Category: Health & science
Backpacks are everywhere: pack it light, wear it right!
As autumn descends and we’re heading into October, I see so many elementary school, high school, and University students with back packs. There are a number of important considerations to make when helping ourselves, and our young scholars, purchase and pack book bags…
A rough guide to insurance at a health clinic, part 1
We get a lot of questions about insurance here. “Do you take x?” “Can you direct bill for y?” To understand insurance, it’s important to know the difference between primary and secondary coverage…
A new age of health science and chiropractic care
I have only being in practice for a couple years, but some of my patients have reported that they’ve had a bad experience seeing a chiropractor. Some common themes that arise are the long term treatment plans and …
Nine golden rules for swimming injury prevention
Swimming is awesome. Compared to other sports, swimming has a relatively low risk of injury.
However, the most common body part injured while swimming
Eight reasons why I love massage therapy
Very occasionally I’ll meet someone who isn’t really into massage, and when this happens I resist the impulse to frown and explain why they’re deeply …
Just what do X-rays tell us
Some scans and images can provide useful information but they can also present findings that may be misleading…
Proprioception, movement, balance and grace
Proprioception is the body-brain capacity that allows us to adapt to our environment and keeps us upright. It’s a miracle of neurocognitive functioning and it’s as important for high performance athletes as it is for aging seniors…
To push or not to push, that is the question…
Push-ups are a great body weight exercise, but they are not quite as important for creating balance in climbers as some would have you believe…
Chiropractic care can help you recover effectively
Chiropractic care can help lower costs, and can help you recover effectively, and get you feeling active, agile and productive more quickly…
Ice versus heat
Many clients ask me if they should be icing or heating their injuries. Here’s what we know about the effects of these modalities and when it is appropriate to …
We’ve added some frequently asked questions
We’ve posted some frequently asked questions. Also, we should mention that we were tempted to add a few others…
Professional development, Functional Dry Needling
Recently I had an opportunity to participate in a Functional Dry Needling course in Las Vegas, Nevada. I returned to my clinic feeling energized and excited to apply…
Debunking the many myths of back pain
There are some surprisingly persistent myths and misleading beliefs floating around about back pain, and recovering from back injury …
Simple yoga moves to counteract sitting
Sitting is a very real part of many of our lives, and here’s a few yoga tips to help resist what sitting does to you…
Weight bias and effective treatment
Some interesting research from Yale and other American Universities suggests that we should be careful to resist the prevalent social attitudes about obesity and weight…
Ten things your chiropractor wants to tell you
The British Columbia Chiropractic Association wants you to know a few things about the work we do as chiropractors…
