METROTOWN PHYSIOTHERAPY CONGRATULATES PIERRE LEMIEUX FOR A GREAT COMEBACK IN THE CARIBBEAN
Just 4 months after hip surgery, Pierre was able to achieve his goal of getting back on a sailboard. He continues to work with MOSPC's Coral Koke to improve his core strength and hopes to be skiing later this month. Way to go Pierre!!!

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME – A NUMBING EXPERIENCE
Imagine if it hurt every time you used your hands, drinking coffee, getting dressed, or driving. Working on a computer would be impossible. That’s what it’s like to have Carpal Tunnel syndrome (CTS) – and this condition is increasingly common in our society.

Submitted by Metrotown Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy Clinic in conjunction with the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.

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The following are a series of articles about common health and injury problems encountered by soccer players prepared exclusively for the PCSL by physiotherapist Marc R. Rizzardo

ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME (Shin Splints)
The lower leg is comprised of three distinct compartments, each having muscles, nerves, arteries and veins in them. . .

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PLANTAR FASCIITIS (heel spurs)
A very common injury that soccer players get, usually early on in the preseason, is plantar fasciitis. . .

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