Motorcycle riders in Vancouver trust physiotherapist and ICBC-certified instructor Len Chong at Elios Health. Whether you're prepping for your motorcycle license or recovering from a crash, Len combines expert rehab with real riding experience. Book now for motorcycle-specific treatment covered by ICBC.

Discover what acupuncturists do and how sports acupuncture helps with pain, recovery, and performance. At Elios Health in Vancouver, Crystal Gilhooly uses acupuncture to treat active bodies—climbers, runners, and everyday athletes—by reducing pain, restoring function, and speeding up recovery with evidence-based care.

Gua sha is a traditional technique used to reduce muscle tension, improve circulation, and speed up recovery. At Elios Health in Vancouver, we use gua sha to relieve pain, break up adhesions, and support injury rehab—especially for athletes and active individuals. It’s a powerful tool for restoring mobility and relieving chronic or acute tightness.

Looking for sports massage near me on Main Street Vancouver? Jeremy Ivey, former Olympic rowing coach turned clinician, offers expert sports massage and physiotherapy tailored for climbers, runners, and athletes. Optimize performance and recovery with coaching-informed care. Book now on Main Street Vancouver.

Looking for acupuncture near me? Discover how acupuncture on Main Street supports athletic performance and recovery for climbers, gymnasts, and outdoor adventurers. Reduce pain, speed healing, and boost energy with expert care tailored to active lifestyles. Experience the benefits of sports acupuncture today.

Did you know that I am competing in my first bodybuilding show in 2025?

Nine weeks ago, I started on my goal to compete in my first bodybuilding show. Since then, I’ve received a lot of questions, so I wanted to answer a few of the most common ones.

How could this be a rock climbing clinic without hot stone massage? It just makes sense. Did you know that you can use your RMT benefits if the hot stone massage is administered by an RMT? Well lucky for you, our Registered Massage Therapist here at Elios Health is super stoked to help you have an incredible hot stone massage experience. RMT on Main Street is definitely the way to go!

Overhead mobility can be explained simply as having adequate motion to allow the arms to be positioned overhead without compensation. Shoulder overhead mobility requires multiple moving body parts working together. Without adequate motion in the right muscles and joints, you run the risk of exposing other body regions to excessive strain due to compensatory strategies, for example, extreme extension through the neck, thoracic spine, or lumbar spine.

Part II of our series, “Recovery in Climbing.”

Can’t help but wonder - is there a difference in short, medium, and long-term recovery? Should you approach each differently? Short answer - yes.

Long answer - read on to learn more about how to maximize recovery from our Vancouver physiotherapy author Rachel Rubin-Sarganis.

Any serious athlete knows that recovery is just as important as the training itself. If you want to optimize your climbing performance, knowing how to limit fatigue and speed up recovery is as important as knowing how to perform a knee-bar, a finger jam, or drop-knee. Your ability to recover after a hard training session or working on a climbing project depends on numerous factors including age, genetics, and fitness level, but regardless of these factors, there are various tips and strategies that you can use to help enhance the recovery process!

Manual therapy encompasses a range of techniques used by physiotherapists to assess and treat injuries and chronic conditions causing pain, stiffness, and reduced range of motion of the arms, legs, and spine. It involves hands-on treatments geared towards improving muscle function while minimizing pain.

Read on to learn more about the types of manual therapy, and who it helps!