Functional Progressive Rehabilitation: Chronic Pain

Kevin Jardine Dept: Developed in Toronto by a team of medical, health and fitness professionals, Functional Progressive Rehabilitation is aimed at those who suffer from aches and pains, introducing exercises that will get them on track to Feeling Pretty Remarkable the program s in-house nickname , according to Globe and Mail. Chiropractor Kevin Jardine, the co-owner and president of Collaborans, the health care and fitness education company behind FPR, is adamant that certain exercises based on evidence-based research allow the body to combat chronic pain. The alternative avoiding activity can be self-destructive, he says and but a recently launched multimedia program proposes that the only way to reduce and even prevent chronic pain and injury is by moving the body more, not less. Currently, FPR consists of a recommended 12-week lower-back series that s available in a mobile application for iPhone and iPad or on DVD. Three more programs focusing on knees, shoulders and motherhood will be available this fall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.