
It's not you or your expertise, it's just not working.
This week I received the physio version of the dreaded, "It's not you, it's me." email. A patient and I had been working on her desk work...

The dangers of foam roller addiction
The foam roll, a cost effective, low risk way to reduce muscle tension? Or, the gateway drug sending patients on a self massage spiral...

Should I stretch?
Back in my hockey glory days, our on-ice warmups would be fairly short. We'd get anywhere between 3-5 minutes to get the blood pumping,...

Why are my muscles SO tight?
When it comes to tight muscles, we hear about the usual suspects: upper traps, hip flexors, hamstrings, and Keyser Söze (GREAT movie)....

Three tips for digital wellness
My cellphone and I have had a rocky relationship for the past few years now. I've gone from fully addicted to fully afraid of it and back...

Coordination of care at its best
Last Friday sucked. I saw more doctors in that day than I have in year. I went to see my family doctor for what I originally thought was...

My biggest mistake in practice so far
Two words: expectation management. I had a pretty big "Aha!" moment during rounds at Shift the other day. That moment was immediately...

The three types of clinicians
I've recently read Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It's an important read for anyone who...

What makes a proper work from home set up?
I've been having this conversation endlessly during the past few months, and as the home office seems to be here to stay, I figured it...

The case of the angry low back
For those of you who have read some of my earlier posts you will know that I love to use Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) as one of my...

The benefits of a routine physiotherapy check up
One of the many trends I've noticed since starting my career is that most people wait far too long before they come to see me for an...

Preventing desk work pain 103:
Today we're going to take a deeper dive into the anatomy and mechanics of shoulder (dys)function that can lead to pain with over head...

Preventing desk work pain 102:
As promised, this week we're going to look into some exercises that will help reduce the tension and pain that has increased since...

Preventing desk work pain 101:
I'd like to talk today about one of the most common things that brings people to my clinic: shoulder pain. These patients are office...

The case of the missing glute
Over the past few months, I’ve been getting back into running. As a result, I’ve started to have some left knee pain after activity. This...

Postural control and why I love the slackline
I've been spending a ton of time this summer in the park on my slackline. Let's be honest, there's not much else to do in Toronto at this...

The importance of mindset
One of the positives that I’ve been able to take out of this pandemic is that it finally pushed me to start teaching myself how to play...

Why am I in pain?
I recently watched a series of lectures about Pain Education on Embodia that were presented by Carolyn Vandyken from Pelvic Health...

A conversation about persistent low back pain
Here we have another patient story that I'm very happy to share. I started working with our patient, a male in his early 40's, six months...




















