Were you recently in a car accident? Or simply still suffering from injuries that never fully healed? At Be Well Medical Clinic, we understand how overwhelming the aftermath of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) can be — physically, emotionally, and logistically. That’s why we’re here to support you through every part of your recovery journey.

Whether you’re dealing with pain, mobility issues, stress, or other symptoms following a crash, our team of experienced practitioners can help you feel like your best self again. We take a comprehensive, personalized approach, combining services like physiotherapy, chiropractic care, registered massage therapy, acupuncture, and mental health support tailored to your specific needs.

Here’s how we help:

– Personalized Treatment Plans — After a thorough initial assessment, we work with you to create a customized care plan designed to address your unique injuries, symptoms and recovery.
– Coordinated Care & Support — Our team closely collaborates behind the scenes to ensure that every part of your recovery is smooth, seamless and manageable. We take on the brunt of the work while you focus on regaining your strength and wellness.
– Ongoing Recovery Support — From pain relief to improved mobility and emotional wellbeing, we’re with you through each phase of your healing journey.

Don’t let an accident derail your life — let us help guide you toward a smoother, stronger recovery. Contact us today to schedule your consultation and start your personalized care plan.

Chiropractors check to see which joints are restricted within normal rang of motion. In fact, restricted joints lead to have physical and neurological dysfunction. Chiropractors use various treatments, depending on patient’s specific needs and preferences. they can also promote health and improve the quality of life, as well as alleviate pain.

Manual therapy considers as one of the effective treatments; it includes soft tissue manual release, mobilization and manipulation.

Manipulation known as chiropractic adjustment is a quick and controlled force to the restricted joint which helps to restores joint movement and improves its function. The frequency of treatment is different case by case; It varies from 1-3x/week.

Your skin is just as important as any other aspect of your body. Taking care of your skin and treating it with the best products, non invasive treatments is a form self care.

We believe that aging is beautiful. Using preventative methods for skin wellness will allow us to age gracefully without attempting to avoid aging all together.

We believe in a holistic way of being and that also involves our skin.

The mind-body connection is the belief that an individuals internal thoughts, emotions and behaviours impact the physical body.

Studies have shown that stress, trauma and other emotional distress shows itself physically within the body. In fact, there has been a link between depression and low back pain.
 
People often wonder why they aren’t getting better with regular treatment but it can very much be because they are not focusing on this connection.

 At Be Well, we structure our treatments around this connection. We believe that treating the mind will benefit the body and vice versa.
 
We are a multi-disciplinary clinic that focuses on all aspects of the individual. This is why we have treatments like mental health counselling, reiki and acupuncture.
 
Treating one without the other is just part of the equation. Once the mind-body connection becomes the goal, real wellness is just around the corner.

Compression therapy has long been utilized for its benefits in reducing inflammation, decreasing post training muscle soreness and improving the lymphatic system. Apparel titan Underarmour has created an entire brand off of their compression line for consumers to enjoy these benefits.

Studies by Winke et al (2018) and Heapy et al (2018) demonstrated the benefits of pulsed compression therapy with respect to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in forearm flexors compared to a compression sleeve.

We are happy to announce that we are offering Normatec pulsed compression therapy at the clinic!

The NormaTec PULSE Recovery Systems are dynamic compression devices designed to help active individuals and athletes recover faster between trainings and after performance. It can also be used as an adjunct to control for inflammation after acute injuries.

The NormaTec system uses compressed air to massage your limbs, mobilize fluid, and speed recovery. When you use the system, you will first experience a pre-inflate cycle, during which the connected attachments are molded to your exact body shape. The session will then begin by compressing your feet, hands, or upper quad (depending on which attachment you are using). Similar to the kneading and stroking done during a massage, each segment of the attachment will first compress in a pulsing manner and then release. This will repeat for each segment of the attachment as the compression pattern works its way up your limb.

Winke M, Williamson S. Comparison of a Pneumatic Compression Device to a Compression Garment During Recovery from DOMS. Int J Exerc Sci. 2018;11(3):375-383. Published 2018 May 1.

Heapy AM, Hoffman MD, Verhagen HH, et al. A randomized controlled trial of manual therapy and pneumatic compression for recovery from prolonged running – an extended study. Res Sports Med. 2018;26(3):354-364.

Summer has begun and that means a lot of people are picking up recreational sports such as beach volleyball, cycling, running or even climbing. 

