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Chronic Episodic Low Back Pain
Acute low back pain comes, then goes and is gone. Chronic low back pain is continually there for a very long time without break. What...
jeffreybegg
Apr 16, 20213 min read
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Preserving your hip - age 50-90.
Here's a bit of a deep dive on how to preserve a hip that seems to be wearing out a bit.
jeffreybegg
10 hours ago7 min read
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On the lighter side: Put your pants on standing up.
Here is a (partly) tongue-in-cheek short essay to make you re-think how you get dressed in the morning. How do you put your pants on?...
jeffreybegg
Mar 213 min read
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I'm injured. What can I expect from physio?
For most people who need to see me, you'll fit into one of 2 different scenarios. I'll call them the "green path" or the "orange path",...
jeffreybegg
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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Drydock.
There comes a time when a ship has been in the water too long, and it needs major repairs. (life metaphor coming...)
jeffreybegg
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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What is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist?
There are many excellent physiotherapists in Canada. Some have gone on to qualify as a specialist in a particular field, like...
jeffreybegg
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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My hip is arthritic, but I'm still so young! What can we do?
I've been working with osteoarthritis of the hip for more than 25 years. I see patients in their 20s who are already in the queue for...
jeffreybegg
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Getting to the root of the problem: How I treat the source, not just the symptoms.
Phase 1 Rehab Any injury stimulates inflammation, which is needed to begin the repair and healing process. That's important, but it's...
jeffreybegg
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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How to improve your "Healthspan"
Lifespan is how long you live. Healthspan is how long in your life you are healthy . Injury and disease may or may not shorten your...
jeffreybegg
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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A User Manual - for YOU.
A person could get through life without knowing anything about how their body works. In fact that was called the Dark Ages, and it was a...
jeffreybegg
Nov 13, 20212 min read
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How we're going to rehab your rotator cuff problem
I'm sharing this with you as we start our journey of solving your shoulder pain.* You've made the right choice by getting into...
jeffreybegg
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Yes, I order x-rays, ultrasound and MRI.
There are three keys to making the diagnosis of any injury. The history of how you started hurting. The physical examination. Diagnostic...
jeffreybegg
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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I searched "exercises for back pain"...
Haven't found the solution with your web search yet? I saw a fellow once who had done his own homework and tried a number of “shoulder...
jeffreybegg
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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How I treat headaches
Some headaches come from the neck (cervicogenic headache). I'm a specialist in neck rehab, so quite often I solve a headache issue by...
jeffreybegg
May 7, 20212 min read
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Not getting better? Maybe the diagnosis is wrong.
That's where a Clinical Specialist comes in. Currently in Canada, there are less than 50 certified Physiotherapy Clinical Specialists. I...
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Feb 12, 20213 min read
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Crick in the neck? Here's how we fix that.
You woke up with quite a bit of neck pain. What now? You can’t turn your head to look over your shoulder. In fact, you can hardly move...
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Feb 12, 20212 min read
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