Mark Robins
Lynn Valley Physiotherapy
1200 Lynn Valley Road, 206, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 2A2
Mark graduated with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Eastern Washington University in the U.S. He has worked in private practice orthopaedics as well as occupational rehab/chronic pain clinics. Mark has received advanced training from the McKenzie Institute for mechanical diagnosis and treatment of all areas of the spine (with an emphasis on neck and low back pain), continuing education in Functional Dry Needling/IMS, Mulligan mobilization with movement, along with focused courses on shoulder and knee rehabilitation to promote a return to pain-free function. He has extensive experience with all areas of peripheral joint dysfunction including providing pre- and post-surgical Physiotherapy, and he has a strong interest in shoulder, knee, and ankle diagnostics and treatment. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, cycling, snowboarding, and playing tennis. Areas of Interest: Shoulder dysfunction · Sports injuries · manual therapy · low back pain
Strengthening without the strain! Blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy is the brief reduction of blood flow into a limb while exercising. BFR is done using an inflatable tourniquet system. This system is similar to a blood pressure monitor. Normally to increase muscle growth and strength you would need to lift a heavy load. With BFR, you can do exercises with a very light weight to protect injuries and still get the same positive results of normal exercise.