Brenda Rusnak to Beef up its Arthritic treatment Department as Employees Take to Rehabilitation Programs

Toronto, January 16, 2008

Brenda Rusnak’s Active Physiotherapy Clinic, Toronto, has recently added a slew of Arthritic physiotherapy treatments, to its existing portfolio. This is to cope with the increasing numbers of employees, who have been advised physiotherapy treatments. Physiotherapy treatments prove to be the only option, to arrest any further deterioration in the physical condition, as a result of the unduly long wait for a bone surgery in Canada.

A recent survey has revealed that the median waiting time for a joint replacement surgery in Canada, is nine months. The Arthritis Society (TAS) and Canadian Orthopedic association (COA) has calculated the productivity loss, to be in the range of $49 million per day.

The brunt of this financial burden is borne by the employers, rather than the employees, as employees continue to work with lesser productivity.

Physiotherapy refers to restoring the physical functions of an individual to normalcy, after an injury or illness, through a process of therapeutic exercises. The physiotherapist assesses an individual’s physical limitations, and plans a suitable course of action through a variety of techniques, to assist the individual, return to his highest level of function.

Techniques employed in physiotherapy include: Physiotherapy Assessment , WCB injury program, Automobile injury program, Exercise therapy, Pain management, Acupuncture, Massage therapy, Custom- made orthotics, Laser treatment, Electrotherapy including (ultra sound, TENS, interferential , short wave diathermy), Health education, Home care and Long term Care Services.

More and more employers have come to the conclusion that the best way to cut down on the productivity loss, is to send the employees waiting for surgery, on a rehabilitation program. According to Brenda Rusnak “That keeps them in shape,” “By keeping them in shape prior to surgery, at least you can cut down on the recovery time–it can cut two or three weeks off. What you have is an increased likelihood of this individual actually returning to work.”

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About Brenda Rusnak’s Active Physiotherapy clinic Inc.

Brenda Rusnak’s active physiotherapy clinic is a leading provider of physiotherapy treatments in Toronto, Canada, offering spacious, clean, state of the art facilities. It was founded in the year 1983. Its initial focus centered on providing services for injured workers, motor vehicle accident claimants and athletes. In the year 1992, Brenda Rusnak and Kevin Hildreth founded the Active Health Management, which by 1994, had become a national network of more than 180 rehabilitation clinics throughout Canada. Brenda Rusnak’s Active physiotherapy clinic is an accredited member of the Active physiotherapy rehabilitation group. It was the winner of the “Now Magazine” award for the best physiotherapy clinic in Toronto in 2001. Brenda Rusnak has recently strengthened its bones and joints physiotherapy department to treat the increasing numbers of arthritis affected employees, being sent for treatments by the employers.