The Holistic Healing Power of Traditional Chinese Medicine When many people hear the term acupuncture, the image of needles and an alternative form of pain relief come to mind. However, few realize that acupuncture is a central component of a much broader and ancient practice known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Rooted in thousands of years of observation, practice, … Read More
Your local Kitsilano Physiotherapy Clinic: Seven Summits Rehab and Health’s Golf TPI Assessment
Slicing or hooking the golf ball? Never heard of a TPI Golf Assessment? Then this blog is for you! The most common characteristic I see when assessing golfers’ swings is ‘early extension’, which is a movement towards the ball on either the backswing or downswing. This results in the arms getting stuck behind the body in the hitting zone and … Read More
The Climber’s Stiff Neck!
Neck pain is very common in climbing – especially for those on the ground belaying. The harsh position of neck extension with our stability muscles switched off can aggravate symptoms. But what about the climber’s neck while climbing? As they focus solely on reaching the next bolt or gear placement, dealing with the constant psychological battle of height and falling, … Read More
The 7 Summits Sensorial Experience
Welcome to the first-ever blog by Seven Summits Rehab and Health! For our first blog out, we wanted to highlight an important area that is often forgotten about in routine treatments that focus solely on the physical impairment, the seven senses. Yes 7, not 5!! At Seven Summits, we created our holistic rehab model called the Sevens Model, which includes … Read More