Graston® Technique is an evidence based clinical treatment technique that involves the use of specially designed stainless steel instruments to break down scar tissue and adhesions in muscle. The technique has been proven to decrease treatment time, facilitate recovery time, decrease the need for anti-inflammatories, and resolve chronic conditions.

Chiropractors are considered spine, muscle, and nervous system experts and have specialized training to provide effective treatment to promote health, alleviate pain, and improve quality of life. Chiropractors use hands on techniques to treat the bones, muscles, and joints that you use everyday. Treatment may include laser therapy, hands on adjustment, soft tissue release, laser therapy, and taping. (www.chiropractic.ca)

The massage therapists at Vantage Physiotherapy Clinic offer a wide variety of treatment techniques that include Graston® Technique, Myofascial Cupping, CranioSacral, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Pain Reduction, Trigger Point Release, Visceral Manipulation and Chi Nei Tsang (unwinding the belly). They work closely with all of our practitioners to help clients achieve their wellness goals.

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy is a unique area of physiotherapy that focuses on assessing and treating various pelvic concerns including: incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, lumbar (low back) pelvic pain, perinatal conditions and painful intercourse. Treatment is customize to each client and generally includes pelvic muscle retraining, education on bowel and bladder habits, nutrition, and hands on treatment from the therapist.

Shockwave treatment is now available at Vantage. Shockwave Therapy is a modality used to deliver a series of high energy acoustic waves to an affected area. Shockwave Therapy treats * Plantar Fasciitis * Frozen Shoulder * Heel spurs *Tennis elbow * Morton’s Neuroma * Calcific Rotator cuff tendinitis * Hallux Rigidus * Bursitis * Achilles tendinopathy * Tendonitis * Trigger point therapy * Jumpers knee * Anterior Tibial Syndrome * Osteoarthritis * Patellar Chondropathy * Trochanteric tendonitis

Are you in need of care? Do you live in a remote area or are unable to leave your home? Does your schedule take you away for long periods of time? TeleRehab might be the right answer for you.

This technique involves inserting thin needles into irritable and tight muscles which creates a change in the muscle and surrounding connective tissue. The technique has also been shown to stimulate nerves that allow the body to release its own painkillers. Trigger point dry needling is often combined with additional physical therapy techniques and has been shown to address pain, and improve movement and overall function. (www.physiotherapyalberta.ca).

This technique uses a hands on approach to improve movement to stiff or immobile joints. (www.physiotherapyalberta.ca). Physiotherapists are trained in manual therapy and the practitioners at Vantage Physiotherapy have taken advanced training through the Canadian Physiotherapy Association to perform such techniques.

A non-invasive modality used to treat acute and chronic pain, improve blood flow, increase mobility and lead to increased quality of life and function (www.multiradiance.eu). The technique involves use of a laser device to deliver light waves to the tissues to initiate natural healing processes (www.multiradiance.eu).

Physiotherapists are movement specialists. Following assessment of each patient’s condition, individualized and specific exercise programs are developed to address movement dysfunction and strength loss.