Using Heat or Ice for a Sports Injury
Whether you’re currently injured or not, it’s important to know how to properly take care of one just in case the unexpected happens. Should you ice your sprained ankle or just take a hot bath? With this guide, there will be no more guesswork as we tell you exactly when you should ice a sports …read more
4 Ways to Manage Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
Tennis elbow occurs when the muscles and tendons within your forearm, which extend to your wrist and fingers, develop mild pain that slowly worsens over time. It doesn’t usually happen due to a sports injury, but instead from overuse of the forearm’s tendons. The symptoms of tennis elbow include a weakness in your grip and …read more
Ways Chiropractic Care Can Help Manage Repetitive Strain
Increasing awareness pertaining to exercise, nutrition and taking proper care of our bodies makes many of us take proper precautions when it comes to doing strenuous activities and exercises. We always go an extra mile to ensure the proper usage of belts, health gear, stretching and muscle relaxation techniques to make sure we don’t injure …read more
Is Poor Posture Causing You Back Pain?
Poor posture is common to most people these days. Long hours before the computer or behind the wheel of a car are the reasons behind this for most of us. A sedentary lifestyle in the winter months makes it worse. You may not realize the damage poor posture is doing to your spine until it’s …read more
10 Ways to Help Take Care of Your Spine
Spinal health is an important part of our overall well-being. It’s also something we often take for granted. Here are 10 easy ways you can help take care of your spine. Exercise While exercising daily will stretch and strengthen your back and other muscles, which in turn distributes nutrients into your spinal discs and tissues, …read more
Top Running Related Injuries and Why a Chiropractor can Help You Combat Them
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just those with inertia and an inactive lifestyle that suffer from muscle pulls and sprains from lack of exercise. Sporty people and runners are equally prone to tissue wear and tear. In Canadian summers especially, running and outdoor sports are the nation’s favourite past-time. The reasons are simple; you don’t need …read more
3 Big tips on how to walk on snow & ice without hurting yourself!
Walking in the winter can be hazardous and lead to serious injury. Fortunately, there are numerous precautions you can take to make sure you get where you need to go safely. Here are a few tips on how to avoid slipping on snow or ice from your friendly neighborhood Langley chiropractor! Be Cautious When You’re Walking …read more
5 Minute Stretch Exercises for Computer Users
I often send my patients home with diagrams showing different exercises they should do. But since a lot of you spend quite a bit of time in front of your computers, I figured it makes sense to put this up as a video so you can see firsthand how to do your exercises. So there …read more