Difficulty: Easy (Consult your chiropractor before doing this or any other exercise.) Start: Standing behind a chair, or in front of a wall. Place hands on backrest or wall for balance. Exercise: Place one foot behind other. Keeping heel on floor, bend knee and lean hips forward. […]
Difficulty: Easy Start: Standing on a stable box, or a step. Use handrails or a wall for balance. Exercise: Place one foot behind you so heel of that foot extends past edge of box/step. Lean into back foot, allowing heel to drop below height of box/step. Keep knee straight to focus on gastrocnemius muscle, or […]
Variation 1 Difficulty: Easy (Consult your chiropractor before doing this or any other exercise.) Start: Standing behind a chair or in front of a wall. Place hands on backrest or wall for balance. Exercise: Bring one foot behind as far as possible, keeping heel on floor and knee straight. You […]
How can chiropractic help with my shoulder pain? The shoulder is a very unique and complex joint. It is the only articulation in the body whose stability is granted primarily by muscular balance instead of being held together by the integrity of its ligaments. Have you ever heard of the ROTATOR CUFF? This is the […]
You have no doubt heard the old saying “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but aside from providing calories for energy, what are the other benefits of eating a morning meal? Research conducted on breakfast in the last decade shows how it may affect obesity, cravings, and nutrient intake. Breakfast also appears […]
Lateral Flexion + Forward Flexion Difficulty: Easy to moderate (Consult your chiropractor before doing this or any other exercise.) Start: Sit upright in chair. Exercise: Place one hand on top of head, with fingers pointing down toward opposite shoulder, behind ear (image 2). Then, allow […]
Although injuries to the upper back (thoracic spine) are not as common as lower back or neck injuries, there are still a number of conditions and factors that can contribute to pain and discomfort in this area. Thankfully, your chiropractor knows how to ease your pain! The thoracic spine is that area of your back […]
Range of Motion: Rotation Difficulty: Easy (Consult your chiropractor before doing this or any other exercise.) Start: Sit upright in chair. Exercise: Turn head as far to one side as you can. Stop when you feel resistance to movement, but no pain. Hold for 10-15 seconds. Then, turn head […]
(ADHD) is the most common neurological disorder among children, accounting for over 35% of all medical referrals to psychiatric clinics. In North America, it affects about six million kids and the rate appears to be increasing, as statistics showed a 22 percent jump in ADHD cases from 2003 to 2007.1 Although a few medical researchers […]
Exercise 1 – Range of Motion: Flexion/Extension Difficulty: Easy (Consult your chiropractor before doing this or any other exercise.) Start: Sit upright in chair. Exercise: Bring chin down toward chest. Stop at point you feel resistance to movement, but no pain. Hold for 10-15 seconds. Then, move head back […]