SOS Physiotherapy: Back Pain and Difficulty Walking

It's Maple Syrup Time!

Text Neck Saver

This month's exercise is another one of Adam's favorites. Its both a postural position and an exercise at the same time. The best part is, you can do it while texting and it will save your neck, work your postural muscles, core, deep neck flexors and glutes all at the same time! Lean into the wall and let it support you, including the back of your head. Bring your shoulders back and rest them against the wall. Engage your core and flatten the curvature of your back into the wall. Bring your phone up so it is in front of your eyes. Gently engage your core and squeeze your glutes as you nod your chin down. Hold this position for the count of 10 - 30 seconds as you are texting. Feel the burn between your shoulder blades!

The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival is Sat. Apr. 6th, 2019. Come and support the SOS "Flippin Physios" again at the pancake flipping contest and stop by the SOS Elmira Clinic for a warm cup of coffee.

Know Your Physio

Adam Dafoe, BA(Kin), MSc(PT), CSCS

Celebrating Over 25 Years of Healthcare Services! Belmont Clinic Belmont Centre for Physical Medicine 564 Belmont Avenue West, Suite 301 Kitchener, Ontario N2M 5N6 TEL: (519) 743-4355

Adam Dafoe is a Registered Physiotherapist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He completed a Masters Degree in Physiotherapy at Queen’s University, an Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Education from Western University. Adam started his physiotherapy career as a Varsity team Physiotherapist at the Trent University in Peterborough. Adam continues to expand his manual therapy and orthopaedic skills through the completion of his orthopaedic levels and is currently preparing for his FCAMPTexam in Fall 2019. Adam has also completed continuing education in Active Release Therapy (ART), acupuncture and dry needling, as well as exercise prescription. Hehasaspecial interest in identifyingandaddressingfaultymovement patterns that are often contributing factors to both chronic and acute injuries. Through corrective exercises, manual therapy and functional strengthening, he strives to both optimize your performance and return you to your activities as effectively as possible. In his spare time Adam enjoys strength training, snowboarding, golf and spending time with his family and dog Harper.

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