Exercise and rehab in Summerland
I choose a few exercises for you, show you how to do them and change them as you go.
What is exercise rehab?
It's a short list of exercises chosen for your symptoms, your ability and your daily life. We practise each one together, so you know what it's for, how much to do and what it should feel like. Most use your body weight or simple things like a towel or a resistance band.
Before becoming a chiropractor, I worked as a rehabilitation assistant with children and with people recovering from hip and knee replacements. Exercise is part of care for back pain, neck pain and desk posture, shoulder and joint pain, arthritis and sports injuries. It goes alongside adjustments, Graston or taping when they fit. It's one part of your plan, the part you take home.
Your visit, start to finish
Take a seat in the waiting room, and I'll meet you at your appointment time.
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Your starting point
I check your movement, strength and flexibility, and ask what feels hard.
Tell me what you'd like to do more comfortably.
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A short list
I choose a few exercises, each with a clear purpose.
The aim is a routine you can realistically keep up.
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We practise together
I show you each exercise and watch you try it.
We cover how much to do, how often and what it should feel like.
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Review and adjust
I email the exercises to you and check how they're going at later visits.
I can make them easier or harder, add one or swap one out.
Where I may use exercise rehab
Exercise is part of care for most problems I treat, including these. Something else going on? Text me and ask.
Back pain
Gentle strength and movement for a back that's sore or stiff.
Read more NeckNeck pain and desk posture
Exercises you can do at a desk to keep your neck moving.
Read more ShoulderShoulder and joint pain
Strength and range of movement for a sore shoulder, hip or knee.
Read more Knee and hipArthritis
Exercises for stiff joints and the muscles around them.
Read more LegSciatica
Movement you can manage when pain runs down your leg.
Read more Ankle and kneeGetting back to sport
Strength and balance work after a sprain or strain.
Read moreIs exercise rehab right for me?
Almost anyone can do some kind of exercise. A few health issues change where we start.
Often a good fit
- you'd like something you can do yourself between visits
- you're recovering from an injury or easing back into activity
- stiffness or weakness makes daily tasks harder
- you'd rather start small, with exercises that fit your day
Tell me first
- you have a heart condition or high blood pressure, or have had a stroke
- you get chest pain, dizziness or unusual breathlessness when active
- you have a lung condition such as asthma
- you've had surgery recently, or a doctor told you to limit activity
- you've fainted or had a concussion recently
None of these rule out exercise. We start gently, and I may ask you to check with your doctor or surgical team first.
After your visit
New exercises take a little getting used to. Here's what's normal, and when to stop.
Stop, and call 9-1-1, if you get chest pain or pressure, or unusual shortness of breath or dizziness, while exercising.
Next-day soreness is common
Muscles can feel sore the day after a new exercise. It eases as you get used to it.
Stop if it's sharp
Sharp pain, or pain that spreads down an arm or leg, means stop that exercise and tell me.
Short and regular
A few minutes on most days is easier to keep up than one long session.
Text me
If an exercise doesn't make sense once you're home. I'll explain it again when I'm between patients.
Your exercise and rehab questions
Start with a plan that fits your life
Tell me what you'd like to do more comfortably. I'll assess your movement and help you begin with a few practical exercises. Book a Wednesday appointment online.