Practice Yoga to Relax, Strengthen, Tone, and Achieve Your Fitness Goals
Yoga is a great exercise that not only tones and strengthens your body, but helps you manage stress. No matter what your fitness and health
July 8, 2022
The Art of Draping: An Essential Skill for Massage Therapists
In the field of massage therapy, the art of draping is an essential skill to harness. Mindful, efficient massage draping is an important for practicing
May 24, 2022
Paper Learning: Why it is Better
Is the Pen Mightier than the Keyboard? Distractions are the enemy of productivity, especially when trying to study important content that you need to pass
January 14, 2022
Level up your Practice! Book a Consulting Session with Dr. Nikita Vizniak
Dr. Nikita Vizniak is available for one-on-one consulting! Are you looking for help to prepare for Board Exams? Or a patient consultation with a diagnosis
October 7, 2021
Improve Your Health: Walking is the Best Medicine
Walking is an accessible and low-impact form of physical activity that has many positive impacts on short-term and long-term health, and can cause improved outcomes.
May 18, 2021
Patient Education Pain Series Handbooks
We are pleased to introduce a new series of Patient Education Handbooks, focusing on pain relief for specific body regions, and effective workouts to improve fitness and
September 2, 2020
Keeping Strong: The Importance of Squatting
Today, we’re going to talk about the importance of squatting. Often, in rehabilitation and recovery plans, the focus is on strengthening and recovering function in
January 15, 2020
IASTM: An Interview with Dr. Vizniak
In this interview, Dr. Vizniak shares his knowledge and answers some basic and common questions about Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in a way
January 9, 2020
Workout Exercise Posters
https://vimeo.com/390090057 Build muscle strength, balance, and transform your body with ‘better faster, stronger longer’ exercises — 16 Doctor Designed 1000+ exercise posters Would you like
November 12, 2019
Joint-Play and Mobilization eBook
“Movement = health and motion is life.” – The Joint Play and Mobilization textbook is now available in eBook format. It contains concise, easily accessible
November 7, 2019
A Brief History of Massage Therapy
It seems to be a universally instinctive response that we should rub an area of our body where we are experiencing soreness or fatigue. Prehistoric cave paintings in the Pyrenees dating to BCE c. 15,0001 appear to depict some form of therapeutic touch, but it’s difficult to say exactly when and where massage practices first started to be performed in any kind of methodical way. Ancient literature, artwork and archaeological evidence reveal that massage practices existed in many ancient cultures such as India, China, Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire, Japan, Thailand and Korea.
October 15, 2019
New Evidence Informed Yoga Book
The new Evidence Informed Yoga Book is close to being released! Here is what the evidence suggests… Improved Flexibility and Balance Yoga improves flexibility and
March 11, 2019
Prohealthsys gives back to UWS Clinic
As an alumni of the University of Western States (UWS), I’m grateful for my experiences there, as are my university friends, Dr. Daniel DeLapp and
July 12, 2018
New Textbook: Orthopedic Assessment
I’m pleased to announce a new resource available at Prohealthsys! Fresh off the press is an evidence-based, practical textbook for use in the classroom and
March 26, 2018
The Jets therapy heads get in touch with ProSTM
Physical therapy heads from the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and Manitoba Moose (AHL) pow wow with Dr. Nik over benefits of proSTM instrument application. The following
September 6, 2017
5 Rules to Choosing The Right IASTM Instrument for You
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a safe and effective technique that every practitioner should have in their repertoire. However, learning the technique and
June 30, 2017
Introducing the Clinical Massage Therapy Manual
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Clinical Massage Therapy manual. This book is a “must have” resource for Massage Therapists — students and
June 30, 2017
Heat vs Cold … What the evidence suggests
Acute soft tissue injury has been managed using the acronym PRICE (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) for years, even though there is a lack
February 20, 2017
Muscle Tendon Growth and Training Effect
Dr. Nikita Vizniak compares forearm tendon growth between an academic, a weight lifter and a rock climber.
February 16, 2017
What Everyone Ought to Know About Doctors
Have you ever found yourself sitting in a doctor’s office and wondering… How much can this doctor really help me? Do they know what they’re
March 1, 2016
ProHealth Receives Multiple 2015 Academics’ Choice Awards
ProHealth is pleased to announce that we have been honoured with 10 Academics’ Choice Awards for 2015. The independent Academics’ Choice Awards program and its
May 5, 2015
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