What is Kinesiology? What Does a Kinesiologist Do?
Kinesiology is defined as a multi-disciplinary science encompassing 4 primary areas of study: Anatomy Biomechanics Physiology Psychomotor behaviour At Meridian Spine & Joint Physiotherapy, the Kinesiologist is an expert in exercise therapy and the proper functioning of muscles for specific activities. The Physiotherapist assigns portions of the patient’s treatment to the Certified Kinesiologist. He/She may
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Importance of Early Rehabilitation
New England Journal of Medicine strongly supports importance of early rehabilitation on enhancing patient outcomes…refer within 2 days of injury! We would like to share with you a very interesting article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the importance of early referral rehabilitation on enhancing patient outcomes. It’s not a secret that many major
Weight Loss Myths
MERIDIAN KEEP CANADA SLIM – The Magic Secret for Weight LossBy Lee FairbanksPresident, Keep Canada Slim Mention weight loss at any social gathering and everyone has an opinion to offer and a ready audience to listen. With 61% of Canadians overweight, people are always looking for the magic secret – the one thing that will instantly
Legal Services
It is Meridian Spine & Joint’s policy to assume that patients coming for treatment are capable of making informed decisions. If a health care practitioner employed or contracted by Meridian Spine & Joint, has reasonable grounds to believe that a patient is not aware of their legal rights, pertaining to the injury they are being