Kicking off 2019 - PAIN FREE!

How Can Physiotherapy Make 2019 My Best Year Ever?

New Years celebrations are often filled with resolutions for the upcoming year. A fresh start, or an opportunity to begin again, are on all of our minds as the calendar year flips.

Were you dealing with a nagging ache, pain, or injury in 2018? Do you want to take charge of 2019 and prevent it from becoming sore like 2018?

Physical Therapy is an excellent option for you to explore. We help people overcome their aches and pains daily and get them back doing what they love. Among other injuries, we treat people with back and sciatic pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, and hip pain every day!

At MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab, you will learn about your injury, receive hands on treatment, and go home with a home exercise routine to maximize your recovery.

If you are looking to make 2019 your best year ever by being pain free, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab in Okotoks at 403-982-5600 to find out how we can help you!

Stephen Uhrbach is the clinic owner and lead physiotherapist at MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab Ltd. located in Okotoks, AB.

Spinal Stenosis

Can Physiotherapy help with Spinal Stenonis?

Do you have low back pain when you stand for too long? Do you have more then 50 candles on your birthday cake? Do you often find yourself resting on the handle of a shopping cart or taking frequent breaks on benches while walking?

You might have spinal stenosis!

Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the canals that the nerves travel through in the low back. This is often the result of very slow degeneration over years of use. Stenosis is often found in people who cannot stand for long periods of time (due to low back pain) and in those over the age of 50.

Although the stenosis cannot be removed, there is hope for symptom reduction.

At MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks, we help people overcome their stenosis symptoms with education, hands on therapy, and specific exercises for stenosis.

If you are dealing with low back pain that sounds like it may be stenosis, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy today at 403-982-5600 to find out how we can get you “back” to what you love!

Stephen Uhrbach is the clinic owner and lead physiotherapist at MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab Ltd. located in Okotoks, AB.

Hip Flexor Pain

Can Physical Therapy Help My Pulled Hip Flexor?

The hip flexor, or your iliopsoas muscle, is located deep on the front of your upper thigh.  This muscle plays an important role is standing, walking, and running.   

Signs of a hip flexor injury may include pain down the front of the hip, discomfort when reaching your leg backwards, or weakness when trying to lift your leg forward.

If your hip flexor does not heal properly after an injury, it can become an ongoing weak point that is at higher risk of re-injury.  Luckily, physical therapy is an extremely effective treatment to heal this type of injury and prevent it from being a long lasting issue. 

A MOMENTUM physiotherapist will assess your injury and provide hands on therapy to help reduce your pain.  After the pain begins to fade, we will provide you with strengthening exercises to help your hip flexor return to its maximal potential.

If you are dealing with any hip pain, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy, in Okotoks, today to find out how we can help heal your hip up just in time for summer.  403-982-5600

Stephen Uhrbach is the clinic owner and lead physiotherapist at MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab Ltd. located in Okotoks, AB.

Summer Running

Can Physiotherapy Help My Running Pain?

With the beautiful weather we are now seeing in Okotoks, running related injuries begin to pour into the clinic as novice to experienced runners begin returning outdoors.

Anytime runners change their running surface, distance, or environment, injuries tend to occur.  Hip, knee, achilles, and foot pain become frequent symptoms that can quickly put a damper on the summer running season.

If you are beginning to feel any pain either during or after running, you are at risk for developing an overuse injury to your leg muscles, achilles tendon, or plantar fascia.  If not addressed quickly, these injuries can develop into long term injuries that require more then a few weeks of rehab.

If you are experiencing any pain with your running, we recommend visiting one of our Physical Therapists to evaluate your symptoms and create an action plan to prevent your pain from turing into a season long running injury.  Don't delay, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks today.  403-982-5600

Stephen Uhrbach is the clinic owner and lead physiotherapist at MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab Ltd. located in Okotoks, AB.

No Referral Needed!

Do I Need A Referral To See A Physiotherapist?

No. Physiotherapists are regulated, primary care health providers and do not require a referral from medial doctors.  You are able to book freely into our schedule as soon as you sustain an injury or begin to have an ache or pain. 

In fact, the sooner you begin physiotherapy treatment for an injury or pain, the sooner you will feel relief.  Chronic (or older injuries) often take longer to heal, so the sooner you begin physiotherapy treatment, the quicker your recovery will be.  Sore shoulders, neck pain, knee pain, and low back/sciatic pain are conditions we treat daily. 

Physical Therapists are experts at assessing and treating any form of pain you feel.  If you are living in discomfort, there is no better time than now to seek help.  Call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks today to book your appointment. 403-983-5600!

Stephen Uhrbach is the clinic owner and lead physiotherapist at MOMENTUM Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab Ltd. located in Okotoks, AB.