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Advanced Core Exercises

by westcoastsci | August 23, 2022 | Exercises | 0 Comments

Advanced Core Exercises If you're looking for some difficult and advanced core exercises, check out the ones below! If these are too hard for you, we also have a blog post for Intermediate Core Exercises and Beginner Core Exercises.Jack Knife 50 seconds On your back,...

Why Westcoast SCI?

by westcoastsci | August 9, 2022 | Physiotherapy | 0 Comments

How do I choose a Physiotherapy Clinic? When people are trying to figure out which physiotherapy clinic they should go to, they may be thinking of one important question: Why should I choose Westcoast SCI Physiotherapy? For years, physiotherapy has had an interesting...

Top 5 Ways to Stay in Shape This Summer (Without the Hard Work)

by westcoastsci | July 18, 2022 | Health and Wellness | 0 Comments

How to Stay Fit This Summer Without Working Out Are you looking for ways to stay healthy and fit this summer without going to the gym daily? Here are some suggestions that are probably much easier than cardio and lifting weights that you can easily incorporate into...

Tight Hips? Try out these Quad Stretches on your Stairs!

by westcoastsci | July 5, 2022 | Exercises | 0 Comments

How do you stretch your quads? If you have tight hips and thigh muscle tightness, doing these stretches can help ease the tightness. These exercises are all done on a staircase, one with a sturdy railing would be great! Follow along with these 6 stretches for...

9 Minute Intermediate Core Workout

by westcoastsci | June 28, 2022 | Exercises | 0 Comments

Intermediate Core Exercises If you're looking for a core workout that isn't too advanced or easy, try out our INTERMEDIATE Core Workout!Supine Leg Kick Out 50 seconds On your back, put your legs up in the air, knees bent Push out one leg at a time and bring it back to...

Best Quad Strengthening Exercises on Stairs

by westcoastsci | June 22, 2022 | Exercises | 0 Comments

How to strengthen your quads This Quad strengthening workout features eccentric movements, this means slow movement downwards, and quick movement upwards. Quad strengthening exercises can improve knee mobility, prevent knee injuries and improve your balance and...

How To Prevent Lacrosse Injuries

by westcoastsci | May 19, 2022 | Injuries, Physiotherapy | 0 Comments

Common Injuries in Lacrosse Strains: strains happen when a muscle gets overstretched. Pain, muscle spasm, weakness, and sometimes swelling can all be signs of a strain. Tendon injuries: tendons are how muscles attach to bones. The achilles tendon (back of heel) or...

Beginner Core Exercises You Can Do At Home

by westcoastsci | May 11, 2022 | Exercises | 0 Comments

Easy Core Exercises for Beginners In this blog post, we share how to find your neutral spine (which is key for effective core contraction) as well as 6 core exercises for beginners. The reason why we want to work out the core is fourfold, first it helps with our...

Can Physiotherapy Help Me Recover from COVID-19?

by westcoastsci | April 21, 2022 | Health and Wellness | 0 Comments

Does Physiotherapy Help with Long COVID? Anyone who is or has suffered from long COVID knows that after you’ve recovered from the “typical” cold and flu-like symptoms, such as a cough and headache, other more benign symptoms start to occur. These symptoms can range in...

How to Increase your Vertical Jump with 4 Exercises!

by westcoastsci | April 21, 2022 | Exercises | 0 Comments

4 Exercises to Help you Jump Higher Thank you to Kiro M. for suggesting we cover this topic on how to increase your vertical jumping. If you have any topics you'd like us to talk about, please comment your idea down below! Today's topic is on how to increase your...

How to Increase your Vertical Jump with 4 Exercises!

by westcoastsci | Apr 21, 2022 | Exercises

Strength, Conditioning and Injury Prevention Exercise Class in Vancouver

by westcoastsci | Apr 4, 2022 | Exercises, Kinesiology

Are you finding your pain is limiting your ability to live your life?Do you have an injury and want to get healthy and fit, but don’t know how to get started? Have you tried exercise classes, but found you weren’t able to keep up due to pain? Have you been to an...

How to Find a Personal Trainer That’s Right for You

by westcoastsci | Mar 22, 2022 | Exercises, Health and Wellness, Kinesiology

How do you find the perfect personal trainer?The most important thing that you should look for when hiring a personal trainer in Vancouver is finding a personality fit. Take some time to answer the following questions: Do you want to work with a personal trainer that...

Weak Glutes and Hips? Strengthen Them With This Workout!

by westcoastsci | Mar 10, 2022 | Exercises

How to strengthen your hips and glutes This workout consists of three exercises for your hips and glutes. These exercises will help strengthen your glutes and hips, as well as prevent injury of your knees. If you feel sore in the morning, don't fret! We have another...

