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Rotator Cuff Injuries 101
Do you have shoulder pain? Have been told that you or a family member has a rotator cuff injury, but you are not sure what that means? If this is you, this post is for you as we will cover: Where is your rotator cuff located? Rotator cuff vs frozen shoulder. How do...
What is Hand Therapy, and Will It Help Me?
Hand therapy is the treatment of medical conditions related to the upper extremities, which includes your arms, hands, and fingers. At North 49 Physical Therapy in Saskatoon, SK, we can evaluate and treat your hand problems with non-surgical physiotherapy that can...
What Is Trismus? How is it treated?
At North 49 we recently saw a patient referred to the clinic with the diagnosis of trismus. Unfortunately, she had been living with it since having a tooth removed over a year prior. To make matters worse, the trismus prevented her specialist from examining the inside...
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Neck and Back Pain – Does Staying Active Help or Hurt?
Neck and back pain go back as far as recorded history. Interesting thought that despite advances in health care they continue to remain common complaints. In the past, treatment has been mainly activity avoidance and rest. The current research, however, shows that a...
Heel Pain Affecting Your Day?
Ever experience an injury that did not have one single event that brought it on? These injuries can at times be due to change in our day to day activities. This type of injury can be simply call an “overuse” injury. How about pain at the back of the heel? Although...
What Causes Shin Splints?
It may be a new year, or the start of a sports season, or maybe it is just nicer weather outside and you decide to become more active. Things are looking up; you're developing a routine, are more motivated and have more energy… Suddenly, or progressively, you start to...
What is Raynaud’s?
Fingers and toes that are always cold could be a sign of Raynaud’s. Raynaud's affects some areas of your body, most often your fingers, and less commonly your toes, nose, lips or ears, causing them to change color and feel numb and cold in response to cold...
Q-collar: Next Big Thing for Concussion Prevention?
It is well known that concussions are common. They can, however, be a challenge to treat, both for the patient/athlete and care provider. Given such, there have been attempts to prevent concussion through education awareness, rule changes in sport, and equipment (i.e....
Football, Concussions & Do We Need to Get Back to Some of the Basics?
I am not sure any of you watched the football game with the Bills and the Dolphins on Sunday September 25, 2022? If you did you would have seen the Dolphin’s QB Tagovailoa get pushed backwards, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground. He was able to get up...
Pack It Light, Wear It Right – Backpack Safety 101
Are you sending your children off to school with a brand new backpack slung over one shoulder? If you are like most parents, a new backpack was on your child's back to school shopping list along with pencils, erasers, an assortment of colourful binders and a geometry...
What is the Difference Between a Splint and a Brace?
A splint or brace is a device used to support or hold a body part still after an injury or surgery. While the words may be used interchangeably, in general, a brace is meant to support an injured area, while a splint is commonly used to immobilize an injured body...
What is de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis?
De Quervain's tenosynovitis is a painful condition affecting the tendons on the thumb side of your wrist. It occurs when the tendons around the base of the thumb are irritated or constricted. The word "tendinosis" refers to a swelling of the tendons. Swelling of the...