Lifemark Physiotherapy (Millwoods)

10/21/2026

Tight muscles? Stiff neck or back? A little warmth may help. ♨️

Heat therapy can help relax tense muscles, temporarily ease discomfort, and make everyday movement feel more comfortable.

The Sukha Digital Moist Heating Pad offers a convenient way to incorporate heat therapy into your routine, whether you’re unwinding after a long day or managing recurring muscle stiffness.

At Lifemark, we offer a range of recovery and wellness products designed to complement your care at home.

🏠 Support that goes home with you 👇

Speak with your clinician about which products may be right for you. Product selection and availability vary by location. Contact your nearest Lifemark clinic to learn more: https://bit.ly/4yybv4U

10/20/2026

🧩 A puzzle here, a little colouring there! 🎨 Who knew everyday activities could support so many skills?

Puzzles and colouring are more than just relaxing ways to pass the time. They're also activities occupational therapists may use to help support:

🧠 Focus and concentration: Staying engaged with a task

✋ Fine motor skills: Practicing controlled hand and finger movements

👀 Visual perception: Recognizing shapes, patterns, and details

🤝 Hand-eye coordination: Helping your eyes and hands work together

🎨 Creativity and problem-solving: Exploring different approaches and finding solutions

Occupational therapy focuses on helping people participate in the everyday activities that matter to them, and sometimes, that can involve something as simple as a puzzle or colouring!

Want to give these activities a try at home? Grab a puzzle or your favourite colouring book and spend a few minutes doing something that's both enjoyable and engaging.

💬 Are you team puzzles 🧩 or team colouring 🎨? Let us know in the comments!

10/19/2026

Maybe you take the longer route to avoid the highway. You wait until traffic is lighter. Or you let someone else drive because certain trips make you anxious.

Driving anxiety can quietly start shaping where you go and how you get there.

Occupational therapy can help you understand what may be keeping that anxiety going and gradually work toward the driving or passenger situations that matter in your everyday life.

🚗 Learn more about driving anxiety, avoidance, and how occupational therapy may help. 👇

Maybe you take the long way to avoid the highway. You wait until traffic is lighter. Or you ask someone else to drive because certain trips make you anxious.

10/13/2026

🍂 Follow the path to fall savings. You’ve found it!

Our Fall Sale is officially here! Save up to 25% on select products at participating Lifemark clinics, including:

🍁 Sukha Massage Gun: $89.99
🍁 Biofreeze: 2 for $30
🍁 Sukha Heating Pad: $119.99

Support that goes home with you. 💙

Contact a participating clinic near you or book an appointment to learn more: https://bit.ly/4jxzVIf

*Offer available October 1 to November 8 at participating clinics. Product availability may vary.

10/12/2026

Bloating or constipation this Thanksgiving? 🦃 Gentle abdominal massage may help you feel more comfortable.

Our manual osteopath Katie Stanley demonstrates the ILU massage, also called the “I Love You” massage. Its strokes follow the path of your large intestine and may help gas and stool move along.

This self-massage technique may ease constipation and related bloating or gas discomfort. 👀 Watch the demonstration and save it to revisit later.

Wait a few hours after a large meal. Use gentle pressure and stop if it hurts. ⚠️ Check with a clinician first if you’re pregnant, have had recent abdominal surgery, or have a bowel condition or abdominal hernia. This video is for general education only. Seek medical advice for ongoing symptoms.

10/09/2026

We said what we said. 😌💪

Okay, okay... strength training might not be everyone’s favourite. But finding the right exercises, the right level and a routine that works for you can make all the difference.

Consider this your sign to give it another shot. 👀

And if you’re not sure where to start or want some guidance building a routine that works for you, a physiotherapist can help.

Learn more or book an appointment at https://bit.ly/4ATrtJf

10/01/2026

October is Occupational Therapy Month! 🙌

All month long, we're celebrating the Occupational Therapists across Lifemark and the important work they do to help people participate more fully in the activities that matter to them.

Whether they're supporting recovery, independence, a return to work or the routines of everyday life, our OTs make a difference in so many ways. 💙

Here are some of the wonderful OT teams across Lifemark – join us in thanking them for everything they do.

Happy Occupational Therapy Month!

09/30/2026

When your vestibular and visual systems are not working together as well as they should, everyday movement can feel more challenging. Turning your head while walking, looking around a busy store, reading signs while moving, or changing direction quickly may bring on dizziness or unsteadiness.

The exercises demonstrated in this video are examples of gaze stabilization, convergence, and eye-head coordination work that may be used in vestibular rehabilitation. The goal is to gradually help your brain make better use of the information coming from your eyes, inner ear, and body as you move.

A vestibular therapist can assess what may be contributing to your symptoms and choose exercises that match your needs, tolerance, and goals.

👉 Learn more about vestibular rehabilitation at Lifemark: https://bit.ly/4hv42NP

⚠️ These exercises may not be appropriate for every cause of dizziness or vertigo. Speak with a vestibular therapist before starting.

09/29/2026

Knee pain can have a way of showing up after a longer walk, a workout, or a busy day on your feet.

