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Physiotherapy at Welcome Back

New patients always accepted – no referral required!

Physiotherapist:

  • Amanda Matton
  • Email: physio@welcomebackcentre.com
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Fees:

  • Initial Assessment 60 minutes $135
  • Follow-up Appointments:
    30 minutes $  80
    45 minutes $105
    60 minutes $125
    90 minutes $150

Hours:

  • Monday - Friday: 8:00am – 4:00 pm
  • Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Physiotherapists are university trained primary health care professionals that use evidence based treatment and assessments to assist in health promotion and treatment of disease and injury. 

All assessments and follow-up appointments are individual one-on-one sessions in a private room for your comfort and confidentiality. Whether you are recovering from a surgical procedure (joint replacement or scope), a sprain/strain, a painful shoulder/back, arthritis, or other physical limitation the physiotherapists at Welcome Back Clinic can help. Physiotherapy can also be very helpful in treating less familiar ailments such as cancer rehabilitation, lymphedema, and post-operative edema management.

Role of Physiotherapy:

Through both hands-on therapy as well as a personalized online home exercise program tailored to your specific condition, physiotherapy can help to reduce pain, improve physical function, and prevent future injuries. We expect you to be a big part of your recovery; your goals and your motivation will affect how you recover.

Treatment modalities available:

  • TENS
  • Ultrasound therapy
  • MR4 Laser therapy
  • Acupuncture – certified through the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada

Specialties:

A. Cancer Rehabilitation

A diagnosis of breast cancer can turn your world upside down. Have you been diagnosed with cancer, are currently undertaking treatment for cancer, or have residual effects of cancer treatment? Physiotherapy can help!

The side effects of cancer and cancer treatment can include mental fog, fatigue, pain, decreased mobility, reduced strength and endurance, lymphedema, axillary web syndrome and others. Physiotherapy can work with you during one-on-one personal appointments to improve these symptoms and help you reach your goals.

Cancer rehabilitation can reduce the side effects of cancer treatments and the effects of the disease. It can help to improve quality of life, and research has shown that exercise can improve survival.

The program focuses on individualized assessment and treatment. Treatment may include breathing exercises, gentle therapeutic exercises, hands-on manual therapy, as well as education.

Breast cancer rehabilitation is designed to assist men and women through their treatment and recovery. The goals are:

  • maximize physical recovery through regaining strength and mobility
  • reduce treatment related fatigue
  • reduce pain and muscular tension
  • provide a personalized progressive exercise program to allow you to regain control and return back to life

When to begin treatment?

Every person is different, and each journey is unique.

  1. Pre-operatively: a pre-operative assessment can determine where you are at today, and what goals we can aim for once surgery is completed. The assessment allows for baseline measures to be taken that can useful in the future to monitor for conditions such as lymphedema.
  2. Post-operatively: whether you have undergone a mastectomy, lumpectomy, reconstruction or implant, there will be an assessment of your mobility and exercise prescription to regain mobility and strength. Starting a lymphedema monitoring program is ideal for best outcomes
  3. Adjuvant to active cancer treatment (while undergoing chemotherapy or radiation) or subsequent to all therapy being completed. Focusing on improving muscle mass, increasing energy, improving bone density, and getting you back to life!

Have you been diagnosed with lymphedema?

Lymphedema is a side-effect of breast cancer treatment in some patients. It involves swelling in the arm on the side of the breast cancer treatment. This swelling can occur soon after surgery or many years later, but it has been found that generally most people will develop lymphedema within 4 years of their breast cancer treatment.

The gold standard treatment for lymphedema is Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT for short). For more information on this treatment click here.

B. Orthopaedic Rehabilitation

Examples:

  • Total knee replacements
  • Total hip replacements
  • ACL reconstruction.
  • Total Shoulder Replacements
  • Knee arthroscopic surgery

I. Pre-operative physiotherapy

Are you waiting for a total hip or knee replacement? Are you having trouble walking and managing your pain? Prior to major surgery it can be very beneficial to undergo an assessment to determine your current joint range of motion, strength, and functional abilities. Then we can create a plan using modalities such as laser to reduce your pain and improve your function while you await surgery. Studies have shown that people who go into surgery strong and healthy tend to have a consistent recovery post-operatively.

When to begin?

  • At least 6 weeks prior to surgery if you know your surgical date
  • If you are experiencing significant pain and discomfort at any time before surgery

II. Post-operative Physiotherapy

Joint replacement is a complex surgery and requires significant dedication to mobility and exercise to ensure optimal outcomes. Physiotherapy after total joint replacement will involve an assessment of your surgical site, joint range of motion, flexibility and strength of the muscles surrounding the joint. Physiotherapy following surgery can help to alleviate pain and stiffness and guide you through the process from crutch walking to return to work or sport.

When to begin?

  • Start times following surgery vary based on the surgeon –always check with your surgeon first to see when it is okay to begin.
  • 6 week mark for total hip replacements, post lumbar laminectomy/discectomy, and 4 weeks for total knee replacements is common at the Welcome Back Clinic.

How long?

This is variable depending on the individual. If you are healthy going into surgery and do not have any issues with other joints or areas of the body, most people come to the clinic 1x/week for the first 2-3 weeks after initial assessment, and then once every 2 weeks for 2-3 weeks before continuing there recovery on their own.

III.Post-fracture management

Did you recently break a bone? Are you in a sling, cast, or air cast? Physiotherapy can help!

Often with ankle/foot breaks the doctor will place the individual in an aircast. These typically can be removed for an hour each day. This is a great time to move your joint to prevent long term stiffness. A physiotherapy assessment will review your fracture, assess your mobility, and guide you through exercises that you can do NOW to prevent significant decline in muscle mass and function. This is also true for other types of casts. You may be on crutches initially so starting exercises for your hip flexors and hamstrings to prevent these muscles tightening can make a large difference once your cast if off.

Please refer to our professional websites:

  • physiotherapy.ca
  • bcphysio.org
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