Tone and Grow Your Glutes & Hips with this HIIT Workout

by westcoastsci | Feb 16, 2022 | Exercises

How to strengthen your hips and glutes This HIIT workout will consist of four exercises that will be repeated 3 times in succession, remember if you're sore in the morning don't panic, that's very natural. We also have a stretching video for your hips and glutes as...

How to Manage your Mental Health

by westcoastsci | Feb 5, 2022 | Top Tips

Managing your Mental HealthManaging our mental health is a very complex task and it is something that everyone will need to do regularly during their lifetime. Struggling with mental health can manifest in a huge variety of ways and will look different for each person...

Physiotherapy for Healthcare and Essential Workers

by westcoastsci | Jan 27, 2022 | Physiotherapy

Thank you healthcare workers and essential workers. You keep us all safe and keep society running smoothly.As you know our healthcare workers and essential workers are working under extreme duress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Day in and day out they put themselves...

How to Manage TMJ Symptoms When Wearing a Mask During COVID-19

by westcoastsci | Jan 13, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Injuries

Have you experienced more cervical, TMJ and headache symptoms from wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like masks? It turns out that this is the case for many people who have recently been required to wear PPE on a more regular basis with COVID-19.How does...

9 Stretches for Tight Hips and Gluteal Muscles

by westcoastsci | Oct 20, 2021 | Exercises

9 Stretches to Relieve Tight Hips Below you will find 10 stretches for your hips and glutes. The reason why we like to stretch is that it not only increases our flexibility, but also our mobility and it leaves us feeling really good overall. For the full video of all...

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Elaine Lin

01:11 15 Sep 22

Rajveer (or Rickey) Singh was great in working with my mom. She has been experiencing dizziness when she walks and when she moves her head. Although she has gone to all sorts of people: her doctor, acupuncturist, massage therapist, and Chinese herbalist (and was prescribed herbs), we realized after seeing Rajveer that they probably didn’t properly diagnose my mom and she didn’t see much improvement. Rajveer asked many questions about my mom’s situation and did exercises to find out what the issue was. He discovered that she probably has Vestibular neoritis (damage to her ears’ nerve endings that caused her imbalanced walking and dizziness) and not vertigo as the doctor and herbalist had said. Rajveer was very patient and kind throughout the process and even added some humour in. He suggested 3 movements my mom can do daily to help her with her dizziness, balance and and eye and head coordination. I highly recommend Rajveer to anyone experiencing dizziness and imbalance. He will take care of you!Also, the receptionist (I unfortunately forgot her name) is very kind and helpful. Thank you!

Gordon Kennedy

21:25 19 Aug 22

Rickey Sing was very knowledgeable and took the time to ensure that I understood my vertigo and treatment.

Carina Ribeiro

23:13 11 Aug 22

Thank you Tom for helping our son learn the proper stretches to help improve his running.

Claire Vial

18:04 14 Jul 22

I saw Jack for help returning to excercise while having long covid and he has helped me SO much, more than I could have ever expected.Before catching covid I could run 10+ km but after, a short walk would leave me with fatigue, brain fog and headaches. Before I saw Jack I was stuck in a discouraging cycle of over doing it and then crashing hard.Exercise often gets a bad rap in the long covid community because it can make symptoms worse when overdone but Jack carefully adjusted my exercises to an intensity level that did not trigger my symptoms. He helped me identify triggers and return to exercise in a slow and safe way. Now I’m slowly getting back into running, my symptoms are better and I was able to increase my hours at work.He is so incredibly knowledgeable and thorough in his assessments and listened carefully to my concerns. I would recommend Jack and Westcoast SCI Physio to anyone, especially those with long covid. Jessie at the front desk is also wonderful and I love that they have direct billing.

Jamie Wallace-Perkins

16:02 07 Jul 22

Seen multiple therapists here for different issues - always attentive & awesome.

Amy Smith

05:10 01 Jul 22

Everyone who works here is a true pro. I've seen various physio therapists elsewhere and swore off it because they never helped. Pat O. actually understood the root causes of my issues and helped me understand them. The movements he showed me are working great and are easy to follow, and every time I go for a session I feel like I'm making sustainable progress!

Carrie

19:11 02 May 22

Hands down the best Physio I’ve been to. Aren was very thorough in his assessment and really helped treat and strengthen my injured area.

Lindsay Symonds

23:13 11 Apr 22

This is great place with friendly, knowledgeable staff from reception to clinicians. My PT was great and did a very thorough assessment. Huge bonus was also the electronic rehab plan they send you after with pics and instructions. Would highly recommend this place!

