- Therapy
- 4 min
When to Use Heat or Ice on an Injury
Ice for the first days of a new injury, heat for stiffness and older aches. How to tell which you need, how to apply each safely and when neither is the answer.
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Therapy
What different kinds of therapy involve and how to get the most from them.
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- Recovery
- 4 min
Treating Whiplash Injuries: Self-Care, Movement and When to Get Help
Most whiplash settles with simple self-care and gentle movement. Here is what helps in the first days, which exercises to try and which symptoms need urgent attention.
- Fitness
- 4 min
Physical Therapy Band Exercises: A Gentle Starter Set for Home
Stretchy rehab bands add light, adjustable resistance to recovery exercises. Here is how to choose one, set it up safely and work through a simple eight-move routine.
- Therapy
- 4 min
Scar Massage: When to Start and How to Do It Gently
Massaging a healed scar can keep it soft, flexible and less itchy. Here is when it is usually safe to begin, a simple technique and the signs that mean stop.
- Therapy
- 4 min
Occupational Therapy Examples: How It Helps You Get Back to Daily Life
Occupational therapists focus on the everyday tasks an injury makes harder. Here are real examples of what they help with, the equipment they use and how to get a referral.
- Therapy
- 5 min
TENS Units: How They Ease Pain and Where the Pads Go
A TENS unit can take the edge off some aches without medicine. Here is how it is thought to work, where the pads usually go and when it is not the right tool.
- Therapy
- 3 min
What to Expect From Your First Counselling Session
Starting counselling can feel daunting. Knowing what usually happens in a first session can make it easier to take that step.
- General
- 3 min
Beyond the Therapy Room: Applying PRI Principles at School, Work, and Home
Past Reality Integration is usually described as a form of therapy, something that happens between a client and a trained practitioner. Yet one of its central ideas is simple enough to travel…