Knee Injuries

Physical fitness is related integrally to the development of knee problems and subsequent knee injuries, with common activities such as climbing the stairs causing compression in the muscles for those who are moderately unfit. The fitness of the human body plays greatly into resulting injuries from regular activity and most physical activities such as sports. Obesity and the weight of an individual play a great role in causes of injuries to the knee, resulting in hundreds of physical therapy and massage therapy treatments annually at the Watkins Health rehabilitation centre in Toronto. Along with such diagnoses also comes a responsibility to educate those prone to such accidents.

The overall fitness of our population has been an ongoing challenge for many years, requiring a constant and continuous effort to educate, promote and expand healthy lifestyles among Canadians. Across the Greater Toronto Area, many people live fast paced lives where they neglect their health and fitness, making them more prone to knee injuries and other afflictions. In an effort to reduce such injuries, Watkins Health does more than simply operate a Toronto rehabilitation centre, but rather work with individuals and groups to
promote a healthy lifestyle, improve the quality of life, and prevent future injuries
to any part of the body.

Some of the injuries a person can experience in their knees include an ACL injury, patella pain syndrome, muscle inflammation, jumper’s knee, osteoarthritis, housemaids knee, articular cartilage injuries, bakers cyst and many other types of knee pain. Any one of these afflictions could come in a range of severities, all requiring at some level of another the expertise and professional knowledge of a massage therapist, physical therapist or a chiropractor to rectify the problem. Repairing the damage to a knee and rehabilitating it back to normal use is a common practice at Watkins Health, just like riding a bicycle or walking down the street.

After therapy and rehabilitation, our massage therapists also work with patients to provide advice and guidance revolving around sports injury prevention and stretching exercises to help curb future afflictions. In the study and application of medicine, prevention and awareness is a large part of our commitment to the health of individuals. Promoting the healthy lifestyles of Canadians and residents of the GTA is an important part of operating in the middle of the area surrounded by Mississauga, Etobicoke, Toronto, Brampton, Woodbridge and North York. Rehabilitating each patient is a direct goal of our treatment centre, and rising awareness is the objective of every program we offer in our rehabilitation facility.