Winter is a season when many individuals experience health issues that can make everyday life rough. Whether it is a cold, flu, or a skiing injury, many people will find their overall health compromised at some point during winter.
Thankfully, chiropractic care can help keep you healthy during winter. Paying a visit to your chiropractor during the cold season can help reduce, if not prevent, health problems as well as keep you feeling your best.
Exercise has always been associated with good health and overall wellbeing. The benefits of physical activity are numerous, and its effects extend far beyond just improving physical fitness.
Good posture is often associated with an individual’s physical appearance, but it actually goes beyond that. Posture refers to the positioning of the body and the alignment of the joints, and it is a crucial aspect of good health. A good posture not only makes you look good but also keeps your body functioning at its best.
Bone and Joint Action Week is held annually between 12th and 20th October to raise awareness worldwide about prevention, disease management and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain, spinal conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and trauma.
Chiropractic; If you get back pain from gardening, it is likely that you already have an underlying problem that needs attention.
An estimated 70% of all women are wearing poorly fitted bras, resulting in poor posture and pain. Read more about how you can assess if your bra has been fitted correctly…
Chiropractic. The spine is a long chain of segments or links. Each segment has a limit of how far it can move safely. If it moves further than normal you get an injury and pain.
Chiropractic Treatment and Pregnancy Pregnancy should be an enjoyable life experience, however, during pregnancy a woman’s body goes through enormous changes. Due to ligament laxity and the shifting of the centre of gravity, mothers to be can develop poor posture and more than 50% of pregnant women experience ‘low back pain’. There are many difficulties
For years doctors have said that Chiropractic treatment is dangerous. “Watch out they can hurt you”. They have claimed that neck manipulation is particularly dangerous, “It causes stroke” and “it is a regular occurrence” and “it should be banned”. There are some alarmists out there who try to exaggerate the risks. If the risk were as high as some people claim,
The Risk of Taking Painkillers v. Chiropractic Treatment Some important recent research into the safety of neck manipulation has shown that neck manipulation is a very low-risk treatment if performed by skilled manipulators such as chiropractors. In fact there are more risks associated with taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAID’s), the painkillers commonly bought over the