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He arrived at the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre in January 2009. This is when his incredible rehabilitation journey began.
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Benefits of Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy can make a difference in an individual's ability to live an active, healthy lifestyle. For many seniors, disabled or chronically ill people, physiotherapy is the key to restoring and maintaining a level of physical function that permits independent living. Physiotherapy is one way to successfully push physical limitations to secure the Freedom to Function™.

Physiotherapy benefits include decreasing pain, improving joint mobility, increasing strength and coordination and improved cardiorespiratory function. Everyone can benefit from physiotherapy whether you are living with a chronic illness, recovering from a work injury or suffering after that weekend hockey game.

Physiotherapy increases your independence and gives you the Freedom to Function™ in your home, workplace or your favorite leisure activity. Physiotherapy offers a range of specialized services of benefit to patients with heart and lung disease, traumatic, workplace and athletic injuries, amputations, arthritic joints, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord and nerve injury, cancer and pre- and postsurgical needs.

Physiotherapy Fact Sheets

Lymphedema

Backpacks: Causing a pain in the back?

Preventing falls in seniors

Computer Ergonomics

Incontinence

Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis

Osteoporosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ankle Sprains

Plantar Fasciitis

Back Pain

Osteoarthritis

Repetitive Strain Injury

S.M.A.R.T Running

Stroke Rehabilitation

Knee Injuries

Walking...Take the SMART Step!

S.M.A.R.T. Gardening

Gardening Tips and Techniques

S.M.A.R.T. Golfing

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