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If you’re an athlete or you work out regularly, it’s important to know how to avoid hurting yourself. Injuries will prevent you from staying active while you heal and can have lasting effects on your body. Here are five tips for avoiding a sports injury from the team of physiotherapy experts at Ottawa-Carleton Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine Center.

Since whiplash symptoms will often only appear days or even weeks following an injury, if you’ve been in a car accident, it’s important to be examined by both a doctor and a physiotherapist—even if nothing hurts—to be sure that the crash didn’t cause any lasting damage to your body. With a combination of proper medical attention and physiotherapy, you’ll ensure that you’re free from aches and pains.

How physiotherapy can help you

If you’re living with chronic pain or are dealing with an illness, you should consider making physiotherapy and massage therapy a part of your overall health care plan. Sometimes overlooked, physio is a useful addition to most wellness regimens. Here’s what you need to know.

Are you looking for a safe way to alleviate pain, reduce stress or get a better night’s sleep? Ottawa-Carleton Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Center recommends professional acupuncture treatments to deal with these problems. This post outlines some of the many benefits attributed to this age-old approach used in traditional Chinese medicine.

The benefits of massage therapy are well proven, yet few pregnant women think of booking an appointment with a therapist to relieve their pregnancy-related symptoms. At Ottawa-Carleton Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Center, we know all about the many advantages of prenatal massages. Read on to find out more!

How to suffer less when you have a sport injury 

Sports injuries are the worst. Not only is your game impacted, but your everyday activities can be thwarted as well. All you want is to get back to normal as quickly as possible. We get it. Fortunately, our team’s available to help. At Ottawa-Carleton Physiotherapy, getting you up to full speed quickly and safely is our objective.

The road to recovery from neck and back pain after a car accident

Being in a car accident can turn your whole world upside down. In no way is this truer than when it comes to your health. Whiplash and other injuries can leave you with long lasting consequences such as pain and reduced capacity for movement that impact every aspect of your life. But physiotherapy at an Ottawa clinic can make a big difference. If you wish to get back on your feet following a car crash, feel free to contact our team at Ottawa-Carleton Physiotherapy. Physical symptoms can take several days or even longer to manifest. Yet early intervention is one of the best ways to circumnavigate any long-term consequences. Therefore, even if you aren’t feeling particularly sore it’s best to come in for an assessment.