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Erin Reid Coaching, Trail, BC (2026)

06/09/2025

🚨 New Service Alert 🚨

This weekend I completed my Non-Internal Introductory Pelvic Health Course delivered by Pelvic Health Solutions.

Starting June 16 I will be offering non-internal pelvic health physical therapy to help better serve the community in this underserviced treatment area.

This service may be right for you if you’re experiencing any of or looking for advice on any of the following:
- Pelvic pain (i.e. at rest, with activity, during sexual in*******se)
- Preventative care before childbirth
- Urinary Incontinence (leaking)
- Postpartum recovery support
- Experiencing a high frequency of urination or a strong urge when you feel the need to empty
- Experiencing difficulty fully emptying your bowel or bladder
- Postural and breathing based exercises for optimal pelvic floor function
- Additional education to support pelvic health and function

For any situations that extend beyond my scope as a non-internal therapist, we have the ability to collaborate with my colleague at RANGE for more advanced care including internal based assessment and treatment.

05/22/2025

‼️ Attention runners ‼️

Training for an upcoming race but also trying to balance some nagging injuries? Take the guessing out of your rehab plan and get back to your 100% (or better!) even quicker.

This past week I ran an endurance running athlete through a full VALD performance and physiotherapy injury assessment to get some insight into the source of an Achilles injury.

In our assessment we did a slow-mo gait analysis to assess loading patterns during the movement that brings on symptoms.
 We assessed the 10 jump hop test, a highly Achilles specific assessment to see any differences side to side, RSI value, and looked for avoidance of loading.

We also looked up the chain at major muscle groups to see if there were any absolute strength or rate of force development differences side to side that might explain added stress onto the tendon.

We also looked into range of motion at all major joints to see how that may be affecting mechanics and loading strategies.

Come find me at for your detailed athlete assessment. Link in bio for booking

04/28/2025

Somatics-based physiotherapy is a body-centred approach that integrates principles of somatic therapy and manual therapy to release stored tension in the body. By bringing awareness to the body, we can identify patterns of stuck energy and re-train our brain’s relationship to these areas. In somatic therapy, it has been found that the body’s posturing reflects the state of the nervous system. If our nervous system is stuck in a state of threat, the functioning of our body systems, including our soft tissue will be affected. A classic example is when we experience stress, we often see this reflected in increased muscle tone in the upper traps, necks and jaw musculature which is often accompanied by an increased heart rate and blood pressure. A regulated nervous system should be able to switch between all states of the nervous system fluidly. However, a dysregulated nervous system will reflect the posturing and systemic changes of whatever system our patients are stuck in. By asking the risk questions in our patient interviews, and working to bring awareness into the body, we as physios can help identify what state of the nervous system our patients may be stuck in. With this information, we can guide them with cueing, prescribe specific exercises or make behaviour change recommendations to help their nervous systems come back into balance.

04/23/2025

Some tips for getting into running that always help me get back into the swing of things:

🌲 Keep it leisurely! Especially if you’re new to running, pushing yourself to your limits right away will likely not be a sustainable way to start. I definitely had this issue while starting out but dropping the ego and slowing the pace has kept me motivated and helped my body respond well to the new activity.

⏱️Run for time! Whenever I used to occasionally run, I would always have a set amount of kilometres in mind. This may work for some, but I found it only motivated me to finish as quickly as I could to “get it over with”. Going into the run with a time in mind has worked better for me and allowed me to adjust the intensity for the given day so that the run itself would be sustainable for the full time.

👟Find a running buddy! Definitely a personal preference for this one, but I have enjoyed occasionally having a running buddy on my runs for a couple reasons, especially on my lighter pace days. One, it’s fun to socialize and share the experience with someone else. And second, if you’re aiming for an easier jog to start, having someone to chat with can keep you accountable for keeping the pace slower - if you can’t carry the convo with your buddy, you may be going too quick!

04/14/2025

💪🏻 Progressive Overload, what is it? Why is it important?

Progressive overload is the process of gradually increasing the intensity of your workouts. When strength training either recreationally or as part of your rehab program, if we do not continuously challenge ourselves, we will quickly plateau. Our bodies need to be constantly challenged in order to make further progress.

Aside from avoiding hitting a plateau in your training or rehab, some additional benefits of progressive overload include:
- Increased Strength
- Increased Hypertrophy (muscle building)
- Increased Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

and this is not an exhaustive list by any means!

If you’ve ever strength trained, you may be familiar with picking up a weight that felt challenging once upon a time, and then a couple weeks later it no longer seemed as difficult. That is because your body has adapted and is ready to be pushed a bit harder. Now, if we stuck at that same weight indefinitely, we’d never be pushing ourselves hard enough to make further adaptations.

How do I know if I am working at a hard enough intensity? I often recommend the “reps in reserve” method where if you’re trying to get “stronger”, you shouldn’t feel like you could have completed more than 1-2 or 3 additional reps. If you felt like you could go on for quite a while with a certain weight, chances are it’s not heavy enough to elicit strength gains. Another reliable option if you have the means is using 1RM resting, or predicted 1RM testing tables and then utilizing % of your 1RM charts for guidance on choosing your weights.
# strengthtraining

04/11/2025

Feedback like this is always such a great reminder of why I do the work that I do. I chose the path of physiotherapy because it means I get to spend my working hours making a difference in other people’s lives by simply sharing my knowledge and showing up day in and day out as a caring human being. I think sometimes as health care practitioners we forget how much of an impact we can have for our patients. And this goes way beyond just our knowledge of injuries or exercises, but how dedicated we are to creating strong therapeutic relationships built on trust and shared decision making. For anyone who has experienced an injury, whether acute or chronic, you may be familiar with how debilitating these setbacks can be physically and mentally. Testimonials such as these are such a rewarding reminder of how privileged I am to do the work that I do and meet the people that I meet.

