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Private surgery centre in Vancouver sells for $24 million to national,...
BY Pamela Fayerman Vancouver Sun One of B.C.’s first and biggest private, multi-specialty surgical centres, along with its sister operation in Winnipeg, have been sold to a national health services...
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Hip/knee surgery waits, recovery, rehab; come to this free Kitsilano cafe event
Nearly 75,000 BC patients are waiting for all kinds of non-emergency operations at the moment, many thousands of them for hip and knee replacements. Click here to see data on the BC Surgical Wait...
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K-Taping: The colourful tricks of Olympic athletes and their physio, rehab pros
By Pamela Fayerman During last summer’s London 2012 Olympics, athletes were all taped up so I wrote this post to explain what they had stuck to all their body parts. It continues to be the most popular...
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A slow start to Sun Run training, but that’s good
Training for this year’s Sun Run, while rehabbing an injury, has been a lesson in humility. I’m athletic, competitive and I’m used to being at the front of the pack when taking part in sessions like...
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It’s more than a wee problem
Writing about adults who wet their pants is not exactly a comfortable topic. Almost everyone is squeamish about it, particularly those who have a problem they’d rather hide. But studies show that up to...
View ArticleSports medicine experts MOVE on with evidence-based advice
Is prolonged rest best for an acute injury or musculoskeletal problem? No, it's actually harmful. Steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for banged-up ligaments or muscles? Not so much....
View ArticleChristine Bradstock: More physiotherapists need to be trained to meet growing...
The national shortage of physiotherapists announced in the Conference Board of Canada’s report earlier this month shows the hard reality of gaps in the health-care system. B.C. is particularly impacted...
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