The Lab - Movement & Sports Med.

Have you heard:

❌ ‘5 must-do exercises for back pain’
❌ ‘The best 5 exercises for knee pain’
❌ ‘Got shoulder pain? Do these 5 exercises to fix it’

If it were this simple - none of us would be in pain. Skip the misinformation and we’ll walk you through why there is no such thing as the 5 best exercises for ANY general condition.

Are you ready for the road? Join us for our new CYCLE CLUB.

Starting July 27th, join us every Saturday morning for an outdoor ride led by our physiotherapist and our osteo .

Send us a DM to sign up today.

What do you do for the first two days post-injury?

Walk with us through exactly what you need to do to ensure your recovery goes smoothly.

Ready to become a more efficient runner? Tap into your RUNNING ECONOMY.

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Please welcome Alex to our Physiotherapy Team!

He’s an Australian-trained physiotherapist with experience in elite level soccer, football and basketball. Alex loves keeping active and travelling, but what he loves most? Helping his patients with detailed and attentive care.

Alex has settled into working with a predominantly athletic population ranging from weekend warriors to professional athletes. His passions have grown to surround acute injury management and post-operative orthopedic rehabilitation.

His treatment philosophy emphasizes collaborating with people to keep them doing what they love while supporting them throughout their rehabilitation and promoting self-efficacy.

Book with him now and get back on track to better movement.

The LAB x Mississauga Huskies

We're proud to our another clinical partnership with Mississauga Huskies Football

We're committed to the improvement of athletes of all levels, especially local - to ensure they have the right team and tools for recovery and sports injury management.

From the Huskies:

"Mississauga Minor football (formerly the MFL) has been providing opportunities to play tackle football for Mississauga's youth ages 8 to 18 since 1971.

We are looking forward to partnering with the lab sports medicine as our official clinical provider and utilizing their expertise in the field of sports medicine and athlete Care.

Just another way that we Make the health and safety of our players Paramount, in everything we do."

Very proud to announce The LAB will be the official clinical partner of North Mississauga Soccer Club & LFC IA Mississauga. 

We're excited to play a small part in the growth of Canadian Soccer and will be providing sportside & clinical services to League1 and OPDL athletes. We continue to build, support and connect our community and support athletes of all ages & levels.

🚨 Welcome to the team, Dr. Maziarz!

Dr. Patrick Maziarz is a Chiropractor with over a decade of experience in the strength and conditioning/rehab field working with National, Collegiate, Developmental athletes as well as weekend warriors; most notably working with team Canada Beach Volleyball, Canoe/kayak and Wheelchair Basketball for the 2016 Rio Olympics

🗓️ His hours at The LAB:
Thursday 8-2
Saturday 130-5

Online booking is now open for him using the link in our bio

Running season is here! (But you wouldn't know it with the weather this week 😒)

Here's 7 golden rules to make sure you get through it injury-free

Golf Performance Showcase 2024! We’re collaborating with to showcase our program and how we work with all levels of golfers

Golf pro, will be showcased with Dr. Thomas lalonde and coach Burke presenting their expertise throughout the night.

DM for details - maximum 20 spots available only.

🚨 Welcome to the team, Nicole! 🚨

We're excited to announce our newest team member & registered Massage Therapist, Nicole. She starts next week!

📅 Nicole''s hours:
Tuesday 330-8pm
Saturday 2-515pm

Book with Nicole through the link in our bio ⚡

Merry Christmas from The LAB! 🎄

Wishing you and yours a happy & healthy holiday season

⛳ Calling all Golfers! 🏌️

Take the guess work out of improving your game - The LAB Golf Performance Program 🔥

We build the best individualized program, specific to YOU and your game. The program will assess, identify areas needing improvement, and implement a customized program to help you not only shoot better, but to make sure you have longevity in the game.

⛳ To get started, click the link in our bio and book a Golf Specific Initial Assessment with Dr. Lalonde online, or call the clinic at 905-997-4522

🚨 Welcome to the gang, Lauren & Danielle! 🚨

We're excited to announce our 2 new female Osteo's. They will be starting NEXT WEEK. Use the link in our bio to book online.