While we love when people decide to become more active and live healthier lifestyles, it is essential to ensure that your body is in the condition to tolerate the new demands we are placing onto them. 

Our bodies are in a constant state of responding and adapting to everything we do.  If the demands exceed the capacity of our body to tolerate those loads, injury occurs. 

This isn’t meant to deter anyone from picking up summer sports as a new hobby. We just want to highlight the importance in being aware of your body’s strengths and limitations before overloading it. 

If you are itching to pick up a new physical endeavour such as running, cycling, or joining your local beach volleyball club, we provide complimentary consultations to ensure your body has the prerequisites to safely do so.

Life is uncertain: we can never be 100% sure what is going to happen. Some people are OK with this and find it easy to embrace new experiences.

Other people struggle with uncertainty: it is almost as if they have a phobia of it, and they often do things like worry or plan in attempts to reduce uncertainty.

worry

plan

Intolerant of uncertainty

Motivation:

seek certainty (safety).

Behaviour:

worry, plan, check, avoid, seek reassurance, routine & habit.

Situations that are:

Ambiguous

Novel

Unpredictable

Embraces uncertainty

seek new experiences.

open, curious, spontaneous, willing to tolerate discomfort.

Embracing uncertainty can allow you to enjoy more of life, and to respond more flexibly to challenges that come your way. One way of doing this is to gradually introduce uncertain events into your life. Try to embrace uncertainty by experimenting with some of the tasks below:

Walk a different route.

Order something new from the menu in a restaurant.

Try a new class.

Go somewhere you have never been.
See a film at the cinema without reading reviews.

Have a different lunch every day.

Read a different newspaper, or something by a new author.

Talk to someone you don’t know (ask a question, pay them a compliment).

Wear something ‘new’ for you (e.g. style, brand).

Do an activity that you have avoided so far.

Talk about things that are more ‘risky’ for you (e.g. politics, yourself, opinions).

Listen to music that you wouldn’t normally listen to.

Sit in a different place than you normally do.

Delegate tasks to others.

Sleep on a different side of the bed.

Try a different brand of toothpaste.

Tips for embracing uncertainty:

Adopt the mindset that it is good for you to take small risks and challenge yourself.

Make ‘trying new things’ a regular part of your life.

You’re trying to build a ‘tolerance of uncertainty muscle’ so you will need to practice regularly.

Maintain a curious and open approach by focusing on the outcome of your experiments, not on the emotional experience:

What did you learn? What did you experience that was new and exciting? What did that experiment do for your confidence?

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.

He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.

Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom.

Only the person who risks is truly free.

Cleansing is the practise of creating sacred smoke from medicinal and sacred plants. This practise has been used traditionally as a way of purifying and cleansing the soul and environment. 

The most common used herb is sage, however there are so many others that promote amazing healing. Herbs such as juniper attract abundance, Palo Santo is energy vibration raising and mugwort is used for sleep. ✨✨

This practice can be done daily as a way to create a sacred energy during meditation or prayer.

•Cleansing yourself is great when you are feeling low and need to raise your vibration. As we know, our bodies are made up of energy that transmits vibrations. When we are feeling off, it could be because of a change in our vibration. Cleansing is a great tool to cleanse yourself and your space. 

•Cleansing is simple. You light your cleansing stick and allow for the bundle to burn. Cleanse yourself first and then your area. Once it is burning, you can move the smoke clockwise. Once you are complete, you may extinguish your bundle by using an ashtray or shell bowl. 

• I always recommend saying an intention as you are saging the space. This is an amazing way to attract exactly what you are wanting into your life and space with the assistance of this sacred smoke.

Happy cleansing everyone, we do offer all sort of different types of cleansing tools used for various purposes. Simply visit out online shop 🙂 

With the arrival of the COVID-19 virus, comes the importance of putting our health first. There are claims that having a healthy and strong immune system can help with fighting off viruses as well as decreasing your likelihood of getting a virus. Therefore, on top of washing our hands, practising social distancing, leaving the house when it is only essential, we can implement steps to increase our immune systems. A healthy immune system is not just necessary for a virus but it is a vital function of the body that helps protect us.

Tips on Strengthening your Immune System

1. Sleep
– Poor sleep is linked to the susceptibility of illness. Our bodies need adequate sleep in order to regenerate and rest. Good sleep is scientifically linked with T cells which are part of the immune system
– Therefore, if you’re having difficulty with sleep, try and limit technology use before bed, try blue light glasses, use some essential oils or practise other sleep hygiene methods.

