Physiotherapy

WHAT IS PHYSIOTHERAPY

Physiotherapy is a health science whose objective is to help any individual with physical difficulties to:

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  • Improve mobility;
  • Increase flexibility and decrease muscle tension;
  • Increase strength and endurance;
  • Decrease pain;
  • Correct posture;
  • Prevent relapses

Following an evaluation of your condition, the physiotherapists at Physiothérapie Boisbriand work with you to determine your priorities and have several modalities at their disposal to achieve your goals, including:

  • Electrotherapy (ultrasound, interferential current, TENS, muscle stimulator, iontophoresis…);
  • Flexibility, stabilization and strengthening exercises;
  • Suggestions for splints appropriate to your condition;
  • Teaching about the condition or symptoms;
  • Use of taping;
  • Techniques and approaches specific to the condition (manual therapy, Mackenzie approach, perineal and pelvic floor rehabilitation, vestibular rehabilitation, etc. ).

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE MY FIRST PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATEMENT

  • You will be asked to complete a health assessment online or in paper format depending on your preference. If you choose to complete it in person, you are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early to ensure that you are on-time for your treatment.
  • Bring all documents relevant to your condition (prescription, medical results and reports, etc.)
  • Bring appropriate clothing for your condition in order to proceed with the physical evaluation (e.g. closed-toe shoes, short sleeved shirts and shorts, etc.)
  • The modalities of future treatments will be established with you during the first session according to the evaluation, to your needs and your to expectations.

WHY CHOOSE OUR PHYSIOTHERAPY TEAM

Here are 5 points that distinguish our physiotherapy team:

1. Varied expertise: Our team is composed of 8 physiotherapists who have an accumulated 50 years of experience. Our therapists complement each other in their approaches and accumulate many hours of continuing education each year in order to better meet your needs. Our vast expertise allows us to offer you a varied and complementary treatment that is always up to date with the latest scientific data.

2. Rapid care: With our big team, we are proud to be able to offer you rapid care, i.e. an evaluation planned within 1 to 5 working days, always taking into account your availability and that of the therapist who could best meet your needs. In addition, we offer evening treatments from Monday to Thursday to better accommodate our clients' schedules.

3. Collaborative approach: The physiotherapists at the clinic have the opportunity to exchange with each other in order to share their knowledge and thus optimize your care. Furthermore, being a multidisciplinary clinic, they can also count on their colleagues from other professions (occupational therapists, osteopaths, massage therapists, acupuncturists, physiotherapy technologists). This close collaboration allows us to take another look at your condition and, if necessary, refer you as quickly as possible to a therapist who is qualified to help you with your condition.

4. Access to medical specialists: The physiotherapy team also has the opportunity to work with a physiatrist and an orthopedist at the clinic. This allows for privileged contact in order to optimize the chances that you will meet with a specialist in a timely manner and/or to seek their opinions regarding your medical findings. Similarly, the team benefits from a bimonthly meeting with the different specialists in order to exchange on the latest scientific data of their respective practices and are available to answer the therapists' questions.

5. Human approach: Finally, our physiotherapy team is proud to offer you individual sessions in a closed and renovated room where confidence and respect of your privacy are put forward. In fact, in our current health care system, health care professionals often do not have the time to listen to you. In order to ensure that we fully understand your problem and the priority objectives for you, our sessions are held in a closed room to ensure an atmosphere conducive to sharing your story in complete confidentiality. In addition, we prioritize direct patient interventions, rather than heat or ice modalities for half the session. Indeed, we believe that to help you come back 100%, we must give you our 100%.