Physiotherapy and clinical pilates in the Toronto Annex area
Empowering you to make your comeback stronger than your setback. Resilience Physiotherapy specializes in treating acute and chronic neck pain, back pain, sports injuries, and post-operation rehabilitation for orthopaedic surgeries.
Hi! I’m Shannon Littlejohn Burnes and I’m so glad you’re here.
I’m the owner of Resilience Physiotherapy & for over a decade I’ve been a practicing Physiotherapist in Toronto’s Annex area. Through years of practice and ongoing education, I continue to be fascinated by the human body & I’ve learned that more often than not, many aches and pains have a deeper root cause.
Every patient’s dysfunction is a new puzzle for me and my team to solve and we love putting the pieces together! I pride myself on my ability to genuinely connect with you so that you feel seen and heard, and aim to make your Physiotherapy sessions an enjoyable experience. I chose each of my team members with these particular qualities in mind.
We understand how frustrating it can be to navigate the healthcare system and want to guide you to feel good in your body. We are on a mission to take away any fear you may have, and encourage you to be an active participant in your recovery.
You’ve got one body to live in, so let’s work together to start feeling better today!
There’s a root cause to every problem…let’s find it!
After many years in clinical practice and extensive continuing education, we are able to see the bigger picture and specifically consider the function of your nervous system’s impact on your muscles and joints. We’ve got many tools in our toolboxes to help address your pain and improve your function. Using a tailored, individualized approach, we will use what best suits your needs. No two people are the same and that’s all a part of the fun!
Services
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Orthopaedic Manual Physiotherapy
After a thorough clinical assessment, we use many hands-on techniques to treat your issue. These include advanced joint mobilization, joint manipulation, nerve mobilization and soft tissue release.
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Exercise Rehabilitation
Each patient receives a tailored program of strengthening and mobilization exercises to correct imbalance and help accelerate recovery. We incorporate a lot of mat pilates exercises to aid with core and glute strengthening.
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Clinical Pilates
Clinical Pilates is beneficial for those recovering from an injury and for pain management. Each individual is assessed by a Registered Physiotherapist, and utilizing the mat, large equipment (reformer, tower), and small equipment (arc, foam roller, stability ball etc.) a program is tailored to the specific needs of each client based on their assessment findings.
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Acupuncture
Using traditional Chinese acupuncture points, needles are inserted to promote blood flow and circulation to an injured area with the goal of restoring balance. This in turn helps to reduce pain & inflammation.
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Sports Physiotherapy
Whether you’re a weekend warrior, an intramural or competitive athlete, or just someone wanting to stay active, we’ve got you covered at all ages and stages. Our team has extensive experience treating people post injury and returning them to the sports and activities they love.
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Gunn IMS (dry needling)
By deeply inserting an acupuncture needle into ropey bands of muscle or trigger points, a release occurs that restores the muscle to normal length alleviating the pressure and pain it was causing.
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Pre and Post Orthopaedic Surgery
We have extensive experience treating people pre and post orthopaedic surgery. By building strength and increasing mobility pre surgery, you improve your chance of a swift recovery post operatively. Concurrently, having a physiotherapist guide your post-operative recovery is also very beneficial in improving your results and returning you to normal function!
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Free Consult Call
Not sure how to get stated or what’s best for you? Schedule a free consult call wiht our team to figure it out. We’d love to help you.
