Broadview Spine & Health Centre

04/17/2024

It's that time of year again. CHEO CN cycle! If you're looking for a good charitable donation to give, Please consider CHEO. Dr. Guillemette will be doing the 70K bike ride in a few weeks in support of CHEO.

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A fundraising page for Eric Guillemette

01/10/2024

Happy New Year! We’re bringing in the new year with some exciting news. We now have two new psychotherapists at our clinic ready to help patients in need. If you’ve been looking for a psychotherapist without success, make sure to give our new professionals a try. For information on first available appointments, please contact our office at 613-728-2929. If you know someone who may benefit don’t hesitate to share!

09/20/2023

Concussion exercises can change significantly between patients. They can be as dynamic or simple as the patient needs. Here's a short video illustrating some specific exercise used by our clinic to rehabilitate our patients from their traumatic brain injuries. treatment time

Concussion exercises can change significantly between patients. They can be as dynamic or simple as the patient needs. Here's a short video illustrating some...

08/16/2023

Have you been suffering from a concussion. Make sure you’re getting the appropriate care for your rehabilitation. Everything starts with a proper evaluation and diagnosis. Afterwards you can get specific therapies targeting your needs.

07/21/2023

Make sure you’re eating the right foods. This study looks at blueberry supplementations and its effects on cognitive function. Surprisingly with this study it found some cool post-imaging improvements on the left side of the brain in a few different areas.

Boespflug EL, Eliassen JC, Dudley JA, Shidler MD, Kalt W, Summer SS, Stein AL, Stover AN, Krikorian R. Enhanced neural activation with blueberry supplementation in mild cognitive impairment. Nutr Neurosci. 2018 May;21(4):297-305. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2017.1287833. Epub 2017 Feb 21. PMID: 28221821; PMCID: PMC6093614.

07/14/2023

Are you getting the best care possible to help with your head injury. Here’s an article I review talking about how dynamic your recovery team should be when have a head injury. The answer might surprise you.

07/12/2023

What kind of imaging should you be receiving following a traumatic brain injury? Special imaging devices have all sorts of different utilities when it comes to identifying different pathologies and diseases. If you’re curious to know what imaging should be used to help you out listen to this short video.

07/07/2023

The brain is amazing. When you suffer from a traumatic brain injury you might feel like you’ll never be able to get better. Never doubt your brain ability to adapt and change. Sometime you just need a little bit of time and some persuasion.

07/05/2023

Are you worried about your progression with your head injury. Healthcare is very dynamic and it’s impossible to know how everything influences the body. When should you be worried about your progress with a head injury. Listen to this short video to find out more.

06/30/2023

Have you been getting conflicting information from different healthcare providers? Your journey to recovery from a head injury can be very confusing and difficult. It’s never easy when you might be getting conflicting information from different healthcare providers. Sometimes it happens but hopefully not often. Listen to this quick video to find out why you might be getting different information and how you can handle it.

06/26/2023

Being strong doesn’t mean you always have to push harder. Sometimes you need to evaluate your situation and sit back. Recovering from a head injury can be long progress. Sometimes individuals like high end athletes believe they have to push as hard as they can to improve with their head injuries. Sadly somethings require time. Don’t be afraid to have the strength to know what to sit back and let your brain recover.

06/23/2023

Are you feeling a little off. Having proper nutrition is always important to living a healthy life. Vitamin C is an important for many internal functions of our body. Sometimes supplementing with Vitamin C can have some beneficial effects. This article looks at home supplementing with vitamin C can increased attention (p = 0.03) and work absorption (p = 0.03) with distinct tendency of improvement on fatigue (p = 0.06) and comprehensive work engagement (p = 0.07).

Sim M, Hong S, Jung S, Kim JS, Goo YT, Chun WY, Shin DM. Vitamin C supplementation promotes mental vitality in healthy young adults: results from a cross-sectional analysis and a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Feb;61(1):447-459. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02656-3. Epub 2021 Sep 2. PMID: 34476568; PMCID: PMC8783887.

06/19/2023

Every single head injury is different. Although we may look the same on the outside our symptoms are often different. Try not to compare yourself too much to others when you’re struggling from a head trauma. You never know the internal struggles they may be going through.

06/14/2023

When you have a head injury some times you need a little help. There are many different kinds of assistive device but are you using them correctly? Listen to this short video to find out more.