Everyone – young professional athletes, seniors who want to stay active, and everybody else in between. Getting stretched is important because it improves your body’s flexibility, enhances your range of motion, reduces your risk of injury, alleviates lower back pain and muscle soreness, increases your spatial awareness, improves your posture, and boosts your overall performance.

You’ll gain more confidence as you exert less effort and experience more ease as you move your body while you climb up the stairs, walk, run, bend down or reach up.

Yes, assisted stretching can alleviate back pain. Our physiotherapist knows how to target your problem areas by positioning, stabilizing, isolating, and manipulating your muscles in a purposeful order.

People who have extremely tight hip flexors and hamstrings will find instant relief as the stretch shifts the pelvis backward instead of forward. A good stretch can remove the pressure on the lower back that’s causing all the pain.

Wear something comfortable in which you can easily stretch example workout clothes.

In general, stretching involves moving or holding parts of the body for the purpose of lengthening the muscles. Depending on the stretching type, you may help your body relax, prepare for exercise, or build strength.

Not only is it okay to stretch every day, it’s actually recommended. The American College of Sports Medicine suggests stretching at least two to three times per week, and that daily stretching is most effective.

Body stretching is assisted by a licensed Physiotherapist to improve your body mobility and flexibility, reduce muscle soreness and help prevent injury. Prior to stretching for optimal results we use a RecovaPro percussion device for warm-up massage and to stimulate circulation.