Physiotherapy Toronto Blog

By MAXINE SILBERG Registered Dietitian at Liberty Village, Yorkville, King & Yonge, Yonge & Eglinton Athlete's Care locations.

Looking for a new quick and easy breakfast recipe? Try a smoothie, all ingredients can be gathered and prepped the night before and all you have to do is add banana and blend in the morning. If you have a blender with a single serve cup attachment, your breakfast will be ready in seconds and can be enjoyed at home or on the go!

Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Morning Smoothie

½ - 1 frozen banana peeled and sliced

1 cup milk (your choice -cows, soy, almond)

¼ cup peanut butter

Honey to taste

Cinnamon

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until desired consistency.

**Kitchen Tip**

• When freezing bananas peel, slice and place in a zip lock bag, it will quicker and cleaner to access when the time comes to use them
• Try adding ¼ cup rolled oats to the blender first, blend and then add remaining ingredients
• Add any other fresh or frozen fruit you like.
• Want a thicker smoothie? Try adding 1/3 cup of yogurt

By MAXINE SILBERG Registered Dietitian at Liberty Village, Yorkville, King & Yonge, Yonge & Eglinton Athlete's Care locations.

Vitamin D; the sunshine vitamin! Nothing makes me happier than vitamin D. Vitamin D is the only vitamin that we can produce on our own with a little help from the sun.  Although harmful in large amounts, we need at least 10 minutes a day of UV light from the sun, without sunscreen, to benefit from it’s health effects. Vitamin D is responsible for keeping you healthy and strong by maintaining calcium and phosphorus levels, aiding in the formation of bones and teeth, assists the immune function, cell growth and fetal development. It is the vitamin responsible for preventing the bone malformation disease in kids known as rickets and adults as osteomalacia. Recent years have seen a rise in rickets levels in children as parents keep their kids covered from the harmful effects of the sun, resulting in insufficient amount of Vitamin D production in children.

In Canada it is common for vitamin D levels to drop in the winter that is why many foods have been fortified including milk and some breakfast cereals. Other sources include fatty fish like cod liver, salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerel, egg yolk and beef liver.  Lucky for us we are heading into summer and can be sure to get enough vitamin D just by spending time outside in the beautiful sunshine.

Johnny Lo
 

RMT, PK, BSc

Registered Massage Therapist

Acupuncture 

Clinic Location: Yonge & Sheppard

Johnny Lo is a graduate from the Massage Therapy Diploma program with honours at the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy; he also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. Under his registration as a Massage Therapist, he is certified in the application of performance taping and through McMaster University, he has fulfilled the requirements that allow him to perform Contemporary Medical Acupuncture to reduce pain sensations and improve function. Johnny has an extensive knowledge of injuries associated with sports activity and motor vehicle accidents. He has a passion for thorough assessments and dedicated to treating root causes of injuries, problems and concerns. Joining the inter-professional care facility at Athlete’s Care Johnny is eager to utilize the strength of each profession to provide holistic care for your needs.

Over the years, Johnny has been an active participant in many sports activities ranging from various team sports such as soccer, softball, and hockey to individual sports such as badminton and tennis. Through participation, he has a gained practical knowledge of the types of movements required by various sports and is able to understand the challenges of experiencing injuries.

We are pleased to welcome Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Christine Walton, to Athlete's Care Scarborough @ Consilium.

Athlete's Care Scarborough
200 Consilium Place
Suite 104
Scarborough, ON
M1H 3E4

tel.  416.479.8686
fax.  416.296.8816

Dr. Christine Walton is an Orthopaedic Surgeon certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She recently completed a one-year Fellowship in Upper Extremity Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty in June 2012 through the University of Toronto under the tutelage of Dr. ElMaraghy (St. Joseph’s Healthcare Center) and Dr. Veillette (Toronto Western Hospital).

Christine is involved in both the surgical and non-surgical management of acute and chronic sports injuries with specific interest related to pathology of the shoulder, elbow and wrist. As a previously certified Canadian Athletic Therapist, she has a detailed understanding of the non-operative and rehabilitative side of patient care.

