This Spring, Improve Your Neck Pain
Do you notice you have trouble turning your neck to look over your shoulder? Has holding your head up while sitting at your desk gotten harder? Or at night, when you’re in bed trying to get comfortable enough to fall asleep? Our integrated team of physiotherapists, massage therapists, and chiropractors can help you improve your neck pain, movement and strength!
Neck pain is common among adults, affecting up to 70% at some point in their lives. Even small amounts of pain can impact quality of life. Fortunately, a full-body treatment approach that includes manual therapy, education and strength and mobility training can help resolve neck pain.
What Causes Neck Pain?
There are several acute causes of neck pain, including motor vehicle accidents, slips-and-falls, and concussions. There are also less dramatic causes, like sitting at a desk all day, stress, or sleeping improperly. No matter what started the pain, there are often underlying causes throughout the body that contribute to persistent neck issues.
The most common causes of neck pain include sprains and strains on the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. For others, changes to the spinal discs, posture imbalances, and chronic tension can be the source of pain.
Bulging and herniated discs are notoriously painful and common for people who experience nerve-related discomfort. Disc and cartilage degeneration can also lead to pain and difficulty moving the neck. Physiotherapists and chiropractors work closely with our massage therapists to address the deep and superficial reasons for your symptoms.
When neck pain develops due to a pinched nerve, the discomfort can quickly progress into tingling or numbness in the hands, arms, and fingers. For others, nerve pain radiates upward, resulting in chronic headaches or even migraine-like symptoms.
Our collaborative, full-body approach ensures you receive customized treatment to help you resolve your symptoms. Neck pain can also come as a result of thoracic (upper back), and shoulder imbalances. An assessment is key to determining the causes.
How Foundation Physiotherapy Can Help You Find Relief
Our physiotherapists will perform a thorough assessment, starting with your medical history and details about how, when, and where your symptoms began.
Next, we will analyze your posture, movement patterns, and muscular imbalances to identify the primary source of your neck pain and the best course of treatment. Since neck pain is often related to shoulder stiffness, upper back mobility, and poor spinal alignment, our team may also address these areas for long-term relief and improved function.
Our integrated approach includes:
- Physiotherapy for movement restoration and pain relief
- Chiropractic to address joint restrictions along the vertebrae of the neck and upper back
- Massage therapy to reduce tension and improve circulation
- Education and posture training to correct long-standing imbalances
- Strength and mobility exercises to reinforce proper movement patterns
Your treatment plan will focus on relieving your pain, improving posture and mobility, and teaching you strategies for preventing future discomfort.
Your program will likely include:
- Physiotherapy and/or Chiropractic:
- Assessment and regular reassessment
- Hands-on manual therapy, including soft tissue techniques and joint mobilizations
- Activity modification and posture education
- Strength training to restore stability and support proper alignment
- Massage therapy:
- Address tightness in the neck, shoulders, and upper back
- Targeted stretching and mobility exercises
At Foundation Physiotherapy, we do more than just relieve pain—we work to ensure long-term recovery by addressing the root cause of your symptoms. Our mission is to make you move better, feel better and live better
Collaborative Care for Faster Recovery
Each session, you will receive your therapist’s full attention. We work as a team to ensure that every aspect of your recovery is addressed—whether through hands-on physiotherapy, massage therapy, or chiropractic. Our collaborative approach ensures that no part of your recovery is overlooked.
We know which methods will be best for your recovery, and we’ll work together with you to understand your goals, expectations, and long-term health objectives. Our main goal is to help you manage your neck pain while also improving strength, mobility, and function so you can return to your daily activities pain-free.
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Whether your discomfort is from a chronic condition or an injury, our full-body, team-based approach can help you recover faster and prevent future flare-ups.
Call Foundation Physiotherapy today to schedule an appointment and get on the fast track to resolving your neck pain—so you can get back to doing what you love!
