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Dr. Robert's special medical interest is sports medicine. She is a member of the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Special Services:

• Diagnosis and treatment of all sports related injuries.

• Screening, treatment and prevention of overtraining syndrome.

• Motivation for exercise.

• Optimal weight control throughout exercise.

• Personal coach - for specific goals: 10km run, complete a marathon, a triathlon, etc.

• Personalized exercise prescription - According to goals, preferences, diseases (HBP, arthritis, diabetes, asthma...) and limitations (previous SX or injuries, stiff back or neck, scoliosis, deformities, etc.)

Counseling, Talks, Conferences and Articles

Women's issues:

• Myth and reality in sport

• Female athlete triad

• Prevention of osteoporosis

• Exercise in pregnancy

• Exercise in post-partum

• Menopause and exercise

Prevention of injuries in different sports

• All about Stretching

• Racewalking

• Overtraining Syndrome

• Obesity

• Benefits of Exercise

• Use of Vicosupplementation

• Aging gracefully with exercise

Compartment Syndrome In addition to the services listed above, Dr. Robert also performs pressure studies for Chronic Compartmental Syndrome. Below are a couple of key definitions...

Compartment syndrome Compartment syndrome is a condition in which elevated intramuscular pressure reduces local blood flow and impairs function of the tissues within that compartment. The local tissue ischemia produces pain and tissue dysfunction that persists until the pressure within the compartment is normalized. Symptoms reverse once the local blood flow corresponds to the demands for nutrition and viability of the tissues. Two forms of compartment syndrome exist: acute compartment syndrome and chronic compartment syndrome. Chronic compartment syndrome This syndrome is the result of the compression of nerves and blood vessels, by hypertrophy of the muscles and is more frequently seen in lower legs. The athlete will report pain that starts a few minutes after beginning activity with occasional tingling or numbness in the leg or foot. The pain goes away with rest. The physician has to rule out Shin Splint, Stress Fracture and Nerve injury as possible causes of the symptoms. To diagnose this syndrome we need to do Pressure Studies before and after activity. In the presence of a Chronic Compartmental Syndrome, the pressure in the muscle compartment will stay higher than normal after 5 minutes of rest, post activity. The treatment is surgical, by releasing the fascia around the muscles.