THE INSTIL PHYSIO BLOG
A constantly growing and evolving collection of professional perspectives on physiotherapy, health, sports performance and rehabilitation, acupuncture and personal wellbeing. Look for new posts by the Instil Physio team and community every two weeks.
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Kristin Bignell, PT, MScPT, BScES(hons), CMAG
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Post-Exercise Recovery and Performance
Your recovery practices can either enhance or mitigate the effects of your training. Sleep and nutrition are two key areas to understand.
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- Jan 6
- 4 min
Part 1: Hormones and your cycle: What is normal?
Did you know that we, as females, have a monthly report card for our health? Learn what it is and why is so important.
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Kristin Bignell, PT, MScPT, BScES(hons), CMAG
- Dec 27, 2019
- 4 min
Bringing Light to RED-S
No, we aren’t talking about Cincinnati’s MLB team. We are talking about an energy problem.
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Kristin Bignell, PT, MScPT, BScES(hons), CMAG
- Nov 25, 2019
- 5 min
MUST READ: Iron Deficiency and The Female Athlete.What you don’t know about IRON but probably should
Unexplained pain? Stubborn injuries? Fatigue? Weakness? Decreased endurance? Decreased performance? Did you know that low iron (i.e. iron deficiency (ID)) is...
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- Sep 22, 2017
- 5 min
Female athletes leaking urine? What?
I think it’s fair to say we are now aware that incontinence in women postpartum is common (but not normal). However, many are not aware that this problem als...
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Stacey Carswell, Fascial Stretch TherapistTM
- Jul 21, 2017
- 4 min
Consider the Connections: Fascia links systems upon systems
Whether you are in the gym training, seeing your Massage Therapist, seeing your Physiotherapist or “Googling” your symptoms, talk about the fascia seems to b...
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Kristin Bignell, PT, MScPT, BScES(hons), CMAG
- Jun 9, 2017
- 3 min
Let’s Talk Modern Medical Acupuncture
I’ll admit that when I first committed to learning more about acupuncture, I had my doubts. I partly expected to be learning a theory that, when put into pra...
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