Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that delivers acoustic pressure waves into targeted soft tissue to support the body’s local healing response. Practitioners consider it when chronic pain, particularly in areas like the plantar fascia, wrist, or lower back, has not responded enough to manual care alone. It works as part of a broader recovery

Small adjustments to how you walk, including shortening your stride, softening your knees, and placing your whole foot down evenly, can meaningfully reduce your risk of slipping on ice or snow. These micro-adjustments work by keeping your centre of mass more stable and giving your body more time to react when the ground surface changes.

Mild to moderate soreness after physiotherapy exercises is common, especially in the first few appointments, and it often signals that underused muscles are being asked to work again. Soreness and pain are not the same thing; dull, achy muscle fatigue that eases over one to three days is generally a normal response to new movement