Golf is often thought of as a low-impact sport, but the golf swing places significant demands on your entire body. A powerful and consistent swing requires a combination of mobility, strength, balance, coordination, and control. While many golfers focus on improving their technique or buying new equipment, improving how your body moves can also have a significant impact on your game. Physiotherapy can help golfers move better, build strength, reduce pain, and improve their ph

Golf may not seem like a high-impact sport, but the repetitive nature of the golf swing places significant demands on the body. Rotating through the hips and spine, controlling the club, and repeatedly swinging can put stress on the muscles and joints—especially when golfers suddenly increase their playing or practice time. Whether you're a weekend golfer or play several times a week, understanding the most common golf injuries can help you recognize symptoms early and reduce

Getting back to your sport after an injury can be exciting, but returning too soon can increase your risk of getting hurt again. Whether you've recovered from an ACL reconstruction, ankle sprain, muscle strain, or another sports injury, it's important to make sure your body is ready for the demands of your sport—not just that your pain is gone. This is where return to sport testing can help. At Physical Edge Physiotherapy in Oakville, Ontario, physiotherapists use a combinati

Tennis elbow is a common cause of pain around the outside of the elbow. Despite its name, you don't have to play tennis to develop it. Activities involving repetitive gripping, lifting, typing, racquet sports, manual work, or other repeated wrist movements can place stress on the tendons around the elbow. The good news is that tennis elbow can often be successfully managed with physiotherapy and an appropriate exercise program. At Physical Edge Physiotherapy in Oakville, Onta

Elbow pain is a common complaint among athletes and active individuals, but despite their names, golf elbow and tennis elbow aren't limited to golfers and tennis players. In fact, these conditions can affect anyone who performs repetitive gripping, lifting, or twisting movements at work, in the gym, or around the house. While the two injuries are similar, they affect different parts of the elbow and require slightly different treatment approaches. Understanding the difference

Most golfers want to hit the ball farther and more accurately—but very few realize that one of the easiest ways to improve performance happens before you even take your first swing. Research shows that a proper warm-up can significantly improve clubhead speed, ball speed, strike quality, and driving distance—all key factors in better performance on the course. At Physical Edge Physiotherapy, we help golfers prepare their bodies properly so they can play better, feel better, a

If you’ve ever felt stiff during your golf swing, struggled to rotate fully, or noticed aches after a round, you’re not alone. Golf may not look high-impact, but it requires a surprising amount of mobility, control, and coordination throughout the body. A smooth, powerful swing depends on how well your body can move — especially through the hips, thoracic spine (upper back), and shoulders . When mobility is limited, your body compensates, which can lead to reduced performanc

By Nancy Botting Acupuncture is becoming a common and much sought after therapeutic modality for a variety of sport injuries and musculoskeletal conditions. Many rehabilitation professionals are combining conventional Western medicine soft tissue rehabilitation techniques with the practice of the ancient art of Chinese Acupuncture. And they are seeing phenomenal results in improved recovery times. So how does Acupuncture work? In simple terms, acupuncture stimulates the body

By: Nancy Botting Many Therapists believe that the psoas muscle is the most important muscle in the body. The psoas muscle helps to flex the hip in standing, walking, and running, and to flex the spine over the legs in sitting, cycling, canoeing or kayaking. It is a long cylindrical muscle (on average 16" in length) deep within your core and it often also described as the "thickest" muscle of the body. In animals it is the "tenderloin". It is a long and lean muscle due to it'

It is not uncommon for people to experience shoulder pain. It can be an extremely debilitating condition for those unfortunate enough to suffer from it. There are many different causes of shoulder pain, but one way that you may be able to reduce your shoulder pain is through physiotherapy. In this blog post, we will look at how shoulder physiotherapy can help with the reduction in shoulder pain. What Is Shoulder Physiotherapy? Shoulder physiotherapy is a treatment for joint p