Move Better, Feel Better – the Active Therapy Blog
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...
Is Naturopathic Medicine Right for You?
Regardless of age, gender, or illness, naturopathic medicine is a primary health approach that combines scientific advances in Western medicine with more traditional approaches to health. Our naturopathic doctor, Dr. Nav Dhindsa at Active Therapy applies a wide range...
Treating Shoulder Pain and Injury
We don’t usually think much about our shoulders until we experience a certain level of discomfort in them. Shoulder pain can be caused by simple activities such as putting a box overhead, brushing hair or reaching behind our back to scratch. Very often I see my...
Everything you need to know about Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is one of the most common pain most of us have experienced at work, at home or during a sports activity. Even children that are still attending school can experience lower back pain. In general, back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a...
Do you Need an Elimination Diet?
Food sensitivities and intolerances are surprisingly common and seemingly on the rise. There are many symptoms from rashes and joint pain to fatigue and difficulty sleeping that may be associated with food intolerances. When you work with a naturopathic doctor, they...