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10/25/2026

“My back is killing me but I think it’s just the cold.”

“I tweaked something at the rink but it’s probably fine.”

“I’ve been meaning to come in since September.”

“I’ve just been so busy with the kids’ sports.”

“It gets better in the summer.”

The cold is not causing your back pain. The rink tweak is not probably fine. And it will not just get better in the summer — unless you do something about it first.

October is the window. Use it.

It's not your imagination. Your body really does feel different when the temperature drops.Here's what's actually happen...
10/22/2026

It's not your imagination. Your body really does feel different when the temperature drops.

Here's what's actually happening:

Cold causes your muscles to contract and tighten as your body works to conserve heat. Blood flow to your extremities reduces. Joints — particularly if they're already inflamed or arthritic — can become more sensitive as the surrounding tissue stiffens.

None of this means you're getting worse. It means your body is doing exactly what it's designed to do in cold conditions. The problem is when we respond by moving less, sitting more, and waiting for spring.

The best thing you can do for your body in the colder months is keep it warm and keep it moving. Even a short walk. Even a few minutes of mobility work in the morning.

Cold is not an excuse to stop. It's a reason to be more intentional.

10/20/2026

Two moves. Forty-five seconds each. Do them in the morning, do them at lunch, do them while the kettle boils. Your hips and lower back will thank you.

Save this and actually use it.

10/17/2026

Most people don't realize their chronic headaches might not be coming from their head at all.

The upper cervical spine — the joints, muscles, and nerves of the neck — refers pain directly into the head. One-sided headaches. Pressure behind the eye. Pain that worsens when you move your neck or sit at a screen for too long.

These are cervicogenic headaches. They're common, they're underdiagnosed, and they respond well to physiotherapy.

If yours keep coming back, the neck is worth a look.

Most people treat headaches with ibuprofen and wait.But a significant number of chronic headaches — the kind that keep c...
10/15/2026

Most people treat headaches with ibuprofen and wait.

But a significant number of chronic headaches — the kind that keep coming back, the ones that live behind one eye, that get worse when you turn your head, that started around the same time as a change in your desk setup or a minor accident — aren't coming from your head at all.

They're coming from your neck.

Cervicogenic headaches originate in the cervical spine and surrounding soft tissue.

The muscles, joints, and nerves of your upper neck refer pain directly into the head. And they respond very well to physiotherapy.

If you've been managing headaches for a long time without ever having your neck assessed — that's something worth exploring.

On a day built around gratitude, this one comes easily.For twenty years people have trusted me with something deeply per...
10/12/2026

On a day built around gratitude, this one comes easily.

For twenty years people have trusted me with something deeply personal — their body, their pain, the thing that’s been quietly limiting their life. That trust is not something I take lightly.

To every patient who has shown up, asked the hard questions, done the work between sessions, and kept coming back — thank you. Collins Physio exists because of you.

Wishing everyone a warm and restful Thanksgiving. 🍂

Every September I hear some version of this: "I want to get back into it this fall."And every September I say the same t...
10/01/2026

Every September I hear some version of this: "I want to get back into it this fall."

And every September I say the same thing: great. And also — ease in.

The gap between where your body was in May and where it is now is real, even if you stayed active all summer. Your tissues, your nervous system, your joints all adapted to what you actually did this season — not what you planned to do.

Three weeks of intentional re-entry is worth more than three weeks of recovery.

Give your body the warm-up it's asking for.

September is one of the most stressful months of the year — new routines, back to school, the mental load of a schedule ...
09/30/2026

September is one of the most stressful months of the year — new routines, back to school, the mental load of a schedule that didn't exist last month.

And stress is not just a feeling. It's a physical event.

When your nervous system is under load, your muscles hold more tension and your pain threshold drops. Things that were manageable in August can genuinely feel worse in September — not because anything structurally changed, but because your system is running hotter.

This is why I ask about stress in every intake conversation. It's not small talk. It's clinicalinformation.

09/27/2026

One question worth asking yourself before fall gets busy:

Is the thing I'm managing actually getting better? Or have I just gotten used to it?

There's a version of managing pain that looks like improvement but isn't. You've just adapted. Reorganized your life around what hurts. Stopped doing the things that aggravate it.

That's not recovery. That's accommodation.

If something has been "fine" for months — it might be worth asking whether it's actually fine, or whether you've just stopped noticing.

Here's a pattern I see every September without fail.Summer means more movement, more variety, more time outside. Your bo...
09/26/2026

Here's a pattern I see every September without fail.

Summer means more movement, more variety, more time outside. Your body adapts to
that. Your hips get used to walking. Your nervous system settles into a different
rhythm. Your mood follows the light.

Then September hits. The schedule locks in, the sitting increases, the outdoor time
drops. Your body notices the shift — even before you do.

The stiffness that creeps in by October usually starts here. More desk time. Less
varied movement. The stress of a new routine landing in a body that hasn't caught
up yet.

It's not inevitable. But it helps to know it's coming so you can work against it.

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