Concussion rehabilitation addresses a variety of symptoms and functional deficits, ultimately guiding individuals towards a safe return to their pre-injury level of activity. Physiotherapists employ a variety of techniques, including manual therapy, vision therapy, vestibular rehabilitation to recover balance and coordination, and education on concussion symptom management. Through personalized treatment and exercise prescription, our team supports post-concussive healing and reestablishment of daily living.
What You Need To Know
On television, injuries that turn out to be “just a concussion” are often anti-climactic events that the audience is led to believe will be over in days, if not hours. In real life, however, these minor traumatic brain injuries — which usually stem from a fall, sports, a car accident or a direct blow to the head — can severely impact a person’s quality of life from several days to months.
Left untreated, concussions can even inhibit growth in young children, and bring on early dementia for older patients. Fortunately, the physiotherapy field is continually discovering new ways to help patients suffering from both short and long-term concussion complications.
Concussion symptoms include:
- Fatigue
- headaches
- brain fog
- Light sensitivity
- Noise sensitivity
- Difficulty concentrating
- Irritability and mood changes
- Loss of balance
- Frequent falls
- Dizziness
- Lowered blood pressure
- Anxiety and/ or depression
How physiotherapy can help
Your physiotherapist will check your:
*Neck
*Eyes (vestibulo-ocular-motor)
*Inner ear
*Balance
*Exercise tolerance
Concussion physiotherapy treatments may include:
*Soft tissue release, joint work and strengthening exercises for your neck
*Balance retraining
* Eye exercises
*Graded cardio-vascular exercise
*Education on sleep, mindfulness and meditation
* Planning & pacing
*Tips to increase screen time tolerance
*Useful apps
*If needed, your physiotherapist might refer to you an occupational therapist to help with return to work planning, a counsellor to help with anxiety/depression.
Custom Foot Orthotics
Includes a gait assessment, plaster casting of the feet and a biomechanical analysis.
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Occupational Therapy
Our Occupational Therapist can provide OT assessments and services. Please phone us at 867 668-4886 for more details and to book assessments.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future. It takes a holistic approach that involves the patient directly in their own care. This can be for a workplace injury, sports injury or just helping someone overcome aches and pains that are holding them back.
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Ergonomics
This is the service that encompasses office ergonomic assessments and industrial ergonomics including job demands analysis. Please call (867) 668-4886 to book.
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Custom Bracing
Includes an initial assessment, fitting and follow up.
WCB
We can treat work related injuries from all jurisdictions in Canada.
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Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is a specialized form of physiotherapy that focuses on the rehabilitation of the pelvic floor muscles. Therapy often involves exercises, manual techniques, and education to improve pelvic floor function and alleviate symptoms related to dysfunction.
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Concussion
Concussion rehabilitation addresses a variety of symptoms and functional deficits, ultimately guiding individuals towards a safe return to their pre-injury level of activity. Physiotherapists employ a variety of techniques, including manual therapy,
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Vestibular
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy involves exercises that help you manage dizziness and balance issues (imbalance). This therapy may help people cope with the symptoms of conditions such as vertigo and labyrinthitis.
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Active Rehabilitation
1 on 1 session in the gym overseen by a physiotherapist but directly with a personal trainer.
Canada Games Centre
200 Hamilton Blvd, 300Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 0A6
frontdesk@physiopluswhitehorse.com
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