Primal Function Health and Rehab

PHYSIOTHERAPY IS HERE
Hours Tues/Thurs. 7-11. & 3-7

Please welcome the newest member to our team, Becky. Becky completed her Master of Physiotherapy degree in 2015 at the University of Sydney in Australia. Before travelling abroad, she graduated from The University of Western Ontario with a degree in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences. She grew up being active in sports, and through recovery from her own injuries, developed a fascination with the human body.

Becky takes time to understand the strains our bodies go through every day in order to get her patients back to optimal function. She is a strong advocate for movement and self-care, so prioritizes her treatments so that her patients can continue to excel in the activities that they love. Her treatment approach focuses on manual therapy, movement re-education, functional strengthening and preventative rehabilitation.

Becky continues to pursue further education through various courses and seminars in order to provide quality, well rounded care to her patients. She is a certified Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist (FRCms®), a level 1 Fascial Stretch Therapist and has attended training through The Foot Collective on the relationship between the hip and foot and how to restore function in the body from the ground up.

Outside of the treatment room, Becky stays active by hiking, running, strength training and yoga. She enjoys cooking, camping and spending time with friends and family.

PART 1: FOOT and ANKLE. The most neglected and forgotten area of the body is the foot and ankle. Biomechanics in running, squatting, jumping and single leg stance exercises rely so much on MOBILITY in the ankle and STABILITY in the foot. People love to stretch there hips, but a break down in the chain beginning in the foot, could be the missing link in why your hip mobility my not be improving. The hip is a major compensator for poor foot and ankle mechanics. Here are a few exercises to add to your routine if you are neglecting this important area.
1. Banded foot eversion-moving your foot towards and away from the band while keeping the rest of the leg neutral. 2. Banded foot inversion-same idea as above, just opposite direction. 3. Towel Pulls - not just for plantar fasciitis. This is a great way to strengthen the arch. Start with a towel on the floor and using your big toe, slowly pull the towel in 4/5 - Great exercise to train not only foot stability with rotation, but great for training hip movement. The key to this movement is that you trust your hip to do the movement, and minimize the twist in the lumbar spine. There should be minimal lumbar rotation while performing this. Push your big toe into the floor and create an arch.
6. Lacrosse ball grind - Pretty straight forward. make sure you aren’t around any children when you are doing this one. It hurts. Rolling the ball from toe to heel while applying pressure. 7. Talus Traction - band is around the ankle joint. Move forward and back to work dorsiflexion. You can then move the knee out and back. Heel stays on the ground the whole time. 8. Every in the world has done this stretch in there life. This is targeting the Gastroc muscles. 9. By simple bending your knee, you then target the sole is and Achilles. 10. Our RMT and mobility special Sam loves this one. While putting pressure on the calf, dorsiflex and plantar flex the foot. @ Primal Function Health and Rehab