Freedom In Movement Physiotherapy and Wellness

Hi everyone, My name is Sarah, and I am a second-year physiotherapy student from the University of Toronto in my last week of my final internship of the two-year MScPT program. I have been completing my last 6-week clinical internship at Freedom in Movement Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre, and over my time here and my other placements, have learned several lessons that I want to share. Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in physiotherapy. However, in my third year of my undergraduate degree when it came time to start thinking about applying to physio school, I found myself filled with a lot of self-doubt and uncertainty about whether I could get into the very competitive master’s program. The reason I mention this is because I am now experiencing similar feelings as I complete the program and enter my career as a physiotherapist. I am feeling excited and hopeful, but also am experiencing self-doubt about my ability to be a competent clinician. With that being...

  With growing companies like Amazon and Wal-Mart there are many such warehouses and hypermarkets, where people work long shifts and have to carry out different tasks such as lifting moderate weights, pushing and pulling carts or different heavy equipment , walking  for quite a long distance, standing through-out their 8-10 hours shift. These tasks, if done inappropriately, can give rise to some of the musculoskeletal problems, which, depending on the age and body type of an individual could lead to chronic conditions if they are not taken care of. Some of the most common conditions we see due to poor ergonomics in such work environment are Low back pain, Neck/back muscle pull, Shoulder pull, rotator cuff tendonitis, knee pain, hip pain, plantar fasciitis, and many more. So, main purpose of this blog is to guide you how to effectively carry out your tasks with proper posture and good ergonomic techniques. First, before starting your work take 5-7 mins to do gentle warm-u...

  Anatomy of knee joint: First, let us know the anatomy of knee joint. Knee joint consists of two joints Tibiofemoral joint and Patellofemoral joint, which is made up of 3 bones: Femur(thigh bone), Tibia(leg bone) and Patella(Knee cap). There are different soft tissue in the knee joint that protects the joint like ligaments (ACL, PCL, medial and lateral), Bursae, meniscus (medial and lateral) and cartilage. Today, our main focus will be on the cartilage as it is the primary structure that gets damages in osteoarthritis of knee. Cartilages are smooth and flexible substance covering the end of bones where they meet. It enables the bones in joint to move without rubbing against each other. When cartilage in the joint is healthy, it effectively allows bending/straightening motion and protects joint from weight bearing stresses. Cartilages does not have blood supply, thus, if cartilage is damages it cannot heal, exposing the underlying bone-ends and the joint looses its protective...