2. Vitamins/Supplements
– Vitamins and supplements are a great way to supplement what our bodies are missing in order to help the body run as efficiently as possible. It is best to get yourself tested to see what you are missing. However, humans are often deficient in b vitamins, and magnesium which are essential for the body.
– Vitamin D and Vitamin C are also closely linked to the immune system. We are often missing vitamin D in the cold months and therefore it is important to supplement this missing vitamin.

3. Exercise
– Moderate exercise has been shown to increase your immune system. Try going for a walk, bike ride, or swim for 30 minutes.
– DO NOT overdue your exercise as this has been shown to suppress your immunity.
– Exercise has been shown to reduce inflammation and regenerate your immune cells

4. Reduce Stress
– Stress is an underlying factor for many illnesses. We know that stress negatively affects the body by releasing stress hormones which can lead to inflammation and can cause us to get sick
– Decreasing our stress is important for mind and body
– Try implementing a meditation routine, breathing techniques or massages into your routines.

5. Laughter
– Laughter decreases the stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection fighting anti-bodies!
– So, facetime a friend or family member and start laughing, watch a funny movie or practise laughing yoga! It is healthy to laugh.

All of this advice should be consulted with your doctor as our bodies are all different and may need different things.
The important thing is that we try our best to implement routines and items that make our bodies feel good. Often we have so much going on that we forget to take care of our bodies. This is the time to ensure that we are properly taking care of our bodies. They are most important and we cannot go on without a healthy body.

Our body can move in various directions thanks to range of motion within the joints and flexibility of the muscles. Our ROM may be limited due to any abnormality in joints and muscles. As we continue to age and move around, we may find that our flexibility and movement has decreased. 

Obviously, there are many other factors and reasons for reduced joint ROM however muscle tightness is one of the most common. Muscle “tightness” results from an increase in tension. Muscles can become shortened through postural adaptation, scarring, spasm, or overuse. Regardless of the cause, tightness limits range of motion and may create a muscle imbalance. This can result in lack of mobility, pain and stiffness. The best way to alleviate these symptoms and avoid injury is through stretching. 

What is stretching: It is the activity in which actively or passively muscle assumes elongated position for a given time period without breaking or tearing the muscle fibers. Stretching generally focuses on increasing the length of a musculotendinous unit, in essence increasing the distance between a muscle’s origin and insertion.

Types of stretching:

1. Static stretching- active and passive
2. Dynamic stretching – active and ballistic
3. Pre-contraction stretching – PNF technique such as hold relax, contract relax, contract relax and agonist contract, post-isometric relaxation, post-facilitation stretching an MET.

The traditional and most common type  of stretching is static. In static, a specific position is held with the muscle in tension to a point of a stretching sensation and repeated. This can be performed passively by a partner, or actively by the subject.

Static stretching is effective at increasing ROM. The greatest change in ROM with a static stretch occurs between 15 and 30 seconds; most studies suggest that 10 to 30 seconds is sufficient for increasing flexibility. 

Benefits of Stretching 

1. Decreases muscle stiffness and improves range of motion in joints. 
2. Prevents and reduces the risk of injury.
3. Helps prevent any aches and pain due to tightness in muscle.
4. Improves posture. 
5. Improves circulation. 
6. Maintains joint health. 
7. Increases nutrients and reduces post workout soreness.
8. Releases tension, calms the mind and increases energy.

Be Well Medical clinic is excited to announce a new program called “STRETCH IT OUT”  and our goal is to help you get your full body stretch which will help you prevent any future stiffness, lack of mobility and pain. 

Not only that, we do all the work for you. Simply show up and a professional therapist will passively stretch all of the muscles that need to be stretched! 

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What to wear?: come in comfortable clothing which should not be restrictive while stretching.
2. What to expect?: Our highly qualified therapist will do a quick assessment to find out the tightest area of your body and will educate you about your posture and your body needs. Based upon that you will be given an individualized stretching program throughout all the major muscles in your body. 
3. Can I do it at home?: At the end of the session you will be given one self-stretch to perform at home  
4. How often should I come? It is recommended that cone twice/week.
5. If I have pain should I come? : Yes, a therapist will suggest a PNF stretch which will  also help reduce your pain.
6. What age group do you allow? : It is designed from 10 years to 75 years of age. 
7. I am fit and I do not have any complaint of pain or any stiffness still it is for me? : Yes everyone needs to stretch their body to prevent any future stiffness and maintain flexibility.
8. Will the session be painful? : It could make you feel stretch pain or mild soreness after but you should always let the therapist know if you feel any discomfort during the session.   

