Exercise is Medicine
You may have heard the term that sitting is the new smoking. Our current society spends a lot more time sitting than we used to, which has led to increasing chances of cancer, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and pain. The solution to this problem is movement.
In addition to reducing risk of disease, there is lots of research that suggests that cardiovascular exercise is necessary for pain management and for osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, vestibular and balance issues and for recovering from surgery. Cardiovascular exercise can take many forms including walking, biking, swimming, aquafit, exercise classes, hiking, running, paddleboarding, and kayaking.
Although rest, recovery, and preventing injury recurrence are also essential, a licensed physiotherapist can guide you on safely incorporating movement into your recovery. Our physiotherapists break down movements in your daily life, work, and sport to find out what is not working optimally. We help clients regain their mobility through a holistic, whole-body approach. For example, if you have knee pain or arthritis, we will look at the mechanics of your pelvis, lower back, hip and ankle to see what might be contributing to dysfunction in the system. We assess and restore movement patterns so that our clients have optimal mechanics to keep moving and exercising.
"I am very pleased with the services I have received from Active Balance Physio. The staff and physiotherapists are professional, knowledgeable, kind and truly care about your entire well-being. Your sessions are personally geared towards full body recovery. A little gem in the town of Sidney and I would not hesitate in recommending them!"
Delilah Watson 
"For the past 2 months I've been battling insomnia. After my treatment yesterday by Cydney I had one of the best sleeps I've had in a long time. Cydney Smith at Active Balance will take good care of you!"
Mike Jean
"Fantastic expertise from Emma, who listened carefully, diagnosed my issue, performed some stretching and manipulation of my spine, gave me some exercises and stretches to perform at home and made me feel so much better. Highly recommended."
Lindsay Bradshaw
"Emma was thorough, had actually read the notes I sent via the online system and very quickly got to grips with the couple of issues. Professional, friendly and knowledgeable about many of my chronic health issues which would make her better placed than many others had been to fashion an exercise regime tailored to my needs."
Carol Spode
"This was my first visit with Shelley and I was so impressed with her professionalism and thorough assessment of my knee injury. The exercise program she prescribed is comprehensive and doable. She exudes warmth and is extremely approachable; I'm delighted to have found her."
Joan Richardt
"Shelley is a thorough and conscientious Physiotherapist; she wants to help you keep active and she develops an exercise strategy and plan to help you recover from injuries and to continue engaging in your sports activities. She is on your team."
The Williams Family
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