How to Accident-Proof Your Home For Winter

Winter demands that we adjust our established patterns of behaviour in order to adapt to the challenges and injury risks of the colder months. This season brings increased threats to personal safety in the forms of ice, snow, and higher than normal levels of moisture...

Tips for Safer Walking This Winter

Winter is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Crisp air, fresh snowfalls, frozen lakes, what’s not to love right? Well, as beautiful as this time of year is, it can also be quite dangerous for walking. When not careful, the beautiful snow and ice become...

Tips for Winter Hiking

When it comes to winter, there are two types of people: those who spend December to March hibernating indoors, and those who spend those same months outside enjoying the crisp air and beautiful snow. This article is for the second group (or people in the first group...

Winter and Your Body: Physiotherapy Advice

Does the thought of a winter snowfall make you want to stay indoors all day? In Kitchener-Waterloo, we don’t have much of a choice when it comes to dealing with winter and snow. Every year we get quite a string of Wintery conditions that span from late November and...