Topical menthol may provide temporary relief from minor knee pain by creating a cooling sensation that changes how discomfort feels. Learn when menthol may be helpful, how it compares with ice and heat, and how it can support your physiotherapy and knee rehabilitation plan. 👇

You’ve been working hard with your physiotherapist and starting to see real progress for your knee pain. But every time you push a little harder—a longer walk, a busier day at work, a return to your favourite sport or activity—the soreness in your knee creeps back in. Between sessions, you wan...

09/23/2026

That pain, tingling, or numbness that seems to travel from your lower back or buttock down your leg? It may be sciatica.

Nerve flossing is one gentle exercise a physiotherapist may use to help manage these nerve-related symptoms for some people.

If symptoms are sticking around or getting in the way of your day, a physiotherapist can assess what may be contributing and help you find the right approach. Find a clinic near you 👉 https://bit.ly/4yc29fY

⚠️ This exercise is for general education only. Stop if symptoms worsen and speak with a healthcare professional if you have concerns.

07/01/2026

🍁 Happy Canada Day🍁

11/01/2023

Happy Halloween from our team at Millwoods!

03/28/2023

A big CONGRATULATIONS to our Clinic Director, Alicia Knutson, on her 10 year anniversary with us. What a milestone!

12/02/2022

The Lifemark Scholarships for Black and Indigenous Students are now both accepting applications until January 31, 2023!

These two scholarships were created to support diversity within the occupational therapy and physiotherapy professions. The annual scholarships are available to students from our Black and Indigenous communities and provide financial support in the form of a $5,000 award for those pursuing post-secondary learning in a recognized Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy Masters program in Canada.

Apply for The Lifemark Scholarship for Black Students here: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=fece8f4b-0227-4caf-9cd1-0b464217347b&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=455503&lang

Apply for The Lifemark Scholarship for Indigenous Students here: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=fece8f4b-0227-4caf-9cd1-0b464217347b&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=455729&lang=en_CA&source=EN

09/27/2022

Hey Lifemark Millwoods supporters!
Did you know that we have a National Lifemark account that posts valuable content daily that you might be missing out on? If you wish to get daily posts in your feed that provide you with information about health and wellness topics from our amazing staff across the country, then head over to Lifemark Health https://www.facebook.com/LifemarkHealth and give the account a LIKE/FOLLOW.
Continue to stay tuned into our page as well for regular clinic and staff updates.

05/25/2022

May is Physiotherapy month. We have been featuring many of our Physiotherapists over the course of the month across the province.

Meet Julia Kanik, Physiotherapist

What inspired you to become a Physiotherapist?

Many injuries! I spent far too much time in physio during high school and undergrad, had 4 knee surgeries and rehabbed them all with a physio. I loved going to physio and thought, why not try becoming a physio myself!

What do you love most about being a physiotherapist?

I like the varied caseload. I meet all sorts of people with all sorts of reasons to seek physio treatment. No two days are the same!

What are you looking forward to in 2022?

I am hoping we can get back to normal.

To book in with Julia, call our clinic at 780-469-9670 or visit our website to book online https://www.lifemark.ca/Millwoods/our-team

04/27/2022

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our Admin team!

We have such an amazing admin team here at Millwoods. We are so thankful for these hardworking admin girls. Sabrina – such an amazing and kind human being, so heartwarming and lovely to be around. Meetwinder – always so cheerful and uplifting, always so supportive and a joy to be around. Nitu – she is so kind and determined, an incredible human being and a wonderful team player.

01/17/2022

Meet Snickers!

Snickers is the dog of our Physiotherapist, Vinu. Snickers is clearly not a fan of the chilly winter we are having this year and much prefers the sunshine and grass.

12/14/2021

Our holiday hours are as follows:

December 23 - Open regular hours
December 24 - CLOSED
December 25 - CLOSED
December 26 - CLOSED
December 27 - CLOSED
December 28-31 - Open regular hours
January 1 - CLOSED
January 2 - CLOSED
January 3 - CLOSED
January 4 - Open regular hours moving forward

02/06/2021

Are you, or is someone you know, looking for work in Edmonton?

Lifemark’s programs, WORKinYEG, have the ability to accept new clients to start their program, which aims to rapidly attach participants to vacancies in the labour market in in-demand positions.

Individuals must:
• Be able to start the program within the next 1-2 weeks
• Be prepared to attend interviews and/or connect to work within 1-2 weeks of the program start
• Be work-ready, including having access to transportation, managed child and family care, no concerns related to COVID-19, access to work clothes, access to food to pack a lunch, etc.
• Be enthusiastic about the work opportunities currently present in the labour market

In Edmonton, we currently have the following opportunities available:
• Industries: Retail and wholesale trade, health care and social assistance, construction, administrative support and waste remediation, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, accommodation and food services, other services
• Positions: include labourer, production worker, cashier, retail clerk, cleaner, administrative assistant, computer trainer, data entry, line cook, kitchen helper, customer service representative, medical office assistant, shipper/receiver, sales associate, marketing manager
• Starting wage range: $15 - $18/hr and up

If interested or know someone that is, please email [email protected] or call 587-635-2358.