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Telemedicine

November 16, 2021

We are booking hour-long appointments on the phone or with an online platform of the patient’s choice (Skype, Zoom, FaceTime). It gives the time necessary to...

Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and exercise

Why Exercise can Improve Knee Osteoarthritis? Acumen Reconditioning offers group training for those affected by knee osteoarthritis. We understand this can be a debilitating diagnosis but...

Hockey In-Season Training

June 28, 2021

What is it? In-season training marks the start of the long, gruelling, and rewarding season ahead. Ask yourself, do you expect to maintain the same frequency...

Data collection: What’s it good for?

June 3, 2021

At Acumen, we regularly collect data or information on clients in different variables. For example, we may periodically assess body fat mass in someone whose...

The Journey after Surgery and the Missing Gap

May 27, 2021

Working with an Orthopedic Surgeon and in post-operative care, it is often found that there is a disconnect between healing timeline readiness and functional readiness. It...

Hockey Off-Season Training

May 24, 2021

What is it? Off-season training is where hockey players switch gears from in-season play to post-season work, translating to future improvements on and off the ice....

What is a Kinesiologist?

May 20, 2021

A Bachelor of Kinesiology is a degree that encompasses the study of human body movement. Once the degree is completed a person is known as...

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Why its more than just knee pain

May 17, 2021

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or PFPS as it is commonly known, is a fancy way of saying that there is pain in and around the patella...

Breaking Down the Box Jump – Phase I Plyometric

April 2, 2021

The addition of power training to someone’s workout program is essential for not only athletes but for the active population as well. For athletes, explosiveness...