Physiotherapy - NTO Wellness and Rehab Centre

NTO Rehab Offers Genuine Care In Your Wellbeing

Welcome to the NTO Rehab and Wellness Centre in the Heart of North York, located on Willowdale and Sheppard close to the Yonge/Sheppard TTC subway station.

At the NTO Wellness & Rehab Centre, our staff and therapists have several years experience in providing professional client services and rehabilitation services in preventive healthcare & illness in Canada. We specialize in providing professional services to patients that require extended healthcare (EHP), as well as to patients whom may have sustained injuries from motor vehicle accident (MVA) and work related injuries (WSIB).

Meet Some of Our Staff…

1. Genuine Care in your Well-being

Our front desk staff and specialists are really friendly and helpful. The specialist allows you to tell them more than one issue; they are attentive, understanding and caring to improving your health.

2. Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Rehab Specialists

Our services are available to anyone who has experienced minor to catastrophic injuries in a motor vehicle collision; Insurance companies, Lawyers/legal representatives, and Health care professionals often refer to our services.

3. Certified Professionals and Accredited Therapists

All of our therapists and staff are accredited and certified with the overriding professional associations.

4. Flexible and Extended Opening Hours

NTO Wellness & Rehab Centre is open on weekends and open late for your convenience on most weekdays so that you can drop in for a treatment on your way back from work.

5. Centrally Located at the Heart of North York in the Greater Toronto Area

North Toronto Wellness & Rehab Centre is located at the heart of North York on Willowdale just one block east of Yonge-Sheppard station. It is accessible by bus, TTC, car and on foot for your convenience. There is complimentary parking available on site for your added convenience.

NTO Rehab Knows MVA & WSIB Cases

With North Toronto Wellness & Rehab Centre (NTO Rehab) offering multidisciplinary health and medical professional services puts us in a great position to provide a team approach to your particular rehabilitation program. When it comes to your MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) or WSIB (Workplace Safety Insurance Board) rehabilitation program it is critical that you have the right team of doctors and therapists at hand to assess your situation so that the best service and treatment plan can be custom-made to your body.

What NTO Wellness and Rehab Centre offers you as a MVA Rehabilitation Program?

A team of Chiropractor, Physiotherapist, Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist and Athletic therapist can offer comprehensive & customized treatment plan for individuals who suffer from car accident. When the patient is presented at the clinic, a comprehensive initial assessment and complete physical examination will be conducted by either the chiropractic doctor or physiotherapist, then we co-ordinate treatment with our doctors and therapists.

Each treatment plan is carefully designed by combining several treatments to assist patients in returning to a full and productive pre-injury condition as soon as possible.

These treatments can include one or more of the following therapy techniques such as:

Massage Therapy can be a great relief of muscle aches caused by motor vehicle accidents.
Passive joint mobilization can reduce pain through gentle, repetitive movements of the joints in the neck region.
Strengthening and conditioning programs designed to make sure that patients will remain active after their accident, to prevent pain due to stiffness.
Medical Acupuncture can help to reduce the symptoms that are associated with motor vehicle accidents.
Electrical modalities such as Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Interferential Current (IFC) and Ultrasound helps patients return to their normal daily activities by decreasing pain and tissue inflammation.
Education: most importantly, our specialists will not only treat patient, but also raise awareness for the patient and educate them with respect to the nature of injury and soft tissue healing process. This allows the patient to fully participate in the rehabilitation process.

What NTO Wellness & Rehab Centre offers you as a WSIB Rehabilitation Program?

At NTO Wellness & Rehab Centre, our dedicated health team will work closely with the WSIB and offer services focus on:

Pain relief
Strengthen & Flexibility
Improve Functional Abilities
Provide Ergonomic Advice
Coordinate Your Return To Work

In many cases, being assessed by a physiotherapist and beginning treatment as soon as possible after an injury speeds return to work and increases the likelihood of full recovery.

Heat or Ice? The Ongoing Debate

At NTO Wellness and Rehab our very own Registered Physiotherapist Leo Wan would like to share some advice on one of the most common questions he often gets asked at the clinic: Heat or Ice? The Ongoing Debate.

The question I get asked most in at the NTO Wellness and Rehab Centre, ” Should I apply heat or ice when I have pain?”

Honestly, we don’t blame patients for asking this question because this has been an ongoing debate, even in the health community. Heat is generally used to promote more circulation to an
injured area, providing it with more nutrients and oxygen to aide in healing. The warmth can help to alleviate pain, relax muscles, decrease muscle spasms and increase range of motion of the
affected joint. Ice, on the other hand helps to decrease circulation to the area, thereby reducing swelling, inflammation and pain.

So what is the big difference between the two? Simply put, heat will increase circulation and ice will decrease circulation. Both modalities are useful and effective only if used at the right timing in
the course of your injury. Therefore, the biggest question is “when”. Here are some general guidelines on when to use ice or heat.

When to use Ice?

You should use ice within 24 to 48 hours after an injury. It is not recommended to ice after this time frame as it may delay healing of the injured tissues. The main goal of icing at this time is to
help reduce or prevent excess swelling that may occur during your body’s inflammatory response to the injury. You may use ice again if you reaggravated the injured area and caused more
swelling. Ice should be applied for no more than 20 minutes and you should wait an hour before reapplying it again.

When to use Heat?

After the initial 48 hours after an injury, you may start to use heat. The main goal of heating at this point is to bring more blood to the area to stimulate healing of the damaged tissues. You can
also use heat if you are suffering from muscle spasms, chronic injury and joint or muscle stiffness. Heat should be applied for no more than 20 minutes and you should wait an hour before reapplying it again.

If you are unsure about the nature of your injury or have any doubt as to whether to apply heat or ice to an injury, you should contact your health care provider for more information. Feel free to bring up this question of Heat or Ice the next time you see me at the NTO Wellness and Rehab Centre.