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Tom and Colleen are aging well with the right exercise program and care

2020-06-23T19:57:44-04:00May 15th, 2021|Back Health at Home, General, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Seniors, Sports & Fitness, Wellness|

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 [...]

With manual therapy, strengthening and stretching exercises, Brian stood up to spinal stenosis

2020-06-23T19:57:51-04:00April 15th, 2021|Back Health at Home, General, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Overall Back Health, Seniors, Sports & Fitness, Wellness|

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, [...]

How Leroy got his life back after a knee injury had a domino effect on his body

2020-06-23T19:54:33-04:00March 15th, 2021|Back Health at Home, Back Health at Work, General, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Overall Back Health|

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

2020-06-23T19:53:17-04:00February 15th, 2021|Back Health at Work, General, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Overall Back Health|

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 [...]

Matt’s rehab road back after car crash injuries to his neck, femur and ribs

2020-06-23T19:50:32-04:00January 15th, 2021|General, Health|

Several years ago, Matt Morling was in a severe accident when another driver hit his vehicle head on. This devastating crash took the life of his grandmother and left Matt with fractures to his neck, left femur and ribs. Dr. Barbara Rodwin is familiar with the arduous rehab many patients like Matt have to go [...]

How Chris curbed the back pain diabetes can bring

2020-06-23T19:48:36-04:00December 15th, 2020|General, Health, Sports & Fitness, Wellness|

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of nine, Chris Drake, 39, first started having issues with his back in his late twenties. It sidelined his much-loved golf habit, which Chris, an entrepreneur, had played competitively and continued to play multiple times a week, often with business clients. Although he was in good shape [...]

Pam almost missed her trip to Italy due to low back pain

2020-06-23T19:48:31-04:00November 15th, 2020|General, Health, Wellness|

Pam Damoff, a town councilor in Oakville, has always enjoyed an active lifestyle, especially cycling and the feeling of freedom that she experiences when she is out for a ride. However, all it took was the simple, innocuous act of putting on her socks one day for this to quickly change. Pam felt something shift [...]

How chiropractic care helped Lisa quit opioids

2020-06-23T19:48:27-04:00October 15th, 2020|General, Health, Healthy Lifestyle|

In the past, Lisa Morris self-medicated to help numb her pain. With help from Belleville’s Primary Care Low Back Pain program, Lisa’s life has done a 180: she’s self-employed as an artist, sleeping well and has given up pain pills. When Lisa describes her first visit to the Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (NPLC) in Belleville, Ont., [...]

Treating Sharon’s whiplash and boosting her overall health

2020-06-23T19:48:20-04:00September 15th, 2020|General, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Overall Back Health|

When Sharon Pike was involved in a car accident a few years ago, she needed a chiropractor — and discovered that reaching one was easier than she thought. “I started going to see Dr. Christopher Morgan at TAIBU Community Health Centre in 2016,” says Sharon, a Toronto medical technician who sustained whiplash and other injuries [...]

Preparing for Your First Visit with a Chiropractor

2020-04-06T14:56:46-04:00July 15th, 2020|General|

Deciding to see a chiropractor is a great first step towards wellness. Now that you’re on your way to a healthy lifestyle, here are the next steps to prepare for your first chiropractic appointment. Schedule your appointment as soon as possible, but be sure to choose a time when you’re not rushed and will be [...]

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