Physiotherapy for General Orthopaedic Conditions:

• consists of treatment for injuries that occur anywhere in the body, including anything from back/neck pain, to hip, ankle, elbow, hand, foot, knee, and shoulder injuries
• includes an assessment and treatment of your condition, including hands on manual therapy, acupuncture if needed, education, and exercises
• several general orthopaedic conditions are commonly seen and treated at Angela Simpson Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy for Sports Injuries:

• includes treatment for injuries to any part of the body that occurred during amateur/professional sports, or recreational activity
• these types of injuries may be acute and caused due to trauma or a specific event, or they may be due to overuse of certain areas of the body over time
•  the service includes detailed history of your current and past sports background
• includes very specific assessment of the types of movements you do during your sport
• includes an assessment of your current movement patterns, and how they may be need to be modified to allow you to be more efficient and pain free with your sport
• treatment can include activity modifications to your sport over the short term, and re-training specific movement patterns to help you with your sport over both the short and long term
• treatment may also include hands on manual therapy, acupuncture/ acupuncture dry needling, and specific exercise re-training, individualized to you and your body

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy:

• a specialty of physiotherapy that includes treatment of any injury or condition involving the pelvis, and its surrounding structures
• it may include both internal (vaginal) and external assessment and treatment techniques
• treatment consists of education about the condition, as well as different possible ways of treating the condition
• may include hands on manual therapy, specific exercises, and behavioral modifications
• read more about the pelvic floor conditions that are treated with pelvic floor physiotherapy and how it may help you

Acupuncture:

• a service that involves inserting small needles into the skin to create a therapeutic effect
• the therapeutic effect may range from being mood enhancing to blocking pain signals in the brain, thus decreasing the feeling of pain
• can be used to treat a variety of injuries and conditions
• read more about how acupuncture may help you, and the types of conditions it can be used for

Acupuncture Dry Needling:

• a service that involves the insertion of acupuncture needles into the skin/ muscles
• is used to release trigger points in the muscle
• acupuncture dry needling has a different theory than regular acupuncture

Manual Therapy:

• involves hands on techniques for assessment and treatment of many musculoskeletal (meaning it involves the muscles and the skeleton) injuries/ conditions
• manual therapy can be used to treat a variety of conditions