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Custom Pillows
Always searching for the right pillow? Foundation is an official Canadian resale partner of Pillowise custom-fit pillows! Pillowise offers a unique new take on personal sleep comfort. Designed by a physiotherapist and made in the Netherlands, a Pillowise pillow in your size will perfectly align your cervical spine and keep you aligned throughout the night.
*30-night comfort guarantee! Not happy, exchange for a different size or get a full refund.*
*Core material is 100% premium Dutch memory foam.*
*Pillowise is latex free and hypo allergenic.*
*The pillow cover is a moisture regulating 100% Tencel material.*
*The cover is removable and machine washable at 70°F.*
*5-year manufacture warranty on the pillow.*
$215 (plus HST)
*Your Foundation healthcare provider can measure you at your next session. Or take your own measurements and submit through our website directly. Pillows are available through all our locations.
*Custom pillows may be insurable through your extended health plan under your health savings account or as a custom orthopedic device, or through your health savings account. Please check with your insurer prior to purchase if this is important to you.
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Neck Strength Exercise
Healthy Recipe:
VEGETARIAN BLACK BEAN TACOS
Savor the perfect blend of hearty black beans, fresh veggies, and zesty seasonings in this delicious and nutritious vegetarian black bean taco recipe!
Ingredients (serves 2)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ small yellow onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 15-oz can black beans
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp water
For the Tacos:
- 8 hard corn taco shells
- 4 oz Hass avocado
- Juice from 1/2 small lime
- Pinch kosher salt
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 plum tomato, diced
- 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
Instructions
Preheat oven according to taco shell package directions. Lay taco shells on a sheet pan in an even layer. Bake shells for 6-7 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the canola oil, add the onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the beans, spices, tomato paste and water and mix until combined. Cook about 3 minutes to allow flavors to meld and beans to heat through. In a small bowl, mash avocado with a fork until smooth. Add lime juice, salt and pepper. Place taco shells on a flat surface. Layer each shell with 1/8 of the bean mixture, then the cheese, mashed avocado, tomatoes and lettuce.
Meet Our Chiropractic Team!
Our Foundation chiropractors work very similarly and closely with our physiotherapists. They use a full body approach and multi-modal approach to helping you. And if you feel you need that adjustment, speak with them and they will advise you!
Dr. Ryan Albert, DC
Dr. Corey Cipolla, DC
Dr. Gillian Growse, DC
Dr. Chantal Joseph, DC
Dr. Anisa Boland, DC
Dr. Jonathan Chung, DC
Introducing….Foundation @HOME: In-Home Physiotherapy
Foundation @HOME is a new initiative offered by Foundation Physiotherapy & Wellness in Toronto, ON. Our mission to bring patient outcomes into our communities now extends into your home.
Are you, or a loved one, unable to make it to one of our clinics for physiotherapy? In-home physiotherapy is ideal for clients struggling with accessibility issues, physical limitations due to surgery, neurological conditions or other major life-changing such as a heart attack or stroke.
We are still building out our team of providers to serve as much of Toronto. Currently, we are serving Toronto, south of Bloor, Etobicoke, East York, Leaside and the Beaches.
Bring our outcome based, highly trained physiotherapy team to your and your loved ones directly.
Schedule a call with our home care coordinator today to learn more about the benefits of in-home physiotherapy.
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“Many years after an accident and surgery left me with mobility limitations and susceptibility to pain in my shoulder, I finally booked in for some physiotherapy. Foundation Physiotherapy was well recommended by a couple of friends, and I was not disappointed. Tom sat down with me on day one, assessed my situation thoroughly, and made a plan for the path forward. After a few short weeks of targeted work both at home and in clinic, I recovered almost 20 degrees of movement, and I no longer have aching during my daily life. I am able to actively access end ranges of motion nearly identical to my good shoulder.
Huge thank you to Tom! You’ve forever improved my quality of life.“
-Matthew L