Achilles Tendonitis and Calf Pain

Can Physical Therapy help with Achilles Tendonitis or calf pain?

Do your calves ache after a long day of work standing on your feet?  Do you feel a deep pain down the back of the ankle?  Are the first 15 minutes of walking in the morning extremely uncomfortable?

All these are symptoms of overuse and breakdown of the calf muscle and Achilles tendon on the back of the lower leg.  

Overuse of these muscles are common in the spring when people start walking more, if someone changes their shoes, or if someone has recently changed their activity/exercise level.  

Fortunately, physiotherapy is an extremely effective tool to resolve your calf pain and Achilles pain.  

At MOMENTUM Physical Therapy, located in Okotoks, we treat sore calves and Achilles tendon injuries daily.  Your physiotherapy experience will include a detailed assessment of your calf pain, an educational session outlining your specific needs, hands on treatment, and exercises to help resolve your shoulder pain.

If you are dealing with any lower leg pain, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks today to find out how we can put the spring back into your step.  Call us today at 403-982-5600. 

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

Sore Shoulders

Can Physical Therapy help my sore shoulder?  

Do you have pain in your shoulder when you try to lift you arm?  Are you unable to lift groceries or children without discomfort?  Does your shoulder wake you up at night or can you no longer sleep on your favourite side?

All these are symptoms of overuse and breakdown of the muscles in the shoulder that make up your rotator cuff.  

These symptoms occur when the shoulder is overused and the muscles that make up the shoulder start to fray like an overused rope.

Fortunately, physiotherapy is an extremely effective tool to resolve your shoulder pain.  

At MOMENTUM Physical Therapy, located in Okotoks, we treat sore shoulders daily.  Your physiotherapy experience will include a detailed assessment of your shoulder pain, an educational session outlining your specific needs, hands on treatment, and exercises to help resolve your shoulder pain.

If you are dealing with any shoulder pain, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks today to find out how we can help resolve your shoulder pain.  Call us today at 403-982-5600. 

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

Extended Health Benefits

Don’t Leave Those Health Benefits Unused!

Do you have pain anywhere in your body?

Did you know that physiotherapy is an extremely effective tool to fully resolve pain? And did you know that physiotherapy is often covered through your extended health benefit plan?

Many extended health benefit plans such as Alberta Blue Cross, SunLife Financial and Greenshield offer excellent coverage for physiotherapy services. However, according to a survey completed by CBC news, only 15% of Canadians take advantage of these benefits.

At MOMENTUM Physical Therapy, we are happy to offer direct billing to many different health benefit companies so that our clients face minimal, if any, upfront payments for assessments and treatments.

For many of these companies, these benefits renew January 1st. If you have extended health benefits, now is the time to use them!

If you are dealing with any pain, it’s time to take charge of your injury and begin the healing process. Don’t let the benefits that you pay for go to waste this year. Call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks at 403-982-5600 to see how our team of talented physiotherapists can get you back to feeling like yourself again before the New Year!

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

It's Ski Season!

Can Physical Therapy Help My Ski Season?

The ski season is FINALLY upon us. Many of us wait eagerly for that powder or crystal clear day to hit the slopes.

With ski season, we begin to see skiing related wrist, knee, and low back injuries creeping into our clinic.

Some injuries are repetitive in nature - think sore wrists or achy knees. Some injuries are traumatic - like twisted knees or wretched backs from a hard fall. Either way, MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks is here for you! We will evaluate your injury or pain, deliver the hands on treatment you need, and provide you with strategies to keep your pain away.

Often, if you deal with a little ache before it turns into a big injury, recovery is quick and easy!

If you are dealing with any skiing related pain or injury, call MOMENTUM Physical Therapy in Okotoks today to keep you on the hill pain free. 403-982-5600

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

Business Excellence Award Winners!

THANK YOU, Okotoks!

Wow! What a night!!! The other night at the Okotoks Chamber Business Excellence Awards we were so honoured to win the Business Excellence Award for Outstanding Customer Service as a business. As a business that provides services to our community there is no greater award that we could have won. A huge thank you to our staff who dedicate their time and livelihood to bettering the community we live and work in. We always say how wonderful our team is- and we are so happy that the rest of the community sees it too. Okotoks, we are committed to you and we are here for you.. every step of the way.