How Nutrition Plays a Role in Spine Health

How Does What You Eat Affect Your Spine? There are many ways to maintain the health of your spine. Nutrition is one of them. Balanced diets that include an adequate amount of vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients help support the musculoskeletal system and maintain the integrity of spinal structures. This is important as it helps prevent or reduce the severity of spinal disorders and injuries. For example, a sufficient intake of calcium and vitamin D is essential for maintaining bone health. Bones health is very important as it provides the framework for the spinal column by supporting the spinal vertebrae [...]

By |2023-10-14T16:45:17+00:00October 14, 2023|Alternative Medicine Toronto Blog|0 Comments

Plantar Fasciitis Pain

Plantar Fasciitis Pain What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is the cause of heel pain and one of the most common orthopedic complaints. It involves pain and inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot, from the heel to the base of your toes. What are the symptoms? Pain and stiffness at the bottom of the heel which may be dull or intense. In some cases the pain feels like a sharp stabbing pain or a burning sensation on the bottom of the foot extending outward from the heel. What causes it? [...]

By |2023-09-02T14:54:33+00:00September 2, 2023|Downtown Toronto Chiropractor Blog|0 Comments

Benefits of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care. People often go straight to their GPs who can only offer “traditional therapies” such as medications to stop the pain or suggest expensive surgeries. Basically, spinal manipulation offers an alternative treatment for patients with back, neck, shoulder and even head pain. So why then is there this controversy underlying the administration of chiropractic spinal manipulations? Well, people fall into two categories: those who swear by it and those who are more skeptical and believe it’s ineffective and dangerous. While there has been a lot of successful clinical [...]

By |2023-08-26T17:17:49+00:00August 26, 2023|Downtown Toronto Chiropractor Blog|0 Comments

How to Achieve and Maintain Scapular Stability

What is Scapular Stability? Scapular Stability refers to the ability of the shoulder blade (scapula) to maintain its position and movement during shoulder movements. The scapula is a crucial component of shoulder function as it serves as the anchor point for many of the muscles that control movement and stability in the shoulder joint. The muscles surrounding the scapula which include the rhomboids, serratus anterior, and trapezius, work together to maintain scapular stability.  It is important to maintain proper shoulder mechanics, to prevent injuries and improve performance in physical activities. Scapular dysfunction is one of the many issues that can lead [...]

The VOMS?

Did you know CT scans are not the best or the only way to diagnose a concussion? Most functional brain injuries from a concussion do not show anything significant with brain imaging technologies such as CT scans. So how do we test for signs and symptoms of concussions? Experts have developed a screening tool called VOMS to do exactly that.  What is The VOMS? Well, for one, it stands for Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen. It is a screening tool used by trained healthcare professionals to determine the extent of a patient's concussion symptoms after a head injury.  The VOMS is made [...]

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