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10/02/2026

Come get your swag bags! Notepads and water bottles and so much more.

Thanks to Jiffy print We’re all ready for the Concussion awareness walk the Block event that will have useful trinkets. It will take place on October 3 at Manotick farmers market. Posters, yoga, light refreshments and a great supportive group. We look forward to seeing you there

10/01/2026

Do you have a heightened nervous system like with anxiety or stress or concussion ? Do you experience symptoms when you exercise? Do you get migraine headaches? Trouble sleeping? We all know these things can be linked to an overactive nervous system or your sympathetic nervous system which is your fight flight response in your body. Right now people are using vagus nerve stimulation tools like the Pulsetto or the Hoolest nerve simulator. The Pulsetto is good for bilateral vagus nerve stimulation, and the Hoolest stimulation can be done more specifically to one side of the vagus nerve.
These both can be purchased online.
Coming down, the nervous system can be very important for people that have a heightened awareness caused by sympathetic nervous system over activity l. Please contact your healthcare provider to make sure this is the right fit for you and get a proper assessment.

Can you get more information about concussions please join us on our Concussion awareness walk the Block event on October 3 at Manotick farmers market from 10 AM till 2 PM.
Look forward to seeing you there. DMus for more information.

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

🚶‍♀️💜CONCUSSIONS NEED NOTICE: WALK-THE-BLOCK💜🚶‍♂️

What if one simple walk could help start an important conversation?

On Saturday, October 3rd, the community is coming together for Walk-the-Block, an opportunity to raise awareness, build connection, and help make the invisible visible, one step at a time.

Brain injuries aren’t always visible. A concussion, acquired brain injury (ABI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, PTSD, mental health challenges, dementia, and Alzheimer’s can affect people in ways that others may not immediately see or understand.

That’s why awareness matters.

Join us for a FREE community walk at the Manotick Farmers’ Market. The walk takes place from 11:00–11:30 a.m., followed by FREE somatic yoga for all participants at 11:45 a.m.

This is more than a walk. It’s a chance to:

✨ Move your body
✨ Connect with your community
✨ Learn about invisible challenges
✨ Show support for those living with brain injury
✨ Help create greater understanding and compassion

You never know what someone else is carrying beneath the surface. A little awareness, kindness, and understanding can make a meaningful difference.

Let’s make the invisible visible — one step at a time.

📅 Saturday, October 3rd
📍 Manotick Farmers’ Market –
5524 Dickinson St.

🚶 Walk: 11:00–11:30 a.m.
🧘 Somatic Yoga: 11:45 a.m.

09/30/2026

Concussion myth number seven: one symptoms settle your brain has recovered. Symptom resolution is a fabulous step, however, we know in the acute phase that symptoms can resolve in 7 to 10 days, but the brain continues to heal for up to 30 days or longer. Often objective findings in testing can reveal problems with eye tracking, balance, cervical range of motion, etc. Waiting for full recovery can be very important, especially for those young adolescence or children as a brain is still developing and having another brain injury close together can make recovery even longer and cause persistent symptoms.

For more information like this or to support our Concussion awareness walk please join us on Saturday October 3 at the Manotick farmers market from 10 AM to 2 PM.

09/27/2026

Concussion myth number 6: the belief is that once you’ve experienced concussion symptoms for a long period of time that they are permanent. We know we can continue to strive and make improvements even after two years or longer . Getting the right treatments also helps this out like neurofeedback, meditation, vision therapy, exercise, coordination, exercises, etc. Never give up to improve, always strive for more.

Come join us for more Concussion awareness at the Walke the Block event. On Saturday October 3 at Manotick farmers market.

09/26/2026

Concussion myth number 5: You shouldn’t do exertion testing like Buffalo Concussion Treadmill test until three weeks after Concussion in which you are still experiencing symptoms. We know to do testing for exertion one week into the Concussion so we know how to monitor heart rate during moderate activity. We often give them a steady pace of 60% of their max heart rate for 2 days and then one day of rest. We progress this by 5% after every rest day. We do this to help with regulating the autonomic nervous system, increase circulation, energy and cognitive function.
We start exercising as soon as three days after Concussion at sub threshold symptom levels.

Come support our Concussion awareness Walk the Block event. On October 3, 2026 at Manotic farmers market. We hope to see you there help support Concussion awareness. Concussions need notice

09/24/2026

Concussion myth number 4: you need to push through your symptoms. We know this is not the case as pushing through symptoms will not help you in recovery and instead when you begin to feel symptoms elevate or you feel overwhelmed take a short break before continuing. In Acute Concussion we always stay sub symptom threshold and with a chronic concussion after about a month we do the two point rule. So once our symptoms like headache, go up from two points on a 10 point scale we take a break and relax until our symptoms decreased back to baseline and then We then are able to continue with the exercise, and we know frequency of exercise with short breaks is beneficial to helping the system progress and heal.
come join us for a Concussion walk on Saturday October 3 at Manotick farmers market from 10 till 2