PREP Therapy - Athletic Therapy & Injury Management

Ever feel like a gloomy, overcast day completely steals your energy or even makes your body ache? 🌧️🥱

You’re not imagining it—there is real, fascinating science behind why a dark, rainy days can make you feel completely drained and physically sore!

Here’s why your brain and body hit a wall when the weather turns:

🧠 Daytime Melatonin Leak
Your brain relies on bright, early daylight to turn off melatonin (the sleep hormone) and fire up cortisol (the wake-up hormone). When it’s dark and overcast, low light levels trick your pineal gland into continually trickling out melatonin throughout the day. You’re literally fighting a chemical signal to stay asleep!

☀️ Serotonin Dip
Natural light triggers your brain to produce serotonin, the key neurotransmitter for alertness, energy, and mood. Drops in sunlight exposure mean a quick dip in serotonin, leaving your brain feeling heavy and sluggish.

📉 Barometric Pressure & Joint Discomfort
When rain rolls in, atmospheric (barometric) pressure drops. When the air pressure around you drops, it exerts less force on your body, allowing joint tissues, tendons, and fluid inside your joint capsules to expand slightly. This micro-expansion can irritate surrounding nerves, leading to joint stiffness, dull aches, tension headaches, and overall physical fatigue.

🌧️ Nature’s White Noise
The steady, rhythmic sound of falling rain acts as natural pink noise. It lowers brainwave activity and promotes the slow-wave brainwaves associated with deep relaxation.

🥵Dehydration Amps Up Cellular Sluggishness
When it's cool and rainy, we naturally forget to drink water because we aren't sweating or hot. But your cells rely on optimal hydration to produce ATP (cellular energy) and maintain blood volume. Even mild dehydration reduces oxygen and nutrient delivery to your tissues, compounding that heavy rainy day brain fog.

💡Fast Hacks to Beat the Weather Slump:

💤Power Nap: A brief catnap (10-20 minutes max) resets mental fatigue without letting you slip into deep sleep, so you wake up refreshed instead of groggy.

💧Cold Water on the Wrists: Running ice-cold water over your wrists (or splashing your face) stimulates your vagus nerve and triggers a mild alertness reflex, instantly boosting your heart rate and circulation.

☀️SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Light : Sitting near a bright light box or high-intensity desk light signals your eyes that it's daytime, shutting down that mid-day melatonin trickling.

🫗Hydrate with Electrolytes*: Drink a big glass of cold water with electrolytes. Giving your cells the fluid they need immediately boosts blood flow and cellular energy production.

*Always speak with your Doctor, Pharmacist, Naturopath, Nutritionist, or Health Care Practitioner regarding adding any supplements to your diet.

Ultimately, it’s always best to listen to your body. If today is a 50% energy day, it is perfectly okay to only give a 50% output. Make the math math! Never feel guilty for resting and taking care of your body when it's asking you to slow down.

Last week I sprained my ankle (eversion). I wanted to share the first phase of rehab with you incase you're curious about your own process and if you're doing what you should be.

Knowledge is power and I truly believe in sharing information so others can relate, feel validated, or know where to ask questions.

If you have any questions regarding this process I went through or if you should be seeing a therapist for your injuries, please don't hesitate to reach out!

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705-242-7444

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One of the best explanations of pain! Highly recommend watching this quick 2 minute video.

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Thank you Ultimate Exercise Ball Company (Khouri Long) for having fun with me at the North Bay PARO Women International Women's Day Conference yesterday!

I’m doing some research for the Vitality Program I've developed and would love your honest input.

Which of these two statements hits closer to home for you right now? Please put your Option answer in the comment section below!

Option 1: I want to grow with my kids/grandkids, not grow old from them.

Option 2: I’m just plain tired of being sore all the time.

Option 3: Neither—I feel great and this doesn't apply to me.

If you'd like to know more about the Vitality Program you can send us a message, email [email protected] or put "VP" in the comments and we'll contact you. 💪

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10:45am
11:30am
12:45pm
2:15pm

Check out our online link below to book in or give us a call 705-242-7444

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NEW SERVICE AVAILABLE!

We hear you! We want to help you!

I understand that many people are experience injuries/conditions that are leaving them stuck without answers from our health care system. We want to provide a platform that allows those questions to be addressed.

We are now launching ASK AN AT! A bi-weekly zoom meeting that allows people like yourself to ask the burning questions you've been hoping for answers on.

Examples:

1. I have an ankle sprain that keeps swelling - what do I do?
2. I'm having neck pain and nothing seems to be helping.
3. I broke my leg a few months ago, when can I stop using crutches/a boot?

You can register your spot for this week's Ask an AT session at [email protected].

We will only take 5 injury questions at each session however, you can always hop on the call to hear the advice that is given and ask questions at the end. You must register in order to attend the session.

*Please note, we will do our best to answer any and all questions for you as we believe that the more you know about your body, the easier and better your recovery and prevention will be for the future. However, some questions may be out of our scope of practice or not within our expertise. But we will do our best to answer those questions and direct you to the person who can best answer your inquiry.