Sleep is an essential part of our daily lives, offering much-needed rest and rejuvenation for our bodies and minds. However, many people don’t realize that sleep also has a significant impact on pain perception and the healing process. In this post, we will explore the connection between sleep, pain,...
Back pain is a common experience for many people, and an expression we hear often at the clinic is "my back is out". In reality, there is no single joint in the back that can pop out or become dislocated like in the shoulder or hip. Thankfully when you...
How can shockwave therapy help you with your rehabilitation? Trends in therapy must be built on science and review. If there is evidence that a particular treatment or modality works, it tends to show up in our practice. Recently (2019), one therapy method that has drawn lots of attention...
Women are bombarded with information during pregnancy - this advice can range from helpful to even harmful (I’m looking at you, kegels!). With all the misinformation out there, why not have a health professional dedicated to your physical health and recovery work with you during this special time? With...
By far, the most common thing for us to hear from physio students and recent graduates is that they want to work with athletes. It will be no surprise that some of us at Motus said that too – and have been fortunate enough to be able to do...
Muscles play a key role during exercise and daily life, but have you ever put a second thought into the muscles that stabilize your pelvic floor? The pelvic floor muscles form the base of what we commonly call the core or inner unit. They work in unison with the...
Physiotherapy, like most other fields of study, experiences its fair share of trends. While the word ‘trends’ can often sound negative, in many cases, it isn’t - in fact, trends often serve to draw the attention of a large number of professionals in a field, who must then make...
A lot has changed since the ‘jogging’ boom of the 1970’s: footwear, clothing, training methods, nutrition – the list goes on. One unfortunate constant, however, is the repetitive strain injury. The past few decades have seen countless research papers written on runners and their injuries, and while these can...
I don’t like the term ‘chronic pain’. It’s common for patients to visit us for treatment and describe an issue they’ve been experiencing for a long time — sometimes for years, or even decades. When pain sticks around for a while, people often have the term ‘chronic’ assigned to...
Jordan Monks, Wes Maunu, and Trevor Millar are proud to announce the opening of Motus Physiotherapy, the Westshore’s newest physiotherapy clinic. Opening Spring 2017, the clinic will provide expert, one-on-one therapeutic care, in a brand new, 3000 square foot facility. Jordan and Wes met and became friends while in...
The team at Motus Physiotherapy in Victoria is ready to help you. Reach out to discuss if any of our services — from dry needling/IMS, to concussion assessment, to pelvic health physiotherapy – are right for you.
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