Healthy Lilfestyle

Top 5 Reasons You Need To Learn More About Your Pelvic Floor

2022-03-15T17:42:31+00:00July 19th, 2021|Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle|

#5 You’re Bathroom Routine Has Changed Urinary and fecal incontinence are 2 of the most common issues in pelvic floor health. Urinary Incontinence can be broken down into 2 subcategories of stress incontinence which involves leaking with things like sneezing or coughing. The other subcategory for urinary incontinence is urge incontinence where you find your [...]

5 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Spine

2022-03-15T17:44:12+00:00October 24th, 2019|Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Uncategorized|

You’ve heard it from everyone around you, a dull ache, pain down the leg, even throbbing so bad that you’ve had to miss a couple of events. If you’ve had back pain before, you know how debilitating it can be and the statistics show that you are not alone: In six-month period, five in 10 Canadians suffered [...]

TMJ Pain: Can A Chiropractor Help?

2022-03-15T17:45:27+00:00September 29th, 2019|Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Uncategorized|

Dear Doc: My dentist just said you may have TMJ (aka, your jaw hurts!) Can a Chiropractor Help? Google will tell you that the TMJ joint refers to your temporomandibular joints. These joints are positioned on both sides of your face and they make it possible for you to open and close your mouth (take a chow [...]

Pregnancy Care with Chiropractic & Massage Therapy

2022-03-15T17:46:10+00:00August 16th, 2019|Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Uncategorized|

Dear Doc: I'm pregnant and my Hips & Low Back hurt! Can Chiropractic & Massage Therapy help? As the mother’s center of gravity shifts forward with weight gain from pregnancy, a larger amount of pressure is put on the low back and the hips. Simultaneously, there is a hormone called relaxin, which relaxes ligaments in [...]

Is “Text-Neck” a real thing? Is texting really causing my neck to ache?

2020-05-15T14:49:00+00:00April 26th, 2019|Back Health at Home, Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle, Overall Back Health, Uncategorized|

The simple answer is YES. We spend on average 10 minutes every hour checking our social media, reading articles, and answering emails. Not only does this effect the positioning of the neck, but our head is tilted forward, our shoulders are rounded, and our eyes are strained! Overall our posture is poor and this causes [...]

Cold weather: Is it harmful to my muscles & tendons?

2020-05-15T14:49:11+00:00March 18th, 2019|Back Health at Home, Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle, Overall Back Health, Uncategorized|

In the winter months your muscles can become stiff and lose elasticity. This happens due to the body wanting to conserve heat and moving it away from the skin right to the core. Some patients worry as they feel a loss of sensation in their hands and feet, it’s as if their feet never warm [...]

Help is on the way! How to treat Sciatica successfully!

2020-05-15T14:49:19+00:00December 18th, 2018|Back Health at Home, Back Health at Work, Healthy Lilfestyle, Overall Back Health, Pregnancy, Uncategorized|

Sciatica can cause serious and persistent nerve pain that originates in the spine and typically extends down the back of the leg. How do I know if I have Sciatica? Medical illustration of symptoms of the sciatica Symptoms: Shooting pain that makes it hard to stand up Pain you your lower back and buttock (worsens [...]

Naturally Improve your Health through Cupping Therapy

2020-05-15T14:49:26+00:00November 27th, 2018|Back Health at Home, Healthy Lilfestyle, Overall Back Health, Sports & Fitness|

Remember seeing athletes in the Olympic games with large red marks all over their backs and body? Hello Rio, Michael Phelps, 2016! It seems that, in addition to training with the latest state-of -the art techniques and equipment, some athletes are turning to ancient practices to keep their edge.  What is Cupping Therapy? One way [...]

How can Reflexology help me beat the Winter Blues?

2020-05-15T14:49:34+00:00November 5th, 2018|Back Health at Home, Healthy Lilfestyle, Overall Back Health|

It’s that time of year again, where the weather doesn’t know what to do, people in your office are getting sick...and you’re trying to avoid getting sick. What if there was a way to help manage your stress, boost your brain power at work through these upcoming cold months, and improve your overall well-being? Reflexology [...]