4/13/2010

I went to Royal Centre Physiotherapy today to begin treatment for an Achilles tendinitis I developed a month or so ago. I was recommended to go to this place by my friend Nelson D. and also by Yelper Mercedes G (after having read her review).

I made an appointment with Helen - we had e-mailed a few times before to come up with an appointment time and she always seemed nice and professional.

As soon as I walked in Helen made sure to make me feel comfortable while she asked me a bit more about my condition. She was gentle while going through some exercises and she asked me if it would be ok to do some acupuncture to help reduce the inflammation - I agreed as I had been treated with acupuncture before.

Helen asked me several times throughout the treatment if I felt any discomfort - but I really didn't - the whole process helped my muscles relax and by the end of the visit the intensity of my pain had reduced.

Helen also used some heating pads and cold electrodes to reduce the inflammation. Overall I was quite impressed with the process.

I would definitely recommend Royal Centre Physiotherapy for their great location, customer service, and the attentive bed-side manner of their therapists.

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9/10/2008

I'm not one to whine and moan about my issues, and you've already heard of my back maladies, but I haven't mentioned that they are no longer the issue they once were, due in part largely to Royal Centre Physiotherapy.  

My Registered Physiotherapist and Certified Acupuncture Practitioner showed me basic but highly effective excercises that I could perform on my own in order to improve the condition of my back, and by gosh, they worked!  I will admit it was not just the excercises.  I had heard grand things about acupuncture's miracle work and decided to give it a go.  Okay its a little uncomfortable, but not painful and seriously worth it, I can tell you its really the only thing that 'fixed' my condition and I've only been three times!  

I very much appreciated the humane attention I was given from my therapist.  I especially appreciated that my therapist gave me solutions to my problem instead of offering a one-off treatment option.

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