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August 18, 2009
What do these three objects have in common? They can all be used for self myofascial release! Foam rollers are becoming very popular among athletes. They are used to help maintain healthy tissue between ART, Graston or other myofascial treatments. I am constantly educating my patients on ways to keep themselves healthy outside of the [...]
August 13, 2009
One of my recent articles is featured in the new Squamish Climbing Magazine (on page 30). In this article, I discuss the importance of our scapular stabilizers in both shoulder injury prevention and rehabilitation. If you are a climber, a surfer, a tennis player, landscaper, or a parent lifting a child all day long, this [...]
January 23, 2009
If you haven’t seen CTV’s segment on yoga related injuries, click here to learn what Dr. Rhonda Low has to say. CTV decided to air the segment in which Dr. Cupido and Jesse Enright were interviewed again. Dr. Low wants people to understand how to both achieve their new year’s resolutions while remaining injury free! [...]
December 15, 2008
The ski and snowboard season has officially commenced in Vancouver! Whether you travel the mountain on one or two planks, or even snowshoes, mountain sport injuries are common. Perhaps this is due to the fact that we all choose to begin the season with one mind-blowing, full day on the mountain. Why don’t we consider [...]
December 7, 2008
Everyone can understand how pain can hold you back from achieving goals. Kinesiotape is now being proven an effective method of pain moderation. Applying Kinesiotape in a particular way can mitigate pain. The physiological explanation for this is still considered a hypothesis, but the gate control theory for pain seems to be the most common [...]