An Introduction to Sleep & it's Effects Sleep is the naturally recurring state of mind in which our consciousness is altered and awareness to external stimuli is reduced. Humans can spend around 1/3 of their life in this state. We can think of sleep as an almost ‘calming balm’ for our brains, and even our [...]
Manage Your Brain Injury Symptoms in the Heat As the days become longer, the air becomes warmer, and the leaves begin to grow- we notice the emergence of the summer heat at last. After our long, cold, damp Canadian winter’s we can hardly wait to embrace the changing of seasons! With summer, however, comes sudden [...]
The Brain Hidden Within So here you are. The frightening diagnosis of a brain injury, concussion, post-concussion, mild concussion; it comes in many forms. That’s ok, you think, “it is going to get better, I get hurt and I get better. I always do………right?”. Until now. A concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that [...]
Physical Exercise & the Benefits to Cognitive Health As we transition into longer days and warmer weather, we begin to witness every aspect of nature come alive again. For some of us, this means revisiting that New Year vision of getting healthy for the year ahead. Specifically, increasing daily amounts of physical activity or exercise. [...]
Youth and Motivation “It’s hard to be motivated” – Why Teens are Experiencing Low Motivation and How We Can Help Recently, there was an online panel discussion of high school students who shared their experiences dealing with all the changes when it came to their learning. As we know, students in Ontario have had to [...]
Ergonomic Tips for Working from Home With more individuals working from home than ever due to a shift in the nature of our work, our bodies may be taking a toll from working at makeshift home office setups. The main culprits being low back pain; other musculoskeletal aches and pains; headaches and migraines; [...]
Concussions - What You Need to Know Today we are talking about a specific type of brain injury that is becoming more common place – concussions. Whether due to increased prevalence or becoming better at recognizing them, concussions rates are on the rise. It’s important to become more aware of what they are, [...]
PoNS Treatment - Who, What, Why, Where, When The landscape of neurological rehabilitation techniques is wide and varied, with many methods and technologies available for use. One of the newest and most promising technologies on the market is the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator, or PoNS unit and protocol presented by Helius Medical Technologies. This [...]
Everything Chronic Pain Pain is a subjective sensory and emotional experience that occurs in the brain, typically caused by actual or potential tissue injury. Although it may be ‘all in our head’, it is a very real sensation that our body experiences. These signals are our nervous system’s way of warning us of [...]
A Primer on Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disorder that affects 1 in every 385 Canadians. In fact, Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world. Based on the 2014-2015 data reported by the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System, it is estimated that over 77,000 [...]
