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Thank you for nominating Lisa Ditchburn as Guelph’s Best Physiotherapist,

and South City Physiotherapy as Guelph’s Best Physiotherapy Clinic.

If you’d like to support us, please vote for us on;

To vote for Lisa go to;

https://www.guelphmercury.com/readerschoice/categories/people-professionals/subcategories/physiotherapist

To vote for South City Physiotherapy go to;

https://www.guelphmercury.com/readerschoice/categories/health-wellness-fitness-beauty/subcategories/physiotherapy-clinic-services

Voting closes September 30, 2019!

South City is a 2017 “Platinum” Readers Choice award winner in the Physiotherapy / Athletic Therapy Clinic category.

Thank you to all our patients for your continued trust and support.

Your quality care is our priority, and it is so nice to know you appreciate us.

The staff of South City Physiotherapy

As of January 20, 2016, South City Physiotherapy is hiring the following positions;

• Physiotherapist,

• RMT,

• Please apply in confidence to francine@southcityphysio.com.

As South City celebrates 25 years of providing quality health care services to Guelph and area patients, South City Physiotherapy has moved.

We are now located at;

620 Scottsdale Drive, Guelph ON N1G 3M2

(corner of Scottsdale Dr. & Stone Rd – across from Stone Road Mall in the old KFC / Parties Plus location)

Our new facility has been designed to provide more effective services, and we look forward to showing you all the improvements we’ve made.

 We will be easier to reach using Guelph Transit, and as usual there will be plenty of free parking.

Please Note: Phone and Fax numbers remain the same!

Phone:   519-763-2885

Fax:       519-763-8745

by Ashlea Wilson

Registered Physiotherapist

Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is inflammation of the joint and can present with pain, stiffness, redness and swelling. The Arthritis Society (1) describes OA as occurring when “cartilage (the tough elastic material that covers and protects the ends of the bones) begins to wear away”. This is problematic because there is a loss of joint space and decreased ability for the joint to absorb shock. There can also be the development of bony growths called osteophytes. And, all of this can result with bone on bone friction. This exacerbates pain, stiffness and swelling.

Fortunately, there are conservative treatment options to help people manage the symptoms associated with knee osteoarthritis. Physiotherapy will focus on maintaining or improving your knee range of motion. While strengthening the muscles that help support the knee and improving your movement patterns to maintain the best alignment and reduce any increased load being placed on the joint.

You can also talk to your physiotherapist about bracing options available to help align and support your knee. There are pre-fabricated brace options or a trained physiotherapist can measure your knee to have a custom brace made for you. The objective of OA knee braces is to help off-load the area of the joint most affected by degeneration or OA changes. This can help decrease pain and limit further loss of cartilage. By restoring some of the joint space that is loss with OA. These braces can be worn during any recreational activities when people will be on their feet, and even in water.
Talk to your physiotherapist about these and other options to help you manage your knee OA symptoms. Keeping you moving pain free.

1. http://www.arthritis.ca/