Physiotherapy

• How robotics is helping kids with disabilities in Manitoba learn to walk

  A Winnipeg occupational therapist is looking to make life easier for her clients, by using robots to help them move.

  Tech

  May 18, 2024
  
• Physiotherapists baffled N.B. government won’t allow them to order MRIs, x-rays

  New Brunswick physiotherapists say they would be able to take pressure off of the primary care system and emergency rooms by ordering their own diagnostic imaging.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2024
  
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• Online portal connects Peterborough-area families to child development supports

  The SmartStat Hub connects families to support for child development concerns such as movement and speaking. The portal is a partnership with a number of local agencies.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2023
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• Calgary therapy program providing support, therapy to help long-term COVID-19 sufferers

  A new therapy program is hoping to shed light on the physical impacts of COVID-19, long after the virus is gone from a person's body.

  Health

  May 8, 2021
• Pandemic a pain in the neck — and the back — for many Manitobans

  According to the Manitoba Chiropractors Association, more people are complaining of back and neck pain in recent weeks.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• How physiotherapists are getting coronavirus patients moving again

  While coronavirus infection mainly affects the lungs, it can have a cascading effect on a person's physical health, which critical care physiotherapists see first-hand.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2020
• Alberta physiotherapists face challenges getting services to clients amid COVID-19

  Physiotherapists are facing new hurdles in how they deliver their services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2020
• The New Reality: Physiotherapy to come back as hybrid model in Nova Scotia

  As clinics adjust to the new normal, Telehealth won't be abandoned. Alison Beaton estimates that her practice will likely see a 50/50 split of in-patient versus Telehealth appointments for the rest of year.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2020
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• Coronavirus: City of Kingston ‘encouraged’ by Ontario’s regional approach to reopening

  "More and more people are seeing that a one-size-fits-all approach for Ontario just isn't working. I really think it’s worth that second look," said Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2020
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• Alberta health care practices quickly preparing to reopen during COVID-19 pandemic

  Not all Alberta health care services are ready to open routine care to the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  May 4, 2020