General Health
Do ‘Posture Correctors’ Work?
Patients ask me whether ‘posture correctors’ can fix their posture? My answer: it depends on what you are trying to fix. We know poor posture in terms of your spine has been associated with ...
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Mid-Back Pain
Probably the most common cause of mid-back pain, like neck pain, is from our current “sit-too-long” lifestyle. We sit in front of computers, stare down at our phones, commute longer ...
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Best Sleeping Position
Your sleeping position matters. Whether you have pain or not, we all need to be aware of the best position to sleep in. Minimizing neck and low back pain, headaches, sciatica, or a disc ...
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Sunshine Vitamin
We need exposure to the sunshine vitamin on a daily basis for 10-15 minutes directly on our arms and legs. Even consuming foods abundant in Vitamin D still hasn’t helped mitigate our society’s ...
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Cervicogenic Headaches
I know headaches and migraines very well. In fact, I became a chiropractor because chiropractic helped me get rid of my headaches and migraines. Cervicogenic headaches are those that ...
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Lifting Floor to Waist 101
Stop ‘Lifting’ with Your Knees If you are someone currently dealing with a low back injury (disc bulge, sciatica, or degenerative disc disease), lifting by squatting down with your knees (squat ...
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Power Smoothie
Want a delicious, nutritious, whole food snack or meal replacement? Try this “Power” smoothie my wife has perfected. Here is what you are getting in this smoothie: Blueberries ...
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Sit-ups Are BAD For You
Sit-ups used to be the gold-standard for working out your ‘abs.’ And for some people they may still be appropriate – think high level athlete, sport-specific training, or ...
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Your 60 Pound Head?
More than ever before, forward head posture (FHP), ‘text neck’, and ‘shneck pain’ are becoming a regular presentation in my Newmarket chiropractic clinic. More alarming is that this is ...
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