Neil Rempel

18:27 29 Mar 22

The best physio I've ever been to! The office staff are very professional & my therapist was very knowledgeable about why I was there. He did a thorough assessment before he started any treatment. Made sure he had all up to date medical reports beforehand.

Jaime Valencia

02:58 28 Feb 22

Very efficient professional and friendly staff. I've been working with Arne for a couple of months on reahbilitation of my knee improving every day.

Cormac O'Reilly

20:39 15 Feb 22

Terrific from the receptionist to the physio team, the facility, everything about Westcoast is great. They have a very positive energy, provide amazing one-one support with a variety of exercises to keep you motivated and help you reach your physio goals.

Cas Wilson

19:20 21 Jan 22

I’ve been going to Westcoast SCI for several years, and was referred to Jack specifically because I received a concussion. Jack has been amazing these last 2.5 years, helping me in a myriad of ways, from optho kinetic therapy, strength and training guidance for back and neck issues, and most recently, IMS for pain/tension flair ups in the same areas. It’s been a long road, and I don’t think I’d be looking at returning to work this year, if not for Jack. Incredibly supportive, insightful and dedicated to helping people.

Katherine L'Heureux

21:32 07 Jan 22

I totally recommend Westcoast SCI Physio, they were accommodating to my schedule and fit me in right away. Everyone was very pleasant and friendly. Dom seemed very knowledgeable and I felt confident being in his hands.

Jack Baker

02:14 14 Sep 21

I was recommended Westcoast SCI by a friend, and after looking around online at some other places I decided to book in with them.The booking process is really easy and once booked they send you emails with everything you need to know for your visit.My experience within was just as good, as soon as I walked through the door I was made to feel very comfortable by the receptionist.I booked in with Jack and he was great!He made me feel really comfortable and was very informative about my situation.The Clinic/Studio it’s self is amazing! A really awesome space. If you’re looking for a Physio don’t look any further! THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO!

Alexander Joseph

05:09 10 Aug 21

Absolutely 💯 , if you are needing help in recovery this is the place to do it big thank you

Steve Summers

13:05 08 Aug 20

I had a full knee replacement and required a program to help strengthen the knee.My physio - Tom M.- Tested my abilities and devised a program that would stretch and strengthen these areas for both the knee that was replaced and the remaining knee which also has wear.I was impressed with the attention to detail and the caring that was given to help me make improvements and have more confidence with my new knee.Everyone i met from the reception to the physio wère very helpfull.

Katy Ho

00:20 01 Aug 20

Very friendly staff! Westcoast SCI’s approach of 1 on 1 time with a physiotherapist results in an individualized, tailored exercise program that the client can easily follow at home. This has prevented my old injuries from recurring. Tom Michie has been fantastic in helping me return to running!

j y

04:39 31 Jul 20

We have been working with Eddie for 5 years and have moved into a virtual platform since Covid. The training continues to be excellent and super creative for one does not have a fully equipped gym at home like the physio studio. He focuses on areas we need to work on, inquiring on how we feel and adapting the session to our needs. Surprisingly, these virtual sessions are engaging and one feels completely exhausted from the energetic and varied program.

juliana kim

00:48 31 Jul 20

The staff is knowlegable, professional and result oriented. I am so happy I went to this place as I am on my way to recovery. This place has improved my life for the better. I am able to now be active and focus on my health.

Robbie Puddick

15:01 12 Jan 20

I’m a runner and after completing my second marathon this year, I got tendinopathy in my hip. I did the classic thing of just hoping it would disappear & carried on running, but it gradually got a bit worse. I knew Jack at Westcoast SCI from uni so I booked in an online session with him and explained what was happening and the type of pain I was receiving. He immediately knew what was going on, explained the 5 levels of load training required and I eased off of the running.It took time, as these injuries do, but Jack was there to advise at every stage of the injury - you could tell from his experience he’d seen this all before. Now, 6 months on - I’m back up to running 20/30 miles a week without any pain or discomfort. I'm also looking forward to another marathon in the spring without experiencing any pain! Doing physio can be frustrating as it is a process that needs time and commitment, fortunately when you’ve got someone of Jacks knowledge and experience, you know you’re in safe hands.

Advanced Core Exercises

Why Westcoast SCI?

Top 5 Ways to Stay in Shape This Summer (Without the Hard Work)

Tight Hips? Try out these Quad Stretches on your Stairs!

9 Minute Intermediate Core Workout

Best Quad Strengthening Exercises on Stairs

How To Prevent Lacrosse Injuries

Beginner Core Exercises You Can Do At Home

Can Physiotherapy Help Me Recover from COVID-19?

How to Increase your Vertical Jump with 4 Exercises!

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How to Increase your Vertical Jump with 4 Exercises!

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