Move Better, Feel Better – the Active Therapy Blog
A Whole-Body Approach: Osteopathy’s Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a complex and debilitating condition that affects millions of people around the world. It can have a profound impact on an individual's quality of life, affecting physical, emotional, and social well-being. Despite advances in modern medicine, many...
Do I have a Headache or Migraine? : How to tell the difference
If you've never had a headache or migraine, you can not imagine how much it can change our daily life. Perhaps you've even referred to a headache as a migraine. But if you're among the one billion people worldwide who gets headaches or migraine, you fully understand...
Tendinosis, Tendinitis, Tendinopathy : What Is The Difference ?
You may have heard different names from doctors, physiotherapists, massage therapists, or manual osteopaths when it comes to tendon injury. These terms are often confused and used interchangeably. However, each term has its own unique meaning. With regard to a tendon...
Scoliosis : Effective Treatment for Kids and Adults
What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a medical condition that causes an abnormal curvature of the spine, which can affect a person's posture and overall body alignment. The curvature can occur in different parts of the spine and can vary in severity. Treatments that...
Why Rolfing Improves Sport Performance & Injury Prevention
If chiropractic treatment, massage, physiotherapy or acupuncture is not working for you, this technique – that focuses on correcting the positioning of the myofascial layers in your body and improving posture – might be worth a try! How can Rolfing help me? Many...
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Try Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese method for improving health conditions and symptoms. The ancient Chinese were the first ones to discover that there are energy channels in our body called meridians and that these meridians are associated with certain organs in our...
Which is Better: Manual Osteopath vs Doctor of Osteopathy
We often get questions from new or potential clients over the phone about what Osteopathy is and what to expect during osteopathic treatments. In this article we focus on the difference between the U.S. and Canadian trained Osteopaths. Osteopathy was named by the...
Get Prolotherapy for Knee or Lower Back Pain
Our joints are held together by soft tissue. Some of these structures are ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. These tissues tend to have limited blood flow relative to the circulation to muscles, thus when injured, resulting in longer recovery times, or in some cases...
Benefits of Vitamin IV Therapy
What Is IV Therapy? IV (intravenous) therapy involves safely and efficiently delivering high doses of vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and amino acids. This method delivers the nutrients directly to the circulatory system, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract. This...
ACL Injury vs Patellar Tendinitis
What Is ACL Injury? Knee injuries are very common and can be quite debilitating, depending on the nature and severity of the injury. Two specific knee injuries can occur at the ACL, or the patellar tendon. The ACL’s main job is to limit the forward motion of...