If you have any more questions feel free to call at our clinic office 905-709-7979 or email us at info@bewellmedicalclinic.com

Hope to see you soon. 

This week the Be Well team wanted to remind everyone how improve a healthy lifestyle can be. If you are feeling the winter blues recently, lets get you back to your norm before spring time! We want YOU to be feeling 100% by the time the sun is out past 6pm :P.

1) EXERCISE: “I like to move it, move it”

If you are someone who has a daily routine with exercise, AWESOME KEEP IT UP!! If you are not, there are many little things we can do to work in activity and exercise into your daily routine.

Walk to someone’s desk to deliver a message rather than sending an email
Park further away from the front door of your building to increase that step count
Take the stairs not the elevator
Take the dog outside rather then let them outside and watch TV

The goal to get you through winter should be 150 minutes of activity a week! Meaning at least 30 mins a day for at least 5 days a week!

2) PHYSICAL CARE: let’s treat your injuries

If you are unable to get active because of nagging injuries we can help! Sometimes pain relief can be accomplished through physical care by a physiotherapist, chiropractor and massage therapist. Physical therapy (PT) involves treatments that focus on prevention and management of injuries or disabilities. PT helps to relieve pain, promote healing, and restore function and movement.

PT is practiced by a professionally trained physical therapist. A physical therapist is a specialist skilled and educated specifically in evaluation and conservative management, including rehabilitation, of orthopaedic, neurologic, and cardiovascular conditions.

If you are suffering from anything physical, come get assessed and treated! YOU WILL FEEL BETTER!!

3) Self-Care:
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Over the course of your life, if you experience mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including:
Biological factors, such as genes or brain chemistry
Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse
Family history of mental health problems

Positive mental health allows people to:
Realize their full potential
Cope with the stresses of life
Work productively
Make meaningful contributions to their communities
Ways to maintain positive mental health include:
Getting professional help if you need it
Connecting with others
Staying positive
Getting physically active
Helping others
Getting enough sleep
Developing coping skills

Physical and mental issues are linked. If you need help, reach out and talk to someone! Everyone here at Be Well are always here to listen and help 🙂

Winter is almost over!! Spring is just around the corner 🙂

Bad posture is the new smoking. While good posture, is confidence! From our pain levels to our self-confidence, our posture impacts a lot more then we think. People who are driving to and from work, as well as, sitting all day at a desk might be suffering from shoulder stiffness, neck tightness, headaches and rolled forward shoulders. Poor posture places a LARGE amount of stress on our spines and can lead to a lot of secondary problems! Having poor posture puts more stress on muscles and joints, forcing them to be overworked and causing them to fatigue! This leads you more susceptible for injury!!

What is good posture and how can we help!

The main idea of good posture is knowing how to keep a neutral spine. When we are in good posture, the muscles surrounding the spine are balances and supporting the body EQUALLY! When we are sitting we should;

1. Have feet flat on the floor
2. Knees at a 90 degree angle
3. Even weight on both hips (not leaning to one side)
4. Back should be mostly straight
5. Shoulders should be back (not rolled forward)
6. Shoulders should be relaxed and not at your ears
7. Ears should be above our shoulders (not pushed forward)

How can good posture HELP YOU!

Have good posture leads to a ton of awesome health benefits!

1. Reduce both neck pain and low back pain

A forward head position, in poor posture, puts strain on the upper back, shoulders and neck. With proper alignment and proper posture, the joints and ligaments are less stressed and less subject to chronic overuse. Therefore, decreasing your pains

Sitting and standing in a slouched position for prolonged periods of time stresses the low back. It also changes our natural lordotic curve! To help reduce this, we need to make sure we are standing with correct posture and positioning

2. Reduce headaches

Poor posture can contribute to TENSION/CERVICOGENIC headaches, due to increased muscle tension in the back of the beck. By changing our head position to be above our shoulders, we can decrease the amount of headaches we experience.

3. Increase your energy levels

When your joints are in correct alignment and the correct postural positioning, it allows muscles to be used as they’re intended! So you have less fatigue and more energy!

