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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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- Feb 13
- 8 min
Track It, Train Smarter: Optimize training, recovery and injury rehab for the female athlete
Tracking your menstrual cycle has become increasingly popular for fertility and health reasons and is now gaining some traction as a...
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- Feb 13
- 6 min
Energy Crisis for the Female Athlete: RED-S & the Female Athlete Triad.
RED-S stands for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, and I’m guessing that a lot of you probably haven’t heard of it. How about the...
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG, CSCS
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
Acute Inflammation: Friend or Foe? To seek treatment or not?
When is inflammation good? And when is it a problem? When should you seek care for your injuries?
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- Jun 19, 2020
- 1 min
How We Can Use Neurofunctional Electro-Acupuncture in the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Here is an article that I wrote for the Canadian Contemporary Acupuncture Association's newsletter. I have included a PDF version at the...
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Female Sports Medicine at Instil Physio
A field of rehabilitation science that is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of sports specific injuries relating to female...
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Performance Care for the High Performing Athlete
The High Performance Athlete Care Program: High performance sports place a unique set of demands on an athlete’s body. A body must be...
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Micaela Zettel, PT, MScPT, BScHK(hons), CMAG
- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 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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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...
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