ICBC Strength & Stability in Surrey.
After a motor vehicle accident, everyday movement can feel weaker, less stable or less confident even when pain is beginning to improve.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic provides personalized ICBC kinesiology and active rehabilitation in Surrey to help rebuild strength, stability, balance, endurance and movement confidence for work, exercise and everyday life.
Strength and stability work together.
Strength is your ability to produce force during movement. Stability is your ability to control movement and maintain balance or positioning while your body is moving or supporting a load.
Strength
Produce enough force for walking, lifting, carrying, stairs and other daily activities.
Stability
Control movement while your body changes position or manages load.
Balance
Maintain control while standing, walking or changing direction.
Coordination
Combine movement smoothly between the trunk, arms and legs.
Endurance
Sustain strength and control long enough for work and everyday tasks.
Function
Use strength and stability during real-life activities that matter to you.
Everyday activities may feel harder or less controlled.
Feeling Weaker
You may notice less strength during lifting, walking or daily activities.
Difficulty on Stairs
Going up or down stairs may require more effort or concentration.
Reduced Balance
You may feel less steady during standing, walking or single-leg tasks.
Difficulty Lifting
Groceries, children, equipment or work materials may feel heavier than before.
Early Fatigue
Your muscles may tire sooner during standing, walking or repeated tasks.
Movement Hesitation
You may feel less confident during bending, reaching or changing direction.
Exercise Feels Harder
Your previous workout or recreational activities may feel more demanding.
One Side Feels Less Stable
You may notice asymmetry during walking, stairs or single-leg movement.
Recovery can temporarily change how much your body can do.
Strength and stability can be influenced by pain, reduced activity, time away from exercise, movement compensation, balance changes and reduced confidence.
Pain
Discomfort may cause you to reduce or avoid certain movements.
Reduced Activity
Lower activity levels can affect strength and conditioning.
Muscle Weakness
Supporting muscles may lose capacity when they are used less often.
Balance Changes
Reduced stability can make walking or single-leg movement feel less confident.
Movement Compensation
Your body may rely on different movement strategies to avoid discomfort.
Deconditioning
Endurance can decrease during periods of lower activity.
Protective Movement
You may become more cautious with movements that have felt uncomfortable.
Time Away From Work or Exercise
Reduced exposure to normal physical demands can lower your functional capacity.
Stability depends on the whole body working together.
Strength and stability rehabilitation may involve the trunk, hips, shoulders, knees and ankles depending on your movement assessment and goals.
Common areas may include:
- ✓Neck & upper back
- ✓Shoulders
- ✓Core & trunk
- ✓Hips
- ✓Knees
- ✓Ankles & lower-leg control
Strength & stability rehabilitation can be built around your assessment.
Movement Assessment
Identify strength, balance and functional limitations that can guide your rehabilitation plan.
Explore Movement Assessment →Progressive Strengthening
Gradually increase exercise resistance and physical capacity as you improve.
Explore Progressive Strengthening →Balance & Coordination
Improve stability, stepping, single-leg control and movement confidence.
Explore Balance & Coordination →Core & Trunk Control
Build trunk control for bending, lifting, carrying and whole-body movement.
Explore Core & Trunk Control →Functional Rehabilitation
Connect strength and stability gains to walking, stairs, lifting and daily activities.
Explore Functional Rehabilitation →Progressive Rehabilitation
Progress your overall rehabilitation as movement, strength and function improve.
Explore Progressive Rehabilitation →Weakness & Deconditioning
Address reduced physical capacity following a period of lower activity.
Explore Weakness & Deconditioning →Mobility Exercises
Improve comfortable movement so strength can be used through functional ranges.
Explore Mobility Exercises →Build capacity for the activities that matter to you.
Walking
Build lower-body strength and control for community mobility.
Stairs
Improve strength, balance and confidence during stair use.
Lifting
Prepare for groceries, children, equipment and work-related loads.
Carrying
Develop whole-body stability and endurance while carrying objects.
Work
Progress toward the physical requirements of your occupation.
Household Tasks
Improve capacity for cleaning, laundry, cooking and other daily activities.
Exercise
Build toward gym activity and more demanding physical exercise.
Sport & Recreation
Progress toward hiking, running or recreational sport when appropriate.
Your strength & stability rehabilitation step by step.
Movement Assessment
Review strength, mobility, balance and functional movement.
Identify Your Goals
Discuss the work, daily activities, exercise or recreation you want to return to.
Start at the Right Level
Select exercises that match your current capacity and confidence.
Progress the Challenge
Increase resistance, balance demand, repetitions or movement complexity over time.
Return to Function
Progress toward walking, lifting, work, exercise and everyday activities.
Being stronger does not always mean feeling more stable.
Strength and stability overlap, but they are not identical. A useful rehabilitation program may need to address force production, balance, movement control and endurance together.
A complete plan may address:
- ✓Muscular strength
- ✓Balance
- ✓Movement control
- ✓Coordination
- ✓Endurance
- ✓Functional movement
Personalized ICBC strength & stability rehabilitation in Surrey.
Personalized Rehabilitation
Your program is based on your assessment, current abilities and recovery goals.
Movement-Based Assessment
We look at how the accident has affected strength, stability and everyday function.
Progressive Active Rehabilitation
Exercises can become more challenging as strength, control and confidence improve.
Collaborative Clinic
Registered Massage Therapy, acupuncture, kinesiology and clinical counselling are available in one Surrey clinic.
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Explore Therapy Now's broader approach to accident-related treatment and rehabilitation.
Explore ICBC Care →ICBC Treatment & Rehabilitation
Learn about kinesiology and active rehabilitation after a motor vehicle accident.
Explore Rehabilitation →Personalized Rehabilitation
See how rehabilitation can be built around your symptoms, lifestyle, work and goals.
Explore Personalized Rehabilitation →Collaborative ICBC Clinic
Learn about accessing multiple ICBC-related services in one convenient Surrey clinic.
Explore Collaborative Care →ICBC strength & stability FAQs.
What is strength and stability rehabilitation?
Can kinesiology improve balance after a car accident?
Why do I feel weaker after my accident?
Is stability different from strength?
Can strength and stability rehabilitation help me return to work?
Can this help me return to exercise?
How long does strength and stability rehabilitation take?
Where can I receive ICBC strength and stability rehabilitation in Surrey?
Rebuild strength and confidence close to home.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic provides ICBC strength and stability 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 feel stronger and steadier? Build strength for everyday life.
Therapy Now Wellness Clinic provides personalized ICBC strength and stability rehabilitation in Surrey to help improve balance, movement control, endurance, confidence and functional capacity after a motor vehicle accident.
