It’s back-to-school season — and for many kids, that means dragging around a backpack that looks (and feels) heavier than they are. If you’ve ever picked up your child’s school bag and thought, “How are they carrying this every day?” — you’re not alone. While backpacks are a necessary part of school life, an overloaded [...]
You stretch. You massage. You crack your neck a little. Maybe you’ve even popped a few painkillers.And for a while, it feels better. But then, just like clockwork — the pain comes back. If this sounds like your reality, you’re not alone. At Active Chiropractic in Paris, Ontario, we help patients every week who are [...]
Tom Kellar and his wife, Colleen Fraser, from Sudbury, Ont., have always tried to stay active by going to the gym, walking, or hitting the trails on snowshoes or skis during the winter. But in recent years, pain made exercise a challenge for them both. For Tom, the pain was particularly bad in his left [...]
Brian Mandelker had experienced low back pain before. “Mostly standing around coaching kids’ baseball and hockey teams,” says the 64-year-old entrepreneur from Thornhill, Ontario. But nothing like the constant, searing pressure that hit him in the autumn of 2017. Fortunately, a chiropractor’s manual therapy helped treat his lumbar spinal stenosis. “I couldn’t sit through dinner, [...]
After suffering a knee injury, chiropractic care helped Leroy Gallagher return to work as an electrician. Seven years ago, a knee injury started a domino effect in Leroy Gallagher’s body that would leave him off work for years. “It happened back in 2011,” recalls the 36-year-old electrician from Cambridge, Ontario. “I busted up my knee [...]
Snow Shovelling Winter weather can pack a punch and, with the season’s heavy snowfalls, injuries often result. Improper snow shovelling is often to blame. But shovelling out after a storm doesn’t have to leave you stiff and sore. With a little know-how, you can clear your driveway without the all-too-common back, neck and shoulder pain [...]
Perform these exercises for disc pain relief. Only do these if they have been recommended to you by your chiropractor! Call (519)-442-7100 for more information if you have any questions.
