Therapeutic Exercise in South Edmonton & St. Albert

This is the oldest form of treatment within the physiotherapy profession, and is still one of the most effective. In addition to an overall improvement in your day-to-day function, there are four goals of therapeutic exercise:

1. Increased muscle strength
2. Improved muscle flexibility or joint range of motion
3. Improved balance and coordination
4. Improved posture and body awareness

Learning Therapeutic Exercise from our Physiotherapists

Distinct from general fitness-type programs, therapeutic exercise with a physiotherapist requires specific one-on-one instruction to learn each exercise. Once you learn the exercises in the clinic, you will likely need to keep doing them at home. To help you remember the specific exercises, we provide you with a personalized handout with photos and instructions to take home. We use our proprietary software PhysioPhiles to create and print a program unique to your needs. (We weren’t happy with off-the-shelf exercise software, so we created our own!)

We use our proprietary software PhysioPhiles to create and print a program unique to your needs. (We weren’t happy with off-the-shelf exercise software, so we created our own!) Click here to see a sample of a PhysioPhiles program.