04/09/2025

Pain can be a tricky thing to navigate while rehabbing an injury. Many of us were taught that pain is a warning sign telling us to stop what we’re doing. We were often told that pain means that damage is being done, but that’s not always the case! Often after an injury our brain can become more sensitized to pain signals for various reasons. Sometimes when we’ve had an injury to an area, our brain wants to protect us from further injury by trying to convince us we should avoid using an injured area entirely. Unfortunately, that “protective mechanism” can actually be quite detrimental long term, adding to the risk of developing chronic pain.

That’s not to say that we should be pushing through excruciating pain while rehabbing, but there is often a sweet spot. I generally advise my patients to keep their pain at no more than a 2-3/10 while exercising, and recommend that they monitor their response later in the day, and especially the next day. Sometimes our brain just needs a little reminder that moving a previously injured area is OK. That being said, everyone’s pain scale and tolerance is different, hence the importance of ensuring that your 2-3/10 does not lead to further aggravation later on or into that second day.

04/08/2025

What is RSI and why is it important? Reactive Strength Index is essentially a measure of how quickly you can transition from absorbing force to reproducing force. RSI is a measure of our explosivity which is important both for sport performance and for injury mitigation. An athlete with a higher RSI will be able to change directions quicker, will look much springier on the field, track, or court, and will be able to jump higher while spending less time on the ground between jumps.

Many injuries in sports occur as a result of what in the S&C/physio world we call “excessive yielding” when trying to absorb force. When someone has excessive yielding, they will struggle to absorb force and redirect that force which can often lead to something giving way or ultimately getting injured - the demands of the sport become too high for what their muscles and tendons can handle. Because we can use RSI as a measure of explosive power to represent how well an athlete both accepts and redirects load, we can also use it as a predictor for injury risk.

How do we measure RSI? One effective way is a drop jump or depth jump test where we have the athlete step off a platform and transition into a jump upon landing as quickly as possible. At .health.physio we use the Force Decks to get reliable measures of your RSI as well as look at if there are any asymmetries in your braking forces or forces produced between your left and right leg.

Pop quiz! Which video of me doing a depth jump do you think would have a measure of a better RSI? Why?

04/05/2025

Big things launching at .health.physio! We’ve officially released our Athlete Assessment program, powered by .

In these assessments we’ll be looking at variables like force production, limb asymmetries, reactive strength, and jump height to name a few. We’ll also be assessing range of motion to ensure your joints are moving adequately for the demands of your sport. Selecting tests that give us information relevant to your sport of choice, we can uncover areas that you may be excelling at, areas we can target for improved performance, or areas that may require further attention to mitigate injury risk. Pretty nifty!

Link in bio to book in with me for your athlete assessment 💪🏻

03/25/2025

Let’s talk Evidence Based Practice! 🧠

Often in health care we get too caught up in what the newest and best available research has to say about the condition in front of us, so much so that we forget that the most “evidence based” practice is a compilation of the available literature, the patient’s values and beliefs, and our own clinical expertise. Science 100% has a place at the table, but when we become too biased in only this one domain, we risk omitting useful input from the patient which can jeprodize our therapeutic relationship, and we risk dismissing alternative treatments which may have time and time again worked for us in the past!

Allied health colleagues, can you think of a time when you used a treatment approach that wasn’t heavily supported by science, and it worked for your patient? I’ll start! 👇🏻

Recent literature has and continues to suggest that “perfect posture” is a myth of the past, and we can’t predictably attribute posture to pain. However, in my experience, very often when patients come to see me with shoulder pain and present with a forward shoulder posture, some simple pec, lat and leg scap release followed by shoulder retraction and serratus strengthening resolves their chief complaint almost (and sometimes) instantly.

03/18/2025

Fostering Independence, Not Dependence! 💪🏻

It may sound strange, but a big goal of mine as a physio is to get you out of my schedule as quickly as I can. Why? Because that means our treatment has been effective in meeting your goals and getting you back to your usual activities sooner than later. If you’re needing to see me 2-3x per week indefinitely, chances are we’re missing the mark on your rehab plan. Aside from treatment ineffectiveness, research has shown that the more we can foster autonomy and independence in our patients, the less likely they are to develop chronic pain and long term dependence on their health care practitioner. Empowerment is key!

But isn’t this a bad business model? In my experience, the more effective you are in the treatment of your patient’s care, the more word of mouth referrals you’ll start to see come your way. People WANT to get better, and if you can get them there sooner, the reputation of the good work you’re doing will spread. Private physio is an interesting scene where yes we’re running a “business”, but first and foremost, we’re still health care practitioners. That means, at the end of the day, we’re always ethically obligated to put patient needs first rather than our own financial goals as a business. For me, one of the most rewarding aspects of this line of work is seeing people’s pain and function improve to the point you and your patient no longer feel further physio is required. This also means you get to help more people as when we discharge one patient from our care, we open up room for another patient who may need it! Many clinic owners view long term client retention as a sign of good performance and means to justify a raise for their employees. While this may benefit business profits in the short term with more bookings, does it not also incentivize us as practitioners to prolong treatment and ultimately foster more dependence rather than independence? Maybe it’s time to rethink what “good performance” looks like in the industry.

Fellow allied health practitioners, what are your thoughts on this topic?

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