Stretching before a workout is a critical part of any fitness routine. Whether you’re lifting weights, running, or doing yoga, a good stretching routine can help you prevent injury, increase flexibility, and improve your overall performance – but it’s not just workouts that benefit from regular stretching! What is stretching? Of course you know… Read more »
Tag: Back pain
Work From Home And Chiropractic
No one asked for the COVID-19 pandemic, and without a doubt, it’s an event which will trigger painful memories for many of us. For some, however, the pandemic marked a major change in the way we live our lives – both our personal lives and at work lives. Work from home became the norm in… Read more »
World spine day, 2022!
The theme emphasizes diversity of spinal pain and disability as part of the global burden of disease and addresses the need for access to quality essential spinal health services worldwide. With an estimated 540 million people in the world suffering with low back pain at any one time, it remains the leading cause of years… Read more »
Back pain and pregnancy
Does pregnancy cause back pain? Actually, it does – although it’s not the pregnancy per se that’s the cause, rather it’s the biomechanical changes which take place in the body as a result. Chiropractic can be highly beneficial for those shortly expecting a baby, and while specialist approaches are recommended, it’s perfectly safe! Changes!… Read more »
What’s a Facet Joint anyway?
If you’ve ever had neck or back pain that you could pinpoint with your finger or felt a sharp pain in your back when moving, the cause may have been some sort of dysfunction with one or more of the facet joints (often the lumbar facet joints) of your spine. A what now? Although they’re… Read more »