!

Listen in for tips on getting ready for ski season – we will be posting a series of videos to help you get strong and ready for ski season. Hi this is Dana Ranahan from Body Works Sports Physiotherapy in North Vancouver and I want to talk to you today about skiing. Are you a […]

Relief For Tired Eyes – Try Palming

After a long week of work, are your eyes tired or dry? Having trouble focusing on the screen or your favourite book? Try Palming – it can help to relax muscles around the eyes and improve lubrication in the eye, assisting with fatigue, strain and dry eyes. It also may help to reduce headaches. Hi […]

Core Strength – How to Activate you Inner Core Muscles and Coordinate with Breathing

Do you want to learn how to have a stronger core? It is important to learn the difference between the deep, or inner core, and the more superficial, or outer, core muscles. Listen in to find out how to coordinate breathing with activation of your transverse abdominal muscles and pelvis floor muscles to activate your […]

Do You Want to Get Fit and Lose Weight?

Do you want to get fit or lose weight? This time of year people often start back to the gym or begin a training program in full force to try and get fit and/or lose weight. Listen in to our video for some basic tips before you start a new exercise program to help you […]