Myth or Fact? No Pain, No Gain😒 Let's just stop you right there! Not in our clinic! Unless you change the spelling to "know pain, know gain". Having the "no pain no gain" mentality when it comes to your rehabilitation can do you more harm than good.
When we talk about pain science, think of the body as a traffic light. 🚦Green Light: Your body is happy with what range you are getting from an exercise, there's no discomfort, this is safe and effective. 🚦Yellow Light: Your body is indicating some discomfort, maybe a little pain, this is ok. There should be a little bit of resistance when you are trying to get to the next phase in rehab. But this light resembles caution. Push a little bit more but once you see that red light..... 🚦Red Light: STOP. Do not pass Go, do not collect your $200. This is your body saying STOP. If you continue to push into pain, you are at risk of harming yourself and making things worse. Work with your treating therapist and be sure to communicate and ask questions. They can help you to understand what levels, locations, and occurrences of pain are safe, and which are not.
New on our shelves is the Stretch Out Strap. This handy little green strap is designed with loops from top to bottom, allowing you to stretch many different muscles groups safely. The strap can be used to assist in stretching lower extremities and upper extremities. Many benefits include increasing range of motion of the knee joint post knee replacement, getting a true passive stretch of your hamstrings and calf muscles, improving shoulder range of motion, to name a few.
Included with your strap is a stretching guide. The guide is filled with stretches from head to toe, with full descriptions and instructions to be sure that you are performing the stretches appropriately.
As always, we suggest you speak to your treating therapist to be sure that this strap is safe for you to use, and that you know which stretches are safe for you to do.
Myth Or Fact? 👂The sound you hear during a manipulation is the bones cracking?👂 * * * * * * * MYTH! The "popping" and "cracking" sounds you hear during a spinal manipulation is actually air being released from the joint space. We do not, nor would we ever, "crack" a bone in your body.
Spinal manipulation is performed to help relieve pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function. It is often used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and headache pain.
Our physiotherapists at Kneaded Care have specialty training and certification to be able to perform manipulations.
🐇Easter Colouring Contest🐇 Attention little artists! This contest is for you😄
Colouring contest sheets will be available for pick up in the clinic, or downloadable on our Facebook Page until April 8. We need all submissions to be sent in no later than Monday April 11th. Voting will take place on April 12th and 13th on our social media pages, and the winner will be announced on Thursday April 14th.
2 prize packs to be won!
We have divided the categories into... - Ages 6 and under - Ages 7 and up
Colouring sheets can be submitted a few ways! 🐰Email: kneadedcare3@gmail.com 🐰Facebook or Instagram Messenger 🐰In person at the front desk
Please include your name, age, and a contact phone number. We cant wait to see your beautiful art work🎨 (Picture is in the comments to download and print at home, or pick up at the front desk anytime)
🌷Spring is here. Have your symptoms changed?🤔 With the spring season here, people can experience more pain moving from one place to another, headaches, twitching in the body, more feelings of agitation/anger/inflexibility/lack of seeing the big picture among other things. This is a good time to continue to develop a strong digestive system, to help make it good and ready for when the damp and cold weather come again. We are into the Wood Element in Chinese Medicine. The Wood Element is associated with anything to do with your blood (fertility, pain, gynelogical issues etc). Now is the time to help nourish your blood. 🩸 Visit @warriorspirithealing to find out more about how acupuncture can help you.