4. Improve circulation and digestion

When you are slouching, you’re compressing your vital organs! Healthy blood flow and digestion REQUIRE proper positioning. Avoid positions which cramp circulation, like crossing your legs or while sitting!

5. Increase self-confidence

Not only can good posture boost your energy levels and reduce your pains, it can also increase your self-esteem!

SO WHAT CAN YOU DO;

Here at be well we have an amazing chiropractor and awesome physiotherapist who are both postural experts! We will help train you in an passive and active care plan and help correct your positioning. For now check out our posture help videos 🙂

New year, New Mindset, New Fitness tips.

A very happy, healthy and prosperous new year to you all readers there from Be Well Team. Holidays are sadly over and everyone is trying to get back to their routine with the hope to stick to your new year resolution; It has been a half way through January, and some of you have already noticing that you are finding difficulty to stick with your new year resolution. In reality, you do not need a new year or a new day to start over. “YOU ONLY NEED A NEW MINDSET”. So today, I am here to discuss about how to make a realistic and simple goal for your self which are easy to follow and easy to stick with it to succeed in it.

So, first thing is always making a goal which is you find an interest in doing it and you think you would do it really. You will do it because you enjoy doing it and not as a punishment otherwise you will stop it very soon. The best thing to start with is start with only one goal at a time and for minimum amount of time and minimum investment. We are humans and very few people just change their selves overnight, but most of us do it by time with consistent effort. So, remember “CONSISTANCY IS THE KEY”. First list out the things you want to improv in your life. Examples are any your habit like waking up early; less caffeine; more positive thoughts; less time spent on social media; unfollow negative people; having a healthy weight; drink more water; cook more often; learn something new; save some money; the list goes endless. The fact is you should only choose one which really you want in your life and it matters the most to you. Let’s pick one for an instance as being healthy this year. I will give you some my ideas about how you can incorporate it in your busy routine. If you are a person who never went gym or done any activity all over your life, there is less possibility that you will end up doing it throughout the year. So before you get yearly membership with hefty amount try something simple here. So, the realistic goal can be doing five-five minutes self stretches in bed everyday to begin with. I am sure everyone can spend just five minutes before getting out of the bed in the morning and before sleep at night. So, choose some SPECIFIC stretches or self exercise, if you want to learn more about general fitness exercise to improve overall health you are always welcome to our clinic. Learn exercise that will make you more flexible and energetic. It is measurable that you are not really struggling with sparing extra time from your busy schedule to stick with your goal, you do not need to drive to gym or anywhere, you even do not need to go on floor or yoga mat so it is really easy and practically possible to stick with it and see the results. You will have a sense of satisfaction that you achieved what you thought for. If you start enjoying it learn some more, increase your time from five minutes to ten or fifteen which means you will be doing exercise at the end of the day for 20 to 30 minutes, and you did not realise it or not have to struggle to make extra half an hour from your busy day.

As a physiotherapist I always try to make SMART goals which means Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic and Timely. The world is of smart technology smart phone, smart tv, smart home, smart car so why our goals can not be SMART. So, the quick tips are here.

1.       Choose specific activity which you really enjoy: Let it be any activity swimming, gym; yoga; reading; meditation; walking; kickboxing; Zumba and the list is endless.

2.       You should be able to know your progress by simply measuring your progress.

3.       The activity you choose it should be easy so you try to continue doing it, if you choose something non attainable or very challenging means at some point you might not want to do it any further.

4.       Know your daily routine and be kind to yourself by not setting very high demanding goal make something easy and realistic which you can really meet and achieve.

5.       Time is money, you do not want to waste your time in what you think is not going to make any difference or any changes in your life in given time so keep track of time and make up your mind by the end of this year where do you want to see yourself and simply stick with it.

Wish you all the very best in your journey to achieve whatever you make as your goal. And remember you only need a new mindset to start at any day, if you have already given up then please never give up. You still have tomorrow to set a new goal and start over. We are always happy to help you in your well being. Come visit us and discuss your goals with us and we will guide you to make SMART and show you the best ideas to achieve it.

Unlike a traditional sauna, infrared saunas don’t heat the air around you. Instead, they use infrared lamps to warm your body directly.

“These saunas use infrared panels instead of conventional heat to easily penetrate human tissue, heating up your body before heating up the air,” explains physical therapist, Vivian Eisenstadt, MAPT, CPT, MASP.

An infrared sauna can operate at a lower temperature (usually between 120˚F and 140˚F) than a traditional sauna, which is typically between 150˚F and 180˚F.

