Performance Sports Therapy is excited to be the first clinic hosting the GLA:D® (Good Life with OsteoArthritis from Denmark) program in Ottawa’s east end!
It is an 8 week education and exercise program delivered by a Physiotherapist for people with symptoms of hip or knee osteoarthritis. The program aims to:
It involves 1 assessment, 2 group education classes, and 12 neuromuscular small group exercise sessions. Participants may also contribute to quality monitoring by reporting their outcome results and functional tests to GLA:D Canada.
2 million Canadians have osteoporosis. One in three women & one in five men will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime By the time an individual has their first osteoporotic fracture, the disease is already advanced. Osteoporosis can lead to pain, disfigurement, lowered self-esteem, decreased mobility and decreased independence. In Canada, there are 25,000 hip fractures yearly, with 70% related to osteoporosis. Hip fractures result in disability in 50% of survivors, and cause death in 20% of cases. Exercise is the only therapy that can reduce fracture risk by slowing bone density loss, increasing muscle mass, and improving strength and balance.
PST is excited to announce we are implementing Functional Assessments for teams in order to assess if the athletes have any pain, weakness, asymmetry, or none of the above. Depending on what we find in the assessment, we will provide recommendations (treatment, rehab, training, or keep doing what you’re doing!) Assessments will be $100/athlete and for every 10 people we see, we will sponsor the team or association $250. The nice part is, it doesn’t have to be the athletes we are seeing, it can be anyone associated with the team – coaches, trainers, parents, teachers, etc. So the more people who come in, the more kickback the specific team gets (i.e. 40 people = $1,000.00 sponsor) . The vast majority of people have coverage so the assessment is basically free and the team gets a nice donation!