Christine obtained her master’s of science (MSc) and continues to be actively involved in research through the anatomy department at the University of Toronto, as well as teaching at both the medical undergrad and residency level. She is currently a locum staff orthopaedic surgeon, taking trauma call at the Scarborough General Hospital and Humber River Regional Hospitals. Privileges are also extended to St. Joseph’s Healthcare centre, Toronto Western Hospital, and the Stouffville Urgent Care Center.

By MAXINE SILBERG Registered Dietitian at Liberty Village, Yorkville, King & Yonge, Yonge & Eglinton Athlete's Care locations.

It’s late afternoon and your energy levels are starting to drop, all you can think about are the cookies in the break room, or the bag of chips you have stashed away that you bought for the party this weekend.  Instead of reaching for unhealthy snacks be sure to know how to plan and choose snacks that will help maintain a healthy weight and keep binge eating to a minimum.

Snacks that are high in fibre and protein will help keep your blood sugar levels stable and avoid spikes and drops that interfere with your energy levels towards the end of the workday. Whether you are heading home to make dinner, or out for a run you want to make sure that you have sustained energy to keep you going until your next meal. Choose foods that are high in fibre and protein, as they will take longer to digest and keep you feeling full for longer than refined carbohydrates like cookies or chips. If you have a fridge at work, keep a week worth of foods like hummus, nut butters, yogurt, cheese or hard-boiled eggs. Pre-cut veggies are also a good idea to keep on hand for dipping into foods like hummus and nut butters, or pairing with cheese and crackers. If you do not have a fridge, foods like nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews) and seeds (pumpkin sunflower, roasted soy nuts or chickpeas), whole grain crackers, kasha granola bars, cans of tuna or baked beans will provide higher amounts of fibre and protein.

After a grocery shop, stash your fruit bowl on your desk, instead of your table at home. Having healthy food options within arms reach will lower your chances of needing to stave off late afternoon energy drops with birthday cake, cookies and high sugar drinks.  Eating a healthy snack in the late afternoon will help ensure you do not walk in the door and eat what’s in sight while you cook dinner, only to sit down and eat a whole dinner. This ritual is all too familiar and leads many people to consume double the amount of calories they would have, had they not snacked before dinner. 

Next time you go grocery shopping try planning a weeks worth of afternoon snacks to help keep your health goals in sight. 

Amrita Kharkar, DC

Chiropractor
Functional Integrated Therapy
Active Release Techniques•
Contemporary Medical Acupuncture 

Clinic locations:  Brampton, Yonge & Eglinton

Dr. Kharkar is a Chiropractor as well as an Active Release Techniques (ART)® and Medical Acupuncture Provider. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an honours degree in Physiology and Psychology and from there went to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, graduating in 2012.

Dr. Kharkar follows the Functional Integrated Therapy (FIT) approach when treating her patients, and incorporates a variety of techniques such as Contemporary Medical Acupuncture, joint manipulation, ART®, Graston techniques and kinesiotaping techniques. She acknowledges the uniqueness of each individual and their injury, and guides her therapy likewise. Her goals are to decrease pain, maximize function and increase the overall wellbeing of her patients.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Kharkar is a Running Coach for the Running Room, a Health and Fitness writer for two online publications: the Arthritis Society of Canada, and Suhaag magazine.

Follow Dr. Kharkar on Twitter: @DrAmritaKharkar

PROFIT Magazine unveils 25^th annual list of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Toronto, On, June 10th, 2013 Athlete’s Care is ranked No. 410 on the 25h annual PROFIT 500.

PROFIT 500 is by far and away Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. PROFIT 500 Ranks Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by five-year revenue growth–nationally, regionally and by industry–the PROFIT 500 program gives entrepreneurs and their businesses the recognition they deserve for their achievements and contributions to Canada! Businesses become real contenders if their sales have grown by just 50% or more over the past five years.

On June 3^rd, 2013 Toronto Profit Magazine Today ranked Athlete's Care Sports Medicine Centers No. 410 on the 25th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies.  This will be published in the summer issue of PROFIT Magazine and online at PROFITguide.com.

We are honored to be on the PROFIT 500 ranking and would like to thank our dedicated employees, patients and referral sources for their continuous support.

About PROFIT Magazine and PROFITguide.com

   PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada’s preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-­‐ sized businesses.  For 31 years, Canadian entrepreneurs and senior managers across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it’s a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them achieve business success and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Visit PROFIT online at PROFITguide.com.

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