Patient Education

Orthopaedic Sport Institute
Orthopaedic Sport Institute works with you to transition from rehabilitation to exercise therapy. By providing you with comprehensive instructions on proper biomechanics, a personalized exercise program can be developed by a qualified therapist from our Collingwood team to help you regain optimal physical function. We have the best trainers and therapists in Collingwood that know how to work with immobile or unstable patients. Our therapists assess your needs and provide you with strengthening and mobility exercises to rehabilitate and prevent injury, disability, and maximize your bodies output.
- Moist Heat
- Functional Strengthening and Conditioning
- Muscle Stimulation
- Gait Evaluation and Treatment
- Manual Therapy and Mobilisations
- Manual Therapy
The Collingwood Orthopaedic Sports Institute therapists can provide you with hands-on manual therapy techniques that aim to manipulate and mobilize your soft tissue (ie. muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia etc), improve joint mobility, develop efficient movement patterns and decrease pain. Common manual therapy techniques include: deep tissue release, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, friction scar/adhesion release, joint mobilizations and on occasion joint manipulations.
- Myofascial Release Therapy
- Electrotherapy
- Electrotherapy can aid in promoting healing, improving circulation, decreasing pain and decreasing swelling.
- Acupuncture
Medical Acupuncture is one of the oldest forms of medicine. It has been extensively researched in science to prove its efficacy.
It has shown to:
- Reduce Acute or Chronic Pain
- Encourage Natural Healing
- Improve Function of Body Parts
- Improve the Body’s Biochemical Balance
Other Topics
Knee Related Information
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
- Meniscus Tears
- What is knee arthroscopy?
- Knee Arthritis
- Exercises after knee arthroscopy
- My Guide to Total Knee Joint Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide
Hip Related Information
- Hip Fracture Prevention
- Hip Arthritis
- My Guide to Total Hip Joint Replacement
- Hip Conditioning
- Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
- Hip Bursitis
- Activities After Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide
Shoulder and Elbow Related Information
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Biceps Tendon Tear at the Elbow
- Rotator cuff and shoulder conditioning
- Biceps Tendon Tear at the Shoulder
- Frozen Shoulder
- Shoulder Pain and Common Shoulder Problems
- Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide
- Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)