Tag: Health

Fully Open!

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Yes, we are FULLY OPEN although stricter lockdown measures are effective Monday November 23, 2020 for a number of regions, including Toronto. All regulated health professionals are permitted to continue to provide in-person care. We are pleased to help you and your body cope with stressors during this turbulent time.
If you need any information about our covid protocols in addition to the information on our website, please feel free to reach out to us. We also  understand if you feel more comfortable rescheduling your appointment, and will see you when you are ready.
Be well until we see you next!
The Danforth East Wellness Team
(Dr. Katarina Bulat, Dr. Elisa Petricca, Dr. Nicole deYonge, Susan Tomkins, Sarah Podolsky, Renee Long)

Virtual Home Office Assessment by Dr. Elisa – All Proceeds to Charity!

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Many of us have transitioned to working from home during this time. This means that our workstations have drastically changed from an ergonomically equipped office setting. But there is good news! – there are a number of simple changes you can make to optimize your at home work environment to help improve both your physical and mental wellbeing!

Over the next few weeks I will be offering a 20 minute virtual ergonomic assessment. During this time I will assess your current at home workstation and provide you with tips and recommendations to improve your workstation set up as well as your posture.

I will be providing this service for a donation of $20.00 in which all proceeds will go towards Friends of Ruby, a charity to support the mental health and well-being of vulnerable LGBTQI2S youth.

If interested, please email me directly to arrange a time slot. Availability is limited to four assessments per week on Mondays and Wednesdays. The fee of $20.00 is required at the time of booking through e-transfer to reserve your spot.

Looking forward to helping you, as well as helping the community!

‘See’ you soon,

Dr. Elisa Petricca

drelisa@danfortheastwellness.ca

Registered Massage Therapy available again!

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We are so excited to announce that as of Monday June 15, 2020 we have registered massage therapy available at the clinic once again!

Susan Tomkins will be in on Thursdays from 11-7 and every other Friday 11-7. We also have a new registered massage therapist, Sarah Podolsky, beginning on Mondays from 3:30-7:30. More information about Susan and Sarah can be found on our website.

A gentle reminder that 2hrs before each appointment a covid prescreening will be sent out to you through email. You will be asked to wash your hands after you enter the premises, and you are required to wear a mask in the clinic, as well as during treatment.

These are new times for us all and we know they are different. We are looking forward to navigating them together, and are excited to provide care for you again!

See you soon!

Susan and Sarah

A message to our dear patients and community members

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We understand that this is a difficult and uncertain time. Given the magnitude of the current situation, Danforth East Wellness is restricting care to only those patients with acute or emergency needs. Dr. Nicole De Yonge, our Naturopath, will be providing virtual consultations at this time. You are able to book an appointment with her via our website (book here).

As your health care providers, your health and well-being is our top priority. As we continue to navigate these circumstances, we wanted to provide you with a few tips on how you can focus your efforts over the next while to optimize your health and well-being.

Daily Physical Activity – Think of simple ways to achieve 30 minutes of exercise like 10,000 steps outside. Stretching, or quality time with the foam roller is also a wonderful way to help your body move and can provide well-needed stress relief.

Good sleeps – We can’t “catch up” on lost sleep, but this may be the best opportunity we’ve had in a long time to kick start better sleep hygiene! Sometimes turning the temperature down a few degrees to reinforce the body’s natural instinct to sleep helps, as does applying a few drops of lavender essential oil on the pillow before bed to help calm your mind. For more sleep hygiene information please read Dr. DeYonge’s earlier excellent blog post Rise & Shine.

Healthy food choices – Try to limit the amount of refined sugars consumed and make the conscious decision to eat foods that we know will help support our bodies and our immune systems, like vegetables and fruits. Also strive to drink water to help hydrate.

Mindfulness – Think of doing a daily meditation or mindfulness practice. This can include using easy-to-follow meditation apps such as Headspace or Calm, starting or ending your day journaling (a great outlet to let go of things and make peace with your emotions), or, maybe even a daily yoga practice. These are great ways to help balance our nervous system and take us out of the sympathetic fight or flight state. For yoga you can look at yogaghar.ca, YogaTree’s Instagram, Boho Beautiful and Cosmic Yoga (for kids!) on YouTube.

Let’s support each other through this and keep ourselves as healthy as we can.

Be well until we see you next,

The Danforth East Wellness Team

(Dr. Katarina Bulat, Dr. Elisa Petricca, Dr. Nicole DeYonge, Susan Tomkins RMT)

Massage Therapy at Danforth East Wellness!

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As of November 1st, Massage Therapy with Susan Tomkins at Danforth East Wellness will have extended hours!  The end of the year is fast approaching and some extended health benefits run out at the end of the calendar year.  Massage therapy will also help you deal with any stress and tension heading into the holiday season.  Call us or email to book an appointment and help us to help you!!!

Mondays    9:30am-5pm

Thursdays  noon-8pm