How many times will I need to go for treatment?

It depends on a number of factors: age, compliance with home program, severity of injury, and, general health to name a few. Your physiotherapist will have a treatment plan for you. It will dictate frequency of treatment based on progress which is monitored by assessment and reassessment each time you are in the clinic.

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What training do physiotherapists have?

Physiotherapists are university trained primary care givers. In Manitoba, they are trained at the School of Medical Rehabilitation in the Faculty of Medicine. The process of acceptance into the faculty is highly competitive. They graduate with a Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation in Physiotherapy or a master is Physiotherapy.

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Do I have to do exercises?

We find that if we have educated you appropriately, you will understand the importance of a structured home program. Taking an active role in your recovery will speed up the process. The home exercises can also be used as a preventative measure once your recovery is complete.

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Heat vs Ice?

There are two basic types of injuries, Acute and Chronic.

 An acute injury is typically caused by something, a collision, fall, sprain or some sort of trauma. There is usually significant pain, swelling, maybe bruising, and this is what you want to limit. So for an Acute injury you want to use ice.

A chronic injury is usually non-traumatic, subtle and slow developing. Typically this type of injury is not associated with swelling so it is safe to use heat with chronic injuries.

The rule is, if there is swelling use Ice.

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