Physiotherapy

As physiotherapists, we are movement specialists. We understand how the body’s muscles and joints work together to allow you to move with ease and grace. When you come to us to assess and diagnose the issue you are dealing with, your Cross Roads physiotherapist may use any of the following approaches to formulate a customized treatment plan:

Manual Therapy

We apply hands-on treatment to joints of the spine and extremities as a means to restore movement and alleviate stiffness. This also has a positive impact on the movement of soft tissues surrounding the joints including muscles, ligaments and nerves. When patients describe us as having “healing hands”, it comes from years of experience working with patients and understanding through hands-on treatment how each individual’s body is affected differently by injury.

Dry Needling / IMS and Acupuncture

Depending on your needs, our physiotherapists are trained to provide dry needling and intramuscular stimulation (IMS), or traditional acupuncture. Dry needling uses acupuncture needles to directly treat trigger points or muscle knots which are associated with chronic muscle tension and pain. Traditional acupuncture has a holistic approach and involves the insertion of needles along classical meridians or acupuncture pathways to provide pain relief and promote healing.

Exercise Therapy

After applying hands on treatment to address pain and stiffness, we will teach you a customized exercise program that will correct muscle imbalances, and improve your coordination and flexibility. Our clinic has a spacious 1200 sqft. gym space housing all the equipment that you may need during exercise. Success requires your active participation in exercise therapy.

Clinical Pilates

The DMA Clinical Pilates program was developed by Craig Philips, an Australian physical therapist and former dancer. This form of pilates extracts from traditional pilates exercises and using research-based principles, builds these exercises into an application to help people with injuries. Functional assessments are used to diagnose issues and to guide the selection of appropriate stabilization training. Proper muscle recruitment and movement pattern is emphasized over strength. Cross Roads physiotherapist Winnie Chan is DMA-certified in Clinical Pilates. She incorporates mat pilates and training on the pilates reformer into physiotherapy treatment. Book online for an appointment with Winnie.

Electro-Physical Agents

This term refers to modalities which we use to address your acute pain and/or any active inflammation in your joints and soft tissues. Modalities may include: the use of ice or heat, ultrasound, laser and electrical therapies such as Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Interferential Current Stimulation. Electrical muscle stimulation may also be used to train a very weak muscle to contract.