ICBC Return to Activity in Surrey.
Recovering after a motor vehicle accident is about more than reducing pain. You may also want to return to work, exercise, sport, driving, parenting, hobbies and everyday activities with confidence.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic provides personalized ICBC kinesiology and active rehabilitation in Surrey to help you progressively rebuild the movement, strength, endurance, balance and confidence needed for the activities that matter most to you.
Returning to activity looks different for everyone.
Your rehabilitation should reflect the activities you actually want and need to return to. There is no single definition of “normal activity” that fits everyone.
Work
Progress toward the sitting, standing, lifting, walking or physical demands of your occupation.
Exercise
Build toward the gym, strength training, walking programs or other forms of exercise.
Sport
Progress toward recreational or sport-specific movement when appropriate.
Daily Life
Return to household tasks, errands, parenting, driving and community activities.
Hobbies
Prepare for gardening, hiking, travel and other activities you enjoy.
Parenting
Work toward lifting, carrying, floor transfers and childcare activities.
Recreation
Build the capacity needed for active leisure and community participation.
Lifting & Carrying
Progress toward groceries, children, work materials or equipment.
Pain may improve before your full capacity returns.
Even when symptoms are improving, you may still notice weakness, fatigue, restricted movement or reduced confidence during more demanding activities.
Reduced Strength
Time away from normal activity may make lifting, stairs or exercise feel harder.
Reduced Endurance
You may tire sooner during work, walking or exercise.
Balance Changes
Standing, walking or changing direction may feel less steady.
Mobility Limitations
Certain movements may still feel restricted or uncomfortable.
Deconditioning
Overall fitness can decrease during a period of reduced activity.
Reduced Confidence
You may feel cautious about movements or activities that have been difficult since the accident.
Build the abilities you need before increasing the demands.
Movement Assessment
Identify mobility, strength, balance and functional limitations that may affect your activity goals.
Explore Movement Assessment →Progressive Rehabilitation
Gradually increase exercise and movement demands as your abilities improve.
Explore Progressive Rehabilitation →Functional Rehabilitation
Practise movements that reflect work, daily activities, lifting and recreation.
Explore Functional Rehabilitation →Progressive Strengthening
Build physical capacity through gradually progressed strengthening exercises.
Explore Strengthening →Mobility Exercises
Restore comfortable movement needed for work, exercise and everyday activity.
Explore Mobility Exercises →Balance & Coordination
Improve stability and movement control during walking, stepping and direction changes.
Explore Balance & Coordination →Strength & Stability
Build whole-body strength, balance, endurance and movement confidence.
Explore Strength & Stability →Personalized Rehabilitation
Build a rehabilitation plan around your individual activities, lifestyle and goals.
Explore Personalized Rehabilitation →Return to activity is about more than going back to the gym.
Activity includes all of the physical demands you manage throughout your day. Rehabilitation can prepare you for those everyday movements as well as exercise and sport.
Everyday goals may include:
- ✓Walking longer distances
- ✓Climbing stairs
- ✓Carrying groceries
- ✓Household chores
- ✓Driving comfortably
- ✓Parenting and family activities
Build back toward the exercise you enjoy.
Your return to exercise can be gradual and based on your current abilities rather than simply trying to resume your previous routine immediately.
Walking Programs
Build duration, pace and tolerance over time.
Gym Exercise
Progress toward resistance training, machines or other gym-based activity.
Running
Build the strength, endurance and movement control needed before increasing running demands.
Cycling
Prepare for the mobility and endurance demands of cycling.
Hiking
Progress walking tolerance, stairs, balance and lower-body capacity for trails.
Yoga
Work toward comfortable mobility, control and position tolerance.
Recreational Sport
Progress toward more dynamic movement and activity-specific demands.
Strength Training
Gradually rebuild load tolerance through progressive strengthening.
Your job has its own physical demands.
A return-to-work rehabilitation plan can be shaped around the physical requirements of your occupation and the activities that still feel difficult.
Work demands may include:
- ✓Sitting or standing tolerance
- ✓Walking
- ✓Lifting and carrying
- ✓Pushing and pulling
- ✓Repetitive movement
- ✓Longer periods of physical activity
Build from your current level toward your real-world goals.
Assess Your Current Abilities
Review movement, strength, endurance, balance and functional limitations.
Identify Your Goal
Define the work, exercise, sport or everyday activity you want to return to.
Build the Foundations
Improve the mobility, strength, balance or endurance needed for the activity.
Increase Activity Demands
Make exercises progressively resemble the activity you are preparing for.
Return With Confidence
Progress toward meaningful participation in work, recreation and daily life.
Your return-to-activity plan begins with understanding what you need back.
Functional Movement
Review movements related to your symptoms and goals.
Mobility
Assess whether restricted movement is limiting your activity.
Strength
Identify strength requirements for work, exercise or daily tasks.
Balance & Coordination
Consider stability and movement control when relevant.
Activity Tolerance
Consider how long or how intensely you can perform important activities.
Personal Goals
Use your goals to guide exercise selection and progression.
Personalized ICBC return-to-activity rehabilitation in Surrey.
Goal-Oriented Rehabilitation
Your plan is connected to the activities you actually want to return to.
Progressive Active Rehabilitation
Exercise demands can increase as your abilities and confidence improve.
Functional Focus
Rehabilitation considers work, home life, exercise and recreation rather than isolated exercises alone.
Collaborative Clinic
Registered Massage Therapy, acupuncture, kinesiology and clinical counselling are available in one Surrey clinic.
ICBC return to activity FAQs.
When can I return to activity after a car accident?
Can ICBC cover kinesiology for active rehabilitation?
Can I exercise while recovering from a car accident?
Can rehabilitation help me return to work?
Can rehabilitation help me return to sports?
What if I feel nervous about becoming active again?
Do I need a personalized exercise program?
Where can I receive ICBC return-to-activity rehabilitation in Surrey?
Get back to the activities that matter to you.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic provides ICBC return-to-activity rehabilitation, kinesiology and active rehabilitation from our clinic at 240–13711 72 Avenue in Newton, Surrey.
We serve patients from Newton, West Newton, Fleetwood, Panorama Ridge, Guildford, Surrey Central, Cloverdale, North Delta and surrounding communities.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic
240–13711 72 Avenue
Surrey, BC V3W 2P2
Conveniently located in Newton near Newton Exchange, the Newton Bus Loop and King George Boulevard.
Ready to return to the activities you enjoy? Build your way back with a personalized plan.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic provides personalized ICBC return-to-activity rehabilitation in Surrey to help you rebuild movement, strength, balance, endurance and confidence for work, exercise, recreation and everyday life.
