What is Clinical Kinesiology?

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You are probably familiar with what a chiropractor does, a physiotherapist or massage therapist.  Like these other professions, Kinesiologists are Registered Health Care Professionals here in Ontario.  Kinesiologists use the modality of movement and exercise to help people of all ages and abilities achieve pain relief, build strength and feel strong, confident and injury free in their activities.  Often people think about going to a personal trainer to achieve their health and fitness goals and do not consider or understand what a Kinesiologist is or how they can help them achieve their goals safely.

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A Kinesiologists scope of practice is defined in the Kinesiology Act, 2007 as “the assessment of human movement and performance and its rehabilitation and management to maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and performance.”

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What does that mean?  If you have had difficulty moving or exercising in the past (have had reoccurring injuries), living with chronic shoulder, back, knee pain, are worried about injuring yourself with exercise.  We can help you.  We believe in active therapy that leads to safe training.  We work with you to create and progress a custom program that can be done consistently, everyday at home.  Consistency leads to great achievements gained slowly over time.  Success in usually not instant, it is a journey.  We provide steady progressions that moves you farther away from pain towards more strength and function.

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What is our Training Philosophy?

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We start by taking new clients through a comprehensive 75-minute Initial Kinesiology Assessment to identify weak, stiff and inactive muscles that have been causing pain, may lead to pain and/or an injury over time, or are simply limiting your potential. Armed with this knowledge we are able to create a custom exercise program that first protects our clients from injury.  We believe in building a strong foundation for movement and progressively building strength when a stable pain-free foundation has been achieved.

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