📅 Lauren's hours:
Monday 8-1130am
Wednesday 2-8pm

📅 Danielle's hours:
Saturday 115-530

🚨 Introducing the newest members to our team - Brooke & Piera! 🚨

Online booking is now open! They will be starting October 1st

📅 Brooke (RMT) Hours:
Wednesday's 9-2
Saturday 9-2

📅 Piera (Physio) Hours:
Tuesday 8-1
Saturday 130-530

Welcome to the gang 🤘

💥 Welcome to the gang Mario! 💥

We're very excited to welcome Mario to the team. He is a highly experienced physio, who has an interest in Strength & Conditioning and an active population - with a special interest in treating shoulders.

He will be working Wednesdays & Fridays starting on February 22nd.

Online booking now OPEN! Use the link in our bio

Give a big warm welcome to the newest member of our team, Rhayelle!

Rhayelle will be working Tuesday evenings & Saturdays in the new year

Today, after 402 days, indoor gyms will finally re-open in the GTA.

These modern-day heroes have sacrificed their businesses for the safety of our communities. They have:

- worked out in an empty facility they’re paying for
- loaned out their equipment so you could continue to work out
- woke up early to accommodate online training
- put on a smile and brought the energy while their own was down
- Taken on debt to pay employees and keep the business alive
- Made the tough decisions to downsize to stay afloat
- And so, so much more

Support your local gym.

Try a class at a new gym.

Buy a package of classes or training sessions

Repost their content.

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Buy their merchandise.

SUPPORT THEM.



Gyms – we’ve missed you. Welcome back.

Our brand new home!

How long? Before or after a workout? What is the exact science behind how it works?

Check out the link in our bio for the TRUTH on the science behind Foam rolling and evidence-based practical guidelines

Where fast get faster

Stay at the top of your game with premium care from our therapy team. Physio, Chiro, Athletic Therapy, Massage Therapy and Osteopathy by a team who truly understands sport performance and the demands it places on your body

Everyone won't squat the same and they shouldn't! There is absolutely no one size fits all squat position

Read more - click on the link in our bio

Where the magic happens - one of our treatment room for our Chiro's and Physio's

Hydraulic high-low electric tables, a TV with Netflix and all sports channels, and an espresso machine. I think I could live here if needed ☕⛹🏼

We are very excited to welcome our new Osteopathic Manual Therapist to the team. Rowen graduated from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy in 2017 has been running his full time Osteopathic practice since

To find out more about Osteopathy and book online with Rowen, visit us online at www.thelabsportsmed.ca (link in bio) @ The Lab - Movement & Sports Med.

Does your therapist stay up to date with the most current research?

The study of therapy and performance is a relatively new field, and has undergone considerable change in the last decade. Below are just some of the changes in protocols to various injuries:

▶️ low back pain? Rest it and bend forward ➡️ core retraining, spinal mobility

▶️ Achilles rupture? Surgery ➡️ No statistical difference in outcomes between surgery and non-surgical

▶️ ACL Surgery? Immobilization for 4 weeks ➡️ early mobilization as early as day 2

▶️ Tendon Injury? Therapeutic ultrasound and rest ➡️ progressive loading program and no research to support ultrasound use

The purpose of research is to inform action. Make sure your therapist is taking the right action to make sure you're getting back to your best as quick as possible

Does static stretching reduce your risk of injuries?

The quick answer is NO!

Click the link in our bio for more information!

Front Squat vs Back Squat: implications to injury

Knee pain and back pain are among the most common complaints to come into our office. Regardless of the type of sport you play, or split you employ in the gym, there is a good chance squats are part of your program. Check out our recent post in the blog to understand the biomechanical differences between the 2 and which variation you should use

Link in bio

Lucky to have this awesome facility in the same building as the clinic. Seamless transition from the clinic to the gym to rehab a variety of sports injuries. Here's some drone (that's right -- we flew a drone in here. That's how big it is) footage

The Gym @ The Lab (Athlete's Training Centre) World Class facility that is home to many professional athletes from the NHL, MLB, CFL, NFL. Sport-specific training to improve athletic performance