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Your Balance Age

The importance of our nervous system and the way our brain and body communicate is imperative in our life. If there is a disconnection between our brain and body all sorts of things can happen: We can have coordination troubles, learning difficulties, changes in personality, anxiety, and we can have […]

Social Media and its Pitfalls on the Spine

A great concern for chiropractors is posture and its impact on our spine, especially our children’s developing spines. We emphasis the importance of a school backpack and where it should be worn and how it should be worn. In 2015, it is more common to see the backpack worn over […]

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Dangers of Sitting

We all do it. Some of us do it more than others. Some do it well and others do it poorly. But there is no question in the fact that we as a human race in the 21st Century sit way too much.

Our evolutionary background required us to move and […]

Scoliosis Screening Initiative

As most of you know, scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine, which can start from a young age and is usually idiopathic (of unknown origin). It involves a rotation of the vertebra, which can lead to symptoms of back pain, headaches, migraines, digestive issues and sometimes, developmental disorders.

Scoliosis […]

Spondylolisthesis

A Spondylolisthesis is a condition most commonly of the lumbar spine. It occurs when there is a stress fracture, known as a spondylolysis in the vertebra. This fracture can result in the forward slippage of the vertebra and once this has occurred, it is known as a Spondylolisthesis.

Approximately 5% of […]

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