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Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS for short) is a common overuse injury of the knee that roughly translates to “pain behind the kneecap”. It’s characterized by - you guessed it - pain behind the kneecap! This will typically be reproduced with activities that involve heavy quads contractions, such as stair climbing, squatting, or running

It is now two weeks away from August, and Edmontonian Runners across the city have been enjoying the beautiful summer weather. Well by beautiful I mean rainy and enjoyment is all personal perspective. So, let me start again; Edmontonian runners have been making the best of what our monsoon-like summer has had to offer.

Sunny DeolFebruary 13, 2020Pursuit of Motionphysio, health, pursuit in motion, therapy, shin splints, shin, run, runners

Finding the perfect pair of running shoes

You walk into a running shoe store. Hundreds of shoe options in all shapes and colours stare back at you off of the wall. What catches your eye? What should catch your eye? What really matters when it comes to performance and injury prevention and what is just marketing?

Sunny DeolFebruary 13, 2020Pursuit of Motionphysio, health, pursuit in motion, therapy, running shoe, run

Knee Osteoarthritis? Ain’t Nobody got Time for That!

We find quite often that patients ask us questions about what the best exercises are for managing their knee osteoarthritis (OA). As physiotherapists we are educated in terms of providing exercises and appropriate parameters for these programs, and we often continue our education by researching topics that we seek to gain more information on.

Sunny DeolFebruary 13, 2020Pursuit of Motionphysio, health, pursuit in motion, therapy, knee, osteoarthritis, physiotherapist, oa, cardiovascular

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