Using Technology To Help Improve Your Heart Health

Posted by Dr. Scott Wilson | 27-Jan-2016

February is heart month. Heart disease currently affects more than 1.4 million Canadians and is a leading cause of death. In fact, more than 33, 600 Canadians die from heart disease each year. The good news is that many of the key risk factors are lifestyle related and include such things as smoking, a lack of exercise, an unhealthy diet, carrying excess weight and living with a high degree of stress.

In the following video, Dr. Jason Lemieux of Physiomed Oakville discusses the various products that can be used to assist with measuring and monitoring your heart rate in order to better support your high intensity exercise and recovery program which is key to improving heart health:

Dr. Scott Wilson

Dr. Scott Wilson is the Founder & Chairman of Physiomed; one of Canada’s largest franchised networks of inter-disciplinary healthcare clinics. A graduate of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Dr. Wilson founded Physiomed in 1994 and has since grown Physiomed to over 30 clinics in Southern Ontario and British Columbia. With hundreds of practitioners from over a dozen disciplines, Dr. Wilson and Physiomed have helped over 100,000 Canadians with physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage therapy, orthotic therapy, compression therapy and clinical conditioning as part of a program of rehabilitation and health optimization. In addition to helping patients improve their physical and mental well-being, Dr. Wilson has also mentored hundreds of practitioners to provide better care while enjoying more fulfilling careers. He is also a keynote speaker on many health related topics including how physiotherapy, chiropractic and health & wellness treatment can help with stress, weight loss, and unlocking the true potential within to achieve lasting physical well-being.