Supporters of infrared saunas say the heat penetrates more deeply than warmed air. This allows you to experience a more intense sweat at a lower temperature.

The supposed benefits of using an infrared sauna are similar to those experienced with a traditional sauna. These include:

• better sleep
• relaxation
• detoxification
• weight loss
• relief from sore muscles
• relief from joint pain such as arthritis
• clear and tighter skin
• improved circulation
• help for people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Several studies have looked at using infrared saunas in the treatment of chronic health problems, such as high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, headache, type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, and found some evidence of benefit. However, larger and more-rigorous studies are needed to confirm these results. Some of these studies were also performed with patients using traditional sauna.

At Be Well Thornhill add Infrared Sauna as a top  up to your treatment. Come in and experience all the benefits in just 30 minutes.

Parasympathetic nervous system is pivotal to recovery; it is what keeps us at rest.

Often times the body is regulates this naturally and we are able to access this state regularly and without force; however, is there has been prolonged stress or any recent trauma parasympathetic system needs some help.

When we are in chronic stress or experiences a traumatic event, we are in the sympathetic system which is the fight or flight response. Its true that we need this response to get things done and to keep us safe however sometimes the mind need a bit of help to go back to the homeostasis state which I call the balance zone.

When the cells in the body do not work correctly, homeostatic balance is disrupted; the easiest way to access the homeostasis is through conscious breathing, that mind body connection is needed to regulate the response in your gut and mind.

Natural ways to activate this state is to regularly involve your body either through massage therapy, breath work or mediation. All of these components will help you to feel better.

It is important to lower your stress levels, which means also being aware if what you eat and your sleeping cycles. Another great resource is to take CBD oil; At Be Well we carry Calyx CBD oil which will assist with sleep but most of all will help to heal the body from within.

CBD oil has been used to treat tumors, PTSD, sleeping issues, injuries and the list can go on. CBD, is safe and is without THC which means you will not get the “high feeling”.

We do hope this short Blog was helpful in starting your recovery.

The Mulligan Technique:

MWM (Movement with Mobilization) concept is a relatively new and unique method of the physiotherapy treatment focusing on correcting the “altered arthrokinematics” (angular movement of bone) or “joint positional fault” by mobilizing joints during active movement.

Difference between Joint Positional Fault and Normal joint movement:

When an injury/sprain occurs, it might result in a minor “positional fault” to a joint which could result in restricted movement, stiffness or pain while performing specific movement. This simply means that when joint is in a DEFAULT position, movement is not proper and the good news it can be corrected with MWM.

Normal joints have been designed in such a way that the shape of the articular surfaces, the thickness of the cartilage, the orientation of the fibres of ligaments and capsule, the direction of pull of muscles and tendons, facilitate normal and controlled movement.
Normal proprioceptive feedback maintains this balance. Alteration in any or all of the above-mentioned factors would alter the joint position during movement and would provoke symptoms of pain, stiffness or weakness in the patient.

Physiotherapist identify the signs may be; a loss of joint movement, pain associated with movement, or pain associated with specific functional activities during detailed assessment when you come to our clinic.
While the accessory glide is maintained by physiotherapist, the patient is requested to move their complained/painful body part to the restricted direction to check if the restriction has been improved – immediate improvement can be evaluated by checking increased range of active motion, muscle contraction and free of the original pain reported by patient. Physiotherapist pay extra attention to the patient’s reaction to ensure no pain is felt while applying this technique.

Once the therapist discovered the correct pain-free arthrokinematics adjustment glide, the previously limited and/or painful movement is repeated by the patient while the therapist continues to hold the appropriate glide. Further gains are expected with repetition during a treatment session particularly when pain-free overpressure is applied.

Which condition treated with this new technique called MWM: Benefits of MWM.

This specific exercise patterns are pain free which helps to improve range of motion and provide better functional mobility. It can be applied to any joints in the body. Both the clinician and patient can quickly assess the value of this approach by its ability to immediately abolish painful limitation of function; an immediate improvement in pain, mobility and function.

• Whenever patient has pain which is biomechanical in nature and not the inflammatory.
• Limited mobility due to acute or sub acute pain.
• Loss of motion due to arthritic condition.
• Cervicogenic headache; tennis elbow; ankle sprain; wrist pain; shoulder conditions; knee pains to name few.

Almost every kind of pain can be treated after carefully ruled out any contra-indication to this technique.