Community Wellness Program

At GRSM, we are committed to promoting active and healthy lifestyles. We promote active and healthy living in the community by:

• Providing educational seminars
• Preparing written information for distribution into the community
• Volunteering our services and providing financial donations to community groups

Educational Seminars

• Osteoarthritis seminars – a free three part series offered one to two times per year at either our Cambridge or Kitchener location. We designed this series to educate the general public on pathology and management strategies related to osteoarthritis. Check our Injury Info page for written material from this series
• Nutritional Talks - a free seminar presented by our registered dietician that offer practical solutions to common nutritional questions asked by GRSM clients

Community Presentations

At GRSM, we regularly get requests from the community for our certified/registered health care professionals to speak on topics related to a specific sport or general health issues. Some examples include:

1. Talks to Senior Centres on Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis and Pilates
2. Talks to local high schools (Galt C. I., St. Benedict’s CSS, Preston HS, Southwood SS, Forest Heights CI, Glenview Park SS, St. Mary's and Huron Heights) for physical education classes. Topics include sports injuries and career talks
3. Participation in Physical Education Teachers professional development day at Cameron Heights High School. Topics included concussion management, a practical session on taping and a Pilates demonstration
4. Participation in Career Nights at local high schools (Huron Heights High School) to educate students on potential career paths represented by the wide spectrum of health care services provided by GRSM
5. Talks to specific sports groups or teams including:
   - Running Room in Kitchener and Waterloo
   - Kitchener Ranger hockey team
   - Cambridge Youth Soccer - Injury Prevention and Basic Taping Techniques
   - Cambridge Kips - Core Stability
   - KW Boxing - Injury Prevention and Treatment
   - Cambridge Dance Studios - Injury Prevention
   - Cambridge Minor Hockey Association - Concussion and Injury Management                        

Injury Information Articles

Many GRSM health care professionals have donated their time and expertise to create a series of informative articles that we distribute to schools, family physicians, our clients and the general public. Access this series of articles through menu item "Injury Info"

 Titles include:

• A Tale of Two Shoulders
• Acute Injuries
• ACL Injuries
• Ankle Sprains
• Bumps and Bruises
• Concussions
• Core Stability
• Cycling Injuries
• Dance Injuries
• Dynamic Warm-up
• Heat Illness & Dehydration
• Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBFS)
• I Pulled My Groin
• Little League Elbow
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Prevention of Running Injuries
• Think Thirst First! -- Sport/Energy Drink Review
• Osteoarthritis Series

GRSM News

Approximately three times each year we publish and distributed GRSM News to family physicians in the Kitchener and Cambridge area. One of our health care professionals researches and writes on a timely topic. We summarize relevant and current research articles related to the topic and we profile new staff.  If you do not currently receive our GRSM News and are interested in being added to our distribution list, please contact Tripho Bogias at tbogias@grsm.ca

Donation of services to local Community Groups

At GRSM, we support community groups that promote activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. Currently, we support:

• Run for Life – we learned of Run for Life through John Carson, a registered massage therapist who is part of the GRSM team. This group promotes walking and running for all ages as part of living a healthy lifestyle. GRSM-Cambridge volunteers have led walking programs for all ages around the neighbourhood. GRSM also offers volunteer event coverage for The Classic Mile which is an exciting two-day event held at Galt Collegiate on a yearly basis.  Please link here (www.runforlife.ca)  for more information on the Run for Life organization.
• Run for the Toad – GRSM provides local medical coverage (sports medicine physicians, certified athletic therapists and registered physiotherapists) for this one-day annual event held late September/early October. Run for the Toad is a 25km-50km run/walk and is run by George and Peggy Sarson.  "The Toad" was ranked the #1 in Canada's Top 10 MUST-DO Trail Race by Canadian Running Magazine in 2010.  www.runforthetoad.com
• Active Cambridge - The goal of the committee is simple, to increase participation in sport and physical activity throughout our community. The vision is to see bridges built between those providing physical fitness opportunities and those who desire to participate in them. - www.activecambridge.ca 

Financial Support to Local Sports Groups

• Cambridge Minor Hockey Association
• Preston Figure Skating Club
• Cambridge Fury Girls Hockey
• Cambridge Youth Soccer
• Cambridge Special Olympics
• Kitchener Minor Hockey Association
• Cambridge Basketball
• Cheer Sport Sharks
• Cambridge Ringette Association
• St. Benedict Invitational Basketball Tournament
• Cambridge Sports Awards
• Cambridge Kips Gymnastic Club
• Cambridge Winter Hawks
• Kitchener Soccer Club
• Tri-City Outlaws Football Club