Starting in early November, the inside of our house begins to resemble the North Pole and it doesn't stop until at least the second week of January. Whether it’s Sinatra’s “White Christmas” or BNL’s “Hannukah, Oh Hanukkah”, the Holiday music starts early in our Kanata home!

Alongside the fun and excitement of the Holidays also comes the stress. This blog will cover two strategies for maintaining and improving our workouts over the Holidays.

Sprains and strains are two of the most common injuries in sport, and nearly all of us will deal with them at one point or another. They often happen in sport, plodding around the house, or simply by slipping awkwardly off a curb in the winter.

Today’s blog will shed some light on the difference between strains and sprains, and provide a guideline for how to approach their treatment.

If you’ve ever felt hot lightning zip down the back of either leg, you might have felt sciatica. Between 13 - 40% of people will deal with sciatica at some point in time. As a chiropractor who sees patients suffering from sciatica every week, I’ve provided my top 5 tips that might help when dealing with sciatica.

Whether it’s a sore shoulder in the breaststroke, a crunchy hip after running, or a tense low back while lifting weights, the guiding principles behind how we modify the activities to reduce pain can be simple and effective.

This blog will cover three pain-reducing strategies you can begin using right away!

A chiropractor is an expert in diagnosing and treating issues related to movement and pain. Chiropractors use a conservative treatment approach (i.e. no injection, surgery, or medication) to calm pain down and build people back up, with the goal that the patient can enjoy the activities that matter most to them. Chiropractors recognize when further intervention is necessary and refer to other experts in order to help their patients.

Read on to learn about the principles that should be followed for any decent healthcare plan.

The Side Bridge, Bird-Dog and Curl-Up are excellent beginner endurance building exercises targeting the low back. Research has shown that all exercise, but perhaps especially those that improve the endurance of our back and core muscles may be helpful in reducing low back pain.

Have a read as this Ottawa chiropractor shows you how to implement these simple exercises into your routine to keep you moving well and feeling healthy.

As a society, we love to talk about posture. We blame it for headaches, low back pain and everything in between. This blog is going to shed some light on the role of posture in pain, and some of the things we can do that actually may help with posture.

I read an article the other day that said sitting is the new smoking. This shook me up, because I love to sit. I think we all do. Nothing beats sinking down into the couch at the end of the day when work is done and it’s time to relax.

As well, many people don’t have a choice when it comes to sitting. Jobs that require driving or computers, pretty much guarantee the need to sit for some or most of the day. So how should sitting fit into our lives?

The posterior hip usually refers to the tush, the bum, or in technical terms, the fanny. In sport, you can always tell when your competition is going to have some major explosive power just by checking out their rear end and when it comes to back pain or leg pain it’s important to assess this region.

This article will provide an anatomy lesson covering bones, joints and muscles of the hip, as well as some tips for improving performance and reducing pain.