Ice vs Heat

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To Use HEAT or ICE? When should you use heat or ice? This is one of the most frequent questions asked at Oakville’s Palermo Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre by our Physio, Massage and Foot Care Patients and the answer is fairly straightforward: ICE Ice is often helpful for injuries where … Continue reading Ice vs Heat

The 3 Stages of Tissue Healing

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At our Oakville Physiotherapy, Massage and Foot Clinic we see people for a variety of injuries and issues from a fresh ankle sprain or chronic rotator cuff injury seen by a Physiotherapist, to a follow-up appointment for ingrown toenail surgery by Brittney the Chiropodist. A lot of decisions regarding treatment … Continue reading The 3 Stages of Tissue Healing

What is Tendonitis?

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One of the most common issues we see at our Oakville Physio, Massage, and Foot Care (Chiropody) clinic, along with low back pain, are different types of tendon issues. What is Tendonitis? First let’s start with what a tendon is; A tendon is the structure that connects skeletal muscle to … Continue reading What is Tendonitis?

Lets Talk Fungal Toenails…

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Many people we see for a routine foot and toenail check-up at our North Oakville Foot Clinic, just steps from Burlington and Milton, don’t realize they have Fungal Nails until Chiropodist (Foot Specialist) Brittney informs them. Fungal nails are not only visually unappealing, but area also problematic for overall foot … Continue reading Lets Talk Fungal Toenails…