Strive Physiotherapy & Performance

10/14/2026

🚨 If you sit at a desk all day, STOP scrolling!

Try these 3 quick moves before your body starts filing a complaint. 😂💻

Sitting at a desk all day can leave you feeling like you’ve slowly turned into a question mark. 😂📚 So, Sean has 3 simple exercises you can add to your day:

1️⃣ Chin Tuck: give that neck a little reset 🙆♀️
2️⃣ Scapular Retraction: squeeze those shoulder blades! 💪
3️⃣ Seated Cat-Cow: because even your spine deserves a stretch break 🐈🐄

✨ Consider this your sign to take a quick movement break! Your desk will still be there when you get back. 😉

⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace individualized medical advice. If you have pain, concerns, or need an exercise program catered specifically to you, consult with a physiotherapist or other qualified healthcare professional. 🩺

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10/09/2026

As we saw in the “Tech Neck” post, technology, while opening up many possibilities and making our personal and work lives more efficient, has played a role in negatively impacting our posture.

To correct these work-related posture problems, many have turned to ergonomics.

Ergonomics is the study of people in their working environment with the goal of minimizing discomfort and increasing efficiency.

Basically, change or design the workplace to fit the person.

Technology has made our bodies stiffer, and promotes bodily pain. Ergonomics minimizes discomfort while increasing your productivity at work.

10/07/2026

🧼✨ Behind the Scenes with Anna!

There’s more to keeping Strive running smoothly than what happens during your appointment. 👀

Between clients, our team is busy making sure everything is clean, sanitized, and ready for the next person. 🧽💙

A little behind-the-scenes look at Anna helping keep our clinic fresh, clean, and ready for another day of helping our clients move their best! 💪✨

10/07/2026

Happy Thanksgiving long weekend! 🍁🦃

Please note: the clinic will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026, for Thanksgiving and will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, at 8:00 AM.

Wishing everyone a warm and happy holiday! 😊

10/02/2026

Happy 9th work anniversary, Amanda! 🎊💙

We appreciate you today and always...even while you’re on maternity leave 🌸

10/02/2026

Life in the 21st century is B U S Y. 😫

We’re overwhelmed with stimuli, most families require both parents to have full time jobs, kids play sports, kids play more sports, kids have school activities, kids have artistic activities, then kids have some more activities.

Tack on parenting, meetings, extra random events #1, #2, and #3, and suddenly we don’t have time for anything! 😅

Then you find out the recommended amount of physical activity for adults is 150 minutes per week, and we chuckle because “ain’t nobody got time for that”.

This post is designed to offer a few suggestions on how to creep closer to that 150 minute mark, or how to build a little extra muscle, despite restrictions on our time.

The recommended amount of physical activity for adults is 150 minutes a week, and we chuckle because “ain’t nobody got time for that”. There are easy ways to get more active when you don't have the time.

09/30/2026

✨ Back feeling a little stiff? Helen has 4 moves to get you moving! 🙌

Whether you’ve been sitting all day, working out, or just feeling like your back needs a little TLC, try these simple exercises:

1️⃣ Supine Rotation 🔄
2️⃣ Posterior Pelvic Tilt 💪
3️⃣ Cat-Cow 🐈🐄
4️⃣ Knee-to-Chest🦵

🚨 Don’t just save this post; get moving!

Take a few minutes, give these exercises a try, and show your back some love. ❤️

⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace individualized medical advice. If you have pain, concerns, or need exercises catered specifically to you, consult your physiotherapist or another qualified healthcare professional. 🩺

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09/25/2026

Iliotibial band syndrome is one of the most common causes of lateral knee (outside of your knee) pain in athletes, and is common in exercising adults as well.

While it is hard to determine the exact cause of IT band pain, one theory is that excessive friction leads to pain. This theory is based on the idea that the IT band moves forward and backward during repetitive knee bending and straightening. This repetitive movement could create friction as the IT band moves over the thigh bone (femur), which could lead to irritation and pain at the lateral knee. Another common theory is that the IT band becomes painful when compressed. Frequent or excessive compression of the IT band through repetitive use or trauma can cause it to be irritated and create pain.

So should you stretch it? Foam roll it? Stop running?

Follow the link in our bio to find out!

"Manage IT band pain with stretches, foam rolling, and physiotherapy strategies to restore movement and reduce inflammation."

09/23/2026

🦖 Dinosaur or 💪 muscle? Let’s see if Sean can tell the difference! 😂

We challenged Sean with a mix of dinosaur names and muscle names to see how well he knows his anatomy... and things got a little tricky! 👀

Some names sounded exactly like they belonged in a dinosaur movie, while others were definitely giving muscle vibes. 🤔🦖💪

How many would YOU get right? Drop your score in the comments! ⬇️

👀 Think you can beat Sean? Watch the video and test yourself!

09/18/2026

If 16 years of dance taught me anything, it was to suck it up and dance through the pain. Smile and show no weakness, and worry about it when the performance is over and you are off stage. (Also how to breathe invisibly)

Just don’t think about it until the curtains close, right?

But look at me now! A retired dancer whose body feels twice as old as she is.

Now that my ‘young and naive’ years are behind me (or at least the naive part, we hope), let me share some of my infinite wisdom with you: how we tend to treat our bodies, especially in the higher levels of dance and gymnastics, is. not. healthy.

It may seem like the industry standard to keep training after an injury, but not giving your body the proper time to recover will only increase your chance of reinjury, and ultimately take longer to heal in the first place. No matter how dedicated and determined we are to keep pushing through, we need to stop and put our bodies first.

Fear not! I’m not writing this post to scold you on how you treat your body. I completely understand the risk vs. reward of high level competitions.

Instead, I have compiled a list of the 10 most common injuries we face as competitive athletes in our sport. As gymnasts also have a lengthy list of wrist and shoulder risks, I have limited this list to just lower-limb injuries that are common across the board.

These are the injuries that physiotherapists see alarmingly frequently, as well as what I have seen (and experienced) the most as both an athlete and a coach. With the help of the physiotherapists from Strive Physiotherapy & Performance, I’ve also included not just treatment, but also prevention techniques so you can help prevent these injuries in the first place.

From sprains to fractures, explore the most frequent injuries in dancers and gymnasts—and how to treat and prevent them.