Main And Gerrard Physiotherapy - pt Health

09/24/2026

🦶 Understanding your foot type can help minimize the risk of injury! Here’s a quick guide:

🔷 High Arch: Minimal contact, poor shock absorption, risk of plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, and lateral ankle sprains.

🔷 Normal Arch: Even weight distribution, balanced foot structure.

🔷 Flat Arch: Extensive contact, overly flexible, risk of Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, and medial ankle sprains.

Check your foot type at home:
1️⃣ Wet your foot.
2️⃣ Step on a dry surface like paper or concrete.
3️⃣ Observe the contact pattern:

🔺 High Arch: Only the heel and ball of your foot make contact, with little to no imprint of the arch.

🔺 Normal Arch: A distinct curve along the inside of your foot with a moderate space between the heel and the ball.

🔺 Flat Arch: Most or all of the bottom of your foot makes contact, leaving a full imprint.

Knowing your foot type helps you choose the right footwear and exercises to prevent injuries! If you’re interested in setting up an assessment with one of our clinicians, book an appointment today: https://bit.ly/4rEuyc3

09/22/2026

Seated knee extensions are an excellent movement to strengthen your quadriceps. This bodyweight extension without a machine is less stressful on the knees, making it an ideal alternative for those with knee problems. ⁠
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Let’s get started:⁠
1. Sit tall with your shoulders back and down⁠
2. Lift one leg up and extend it at the knee⁠
3. Hold this leg briefly at the top of the movement while squeezing the muscles at the front of your thigh⁠
4. Lower your leg back down, slowly and controlled⁠
5. Repeat for the set repetitions and then switch legs

09/17/2026

We love hearing from our clients! Thank you for sharing your experience and letting us be a part of your recovery journey this time via Six Points Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation – pt Health in Etobicoke, ON. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

👉 pt Health offers:

🔹 Physiotherapy
🔹 Massage therapy
🔹 Chiropractic
🔹 + more

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09/15/2026

It's time to warm up and get the muscles into exercise mode. Try some stair jumps!⁠
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1. Set up your equipment or use the bottom of the stairs.⁠
2. Start by standing up straight with your knees slightly bent and lift your heels so that you're standing on your toes.⁠
3. Jump up onto the step/stair.⁠
4. Step down and repeat.

09/10/2026

Your everyday bag might be putting more strain on your body than you realize. 🎒

Whether it’s a backpack, tote or messenger bag, how you carry it can make a difference. A few simple adjustments to your everyday habits may help reduce unnecessary strain on your neck, shoulders and back.

Think you’re carrying yours the right way? 👀

Read the article to find out. https://tinyurl.com/mwrhh7tu

09/08/2026

💪 Rotator cuff injuries are quite common, often caused by repetitive overhead motions.

➡️ Keeping the rotator cuff muscles strong and flexible can help prevent these kinds of injuries!

➡️ One set of exercises to help with this are the side lying rotations.

✅ For the side lying internal rotation, ensure your head is propped up with a pillow and use a light weight of some kind, moving it towards your body
✅ For both, ensure you're keeping your moving arm at a 90-degree angle, and give these exercises a try three times a day

09/03/2026

We often get asked: “What should I bring to my initial assessment?” 🤔 This checklist is here to help! ✅

Once your appointment is scheduled, our team will send online paperwork 🖥️📄 that you can complete before coming in. Alternatively, we have paper copies available at the clinic for your first visit. 🖊️

Our care coordinators will walk you through the necessary paperwork and set everything up before you meet with your practitioner. While a referral isn’t required to book, it may be needed for direct billing to extended health care. If you have one, please bring it along to add to your file. 📁

We offer direct billing to most extended care providers, 💳 and we’ll take care of this for you while you’re in for assessment.

When meeting your practitioner, they’ll perform a series of tests to determine your plan of care and go over everything with you. 💡

Let us know below if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you in the clinic! 🏥😊

To book an appointment with one of our clinics, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/32vkuj3s

09/01/2026

Time to get the heart pumping with some small hops! These little jumps require no equipment and can be performed wherever and whenever. Jumping builds strength and improves muscle tone, is an excellent calorie-burner, improves balance and muscle coordination, metabolism and heart health.

So... let's get hopping!
1. Stand with your feet shoulder-distance apart
2. Place your hands on your waist and slightly bend your knees
3. Hop upwards

Try to do as many small hops as you can in 30 seconds. And remember: we're going for speed, not height.

08/27/2026

We love hearing from our clients! Thank you for sharing your experience and letting us be a part of your recovery journey this time via Stratford Physiotherapy – pt Health in Stratford, ON. ⭐

👉 pt Health offers:

🔹 Physiotherapy
🔹 Massage therapy
🔹 Chiropractic
🔹 + more

Book an appointment with a pt Health clinic near you at https://tinyurl.com/y6mc8y3d

08/25/2026

Everyone suffers from tight hamstrings from time to time. And if you play a sport that involves running and/or sprinting you are especially prone to developing tightness or injury in these muscles.⁠
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Stretching your hamstrings regularly can help minimize the chance of injury. Let's try the seated hamstring stretch.⁠
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1. Sit near the edge of a chair with your feet flat on the floor.⁠
2. Straighten one leg with your heel on the floor and your toes pointing up. ⁠
3. Bend forward at the hip and make sure your spine is in a neutral position.⁠
4. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds and repeat two to four times.⁠
5. Switch legs and repeat the steps.

06/09/2020

As we begin to see some restrictions lifted, pt Health is actively working on expanding the number of clinics available for in-person care, including our clinic!

In accordance with public health guidance, we are making numerous changes to how our clinic operates and have implemented enhanced measures to ensure the health and safety of our patients and staff.

That’s why we have implemented the S.A.F.E.R. approach, designed to allow our team to safely deliver the best possible care for you. We encourage you to read about the S.A.F.E.R. approach here: https://bit.ly/2LEcJH1

**Please note that these enhanced measures include limiting the number of patients we see in the clinic, based on space and ability to maintain physical distancing. Our clinicians also continue to provide a range of services through virtual care.**

04/16/2020

Hadi Tabibi, Clinic Team Manager and Physiotherapist at pt Health, has been offering virtual physiotherapy for the past few weeks.

In a Virtual Care Spotlight, Hadi shares his experience and insights with us!

Learn more about Hadi's experiences and find out how virtual physiotherapy can help you!

Hadi Tabibi, physiotherapist at Central Scarborough Physiotherapy and Main and Gerrard Physiotherapy, shares his experience using a virtual physiotherapy model so far.

01/16/2019

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01/11/2019

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01/09/2019

It's the start of a , which means new opportunities! Have you ever thought about owning your own ? Learn more about the ways we can help you start your clinic and starting brining in clients of your own. http://ow.ly/q2NX30nb4Xu

01/07/2019

The winter break is over and the kids have started to head back to school but is their backpack too heavy?

Is carrying a heavy backpack bad for you? Find out if your backpack is the cause of numb tingling fingers and arms and how to treat your symptoms.

01/04/2019

New Year, New You! If your New Year's resolution is to create a healthier lifestyle for yourself, the first step is investing in the right pair of

This physiotherapist approved guide will show you how to choose the right shoes for you if you overpronate when you walk.

01/02/2019

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01/01/2019

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