The Truth About Sciatica: Why the Pain Goes Down Your Leg and What to Do About It
In this post, we'll break down exactly what sciatica is, why the pain travels the way it does, what tends to make it worse, and how chiropractic care can help you find lasting relief.
Is Your Desk Job Ruining Your Posture? A Chiropractor’s Guide for Paris Professionals
You start the day sitting tall, focused, and ready to go.But by 2 PM, you're hunched forward, your shoulders are tight, your neck aches — and you're counting down the minutes until you can stand up and stretch. If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. Desk jobs are a modern reality for many Paris residents. [...]
Why Your Neck Pain Keeps Coming Back — And How a Chiropractor in Paris, Ontario Can Help
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 [...]
Collaborative Care for All – Particularly Young Professionals
By Dr. Nardine Bekhit | Some people think you don’t need a chiropractor until you have an injury or reach middle age years. Young professionals sometimes believe they can get away with pushing past their physical limits in order to meet the demands of their busy schedules, but eventually this catches up to them. Supporting Young [...]
How Leroy got his life back after a knee injury had a domino effect on his body
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 [...]
Brent’s recovery from an industrial work-related back injury
After a work-related back injury added to Brent’s ongoing low back pain, leaving him with severe pain, numbness in both legs and unable to work, he turned to chiropractic care for help. As a heavy-equipment operator, 45-year-old Brent Pataki needs to regularly lift heavy loads for his job at a paving company in Sudbury. After [...]
Coletta’s return to tennis after a shoulder and arm injury
Coletta McGrath, an executive director of a community health centre in St. Catharines, is an avid tennis player who enjoys an active lifestyle. However, a serious car accident, which caused significant damage to her right arm and shoulder, put her tennis playing days in doubt. Coletta’s arm was successfully treated with the surgical insertion of [...]
REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES
As your workload at the office increases, so do repetitive actions, such as typing, using your computer mouse and talking on the phone. These routine tasks seem simple, but they can add a level of physical stress to the emotional and mental stress of getting the job done. In fact, repetitive strain injuries have skyrocketed [...]