Sciatica and leg pain The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest in the body. When it is inflamed, this condition is called sciatica. Not all leg pain is sciatica, but most all sciatica involves leg pain. Sciatica sufferers often have severe pain along the sciatic nerve path, usually in the back of the legs […]
Trauma
Accidents and trauma If you have been in an accident or suffered a trauma, you need to have your spine checked by a Chiropractor for subluxations. During the accident, any subluxations that were created in your spine often remain in your body and prevent you from healing properly. That may be the reason why over […]
Unhealthy Spine
Warning signs of an unhealthy spine Numerous times in the past, people have asked if there are ways for people to check family and friends at home to see if they have an unhealthy spine. There are ways to get a general idea. This will not lead to a diagnosis; however, it will give you […]
Asthma
Asthma Most likely, someone you know is suffering with this condition. It could be your child, a parent, or someone close to you. There are thousands of Canadian children and adults afflicted with this breathing disorder. Breathing is a process where your body takes in air from the outside, it passes through your nose, the […]
Inner Healing
Our Inner Healing Powers In every one of us, we have healing powers within that most of us are not aware of. This power is called our innate intelligence. We all believe that our brain runs our bodies, right? If we believe this, we must then believe that for every function of our body to […]
Headaches
Headaches Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches. The causes of headaches are many; they include such things as spinal misalignment, certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives and alcohol. Spinal misalignments (subluxations) are shown to be involved in up to 80% of all headaches. Unfortunately, our society in the past […]
Subluxation
What Does A Subluxation Do To Me? There are five components of damage that our bodies experience. The first component deals with the joints (vertebrae) of our spine. The vertebrae are out of proper alignment, which leads to increased stress on the joints, discs and ligaments. It creates a reduced range of motion in our […]
Spinal Check-ups for Children
Why Children need Spinal Check-ups “Chiropractic care for my child? Why? His back doesn’t bother him.” How often chiropractors have encountered parents who appreciate the importance of regular checkups for their child’s teeth, hearing, eyes and ears but draw a blank when it comes to a spinal check-up. In fact, a spinal check-up could be […]
Posture
Posture! Throughout life, we have heard many times over that we should have good posture. The way we stand, sit, and hold our body structure every day ends up determining what stresses are placed on our bodies, especially our spines. We know that abnormal postural habits lead to improper spinal and body function. It can […]
Drugs
The drug problem! In the past decade, there has been an obvious shift in society of how one thinks of health care. A few decades ago, there was just a blanket acceptance that drugs and surgery would solve all our health problems. Through numerous surveys and studies in the last decade, a growing percentage of […]