Hands-on Chiropractor
I am excited and pleased to now offer LightForce Ex Class IV Laser therapy for patients. This is therapeutic laser not surgical laser as used in eye surgery. That said Class IV Laser is powerful in that this light therapy
As common as sitting is few of us know or display good sitting posture. In today’s world the hours we sit can add up and it’s rare to be taught how to correctly do it. Most of us adopt our
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a presentation on neuroplasticity by Dr. Lara Boyd (Canadian research chair in neurobiology of motor learning). Her talk, directed to parents of young children, was about utilizing her and others’ research on helping
Let’s jump right into this by asking what is the goal of the push up exercise? I always want to know why I am doing an exercise. For the push up a common answer might be, “to work my chest”.
A common problem associated with mechanical low back pain is a tight weak psoas muscle. I’m finding it more and more common for my patients to have at least heard of this muscle. The psoas is a deep muscle that
Dr. Paul Hodges, a leader in spinal research, reports 75% of low back pain(BP) patients have gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as heartburn and constipation. On a a clinical note, respiratory problems and pelvic floor problems such as incontinence were also
Migraine and tension headaches commonly have a link with neck, upper back and/or jaw dysfunction. When I say dysfunction this includes tight muscles and fascia. Joint irritation such as restricted range usually occurs with the dysfunction as well. The neck
Let’s just jump right in by saying perhaps this is not just an elbow problem. In diagnosing, I like to approach a problem, usually pain, by asking why is it there. For tennis elbow, aka lateral epicondylitis, the pain is
The weekly workshop really is about ‘the basics’ when referring to posture. It is from a good support base that we move most efficiently from. That is for example, to run well we need great support. A way to look