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Here’s the place you’ll find tips, tricks + musings of a physiotherapist, traveller, fitness enthusiast and dog lover

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Meet Aaron! Flow’s NEW Adult + Paediatric Physiotherapist

Meet Aaron, our physiotherapist at Flow Physio + Wellness who works with everyday athletes and weekend warriors to address sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions as well as provides paediatric physiotherapy and gross motor assessments and interventions for children.

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Find Your Flow State - an Interview for SubKit

Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in wellness but unsure what to expect? SubKit’s interview with Danielle Ufniak, Owner of Flow Physio + Wellness, located in Bowmanville, ON, Canada.

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Get to Know Physiotherapist Rachel Wilson MScPT

Flow Physio + Wellness is growing! We have met our soulmate practitioner Rachel Wilson MSc PT who aligns with our values of hands on treatment, movement based rehab and 1:1 quality care. Rachel is a physiotherapist who is passionate about helping the recreational athlete or weekend warrior stay on their A game!

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Training While Injured

Seeing improvements in strength or functional performance requires a focused plan to push the body to new levels. An unfortunate side effect of regular training (or even inconsistent training) is the occasional ‘tweak’ or spasm of a muscle or around a joint. Typically, these injuries aren’t enough to affect our training...but what about when a more significant injury occurs?

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I’m Newly Postpartum - Now What?

Wondering how you can begin to work on healing yourself and reconnect with your body while newly postpartum? Here is a guide of things to consider as you navigate this new season of your life.

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Guest Blog: Dr. David Answers Chiro Q&A

Most people have had an experience with a chiropractor, or know someone who has. I’ve heard lots of stories of chiro experiences ranging from the good, the bad, to the ugly. Here’s a run down of some commonly asked questions regarding chiropractic and myth debunking for ya!

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2020 Reflection

I’ve been doing some ‘end of year’ clean up on my computer and phone and wanted to share a version of a “best of 2020 for Flow Physio + Wellness”- a wrap up of the best things to come out of 2020, because focusing on the lows has just become too easy!

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4 Tips for Training With Shoulder Pain

Shoulder pain is one of the most common issues that I treat with CrossFit, powerlifting and Olympic lifting athletes. It is rarely beneficial to ‘stop and rest until the pain goes away’. Shoulder pain can often be created from an imbalance between mobility and stability in the shoulder joints. Training with shoulder pain can present as an opportunity to isolate the root issue of chronic shoulder pain and remedy it permanently!

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Weight Training in Pregnancy

Are you pregnant? Do you track your pregnancy progress using an app on your phone? Advice may be helpful for ‘big picture information’ but here’s my take on when to go to an actual professional for advice instead.

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