Highlands Wellness Blog
Our goal is to make you fearless in your movement. Build confidence, strength, mobility and resiliency with consistent hard work and intelligent problem solving.
We can show you how.
What is a chiropractic adjustment?
Manipulation, adjustments, or “cracking” all mean basically the same thing and most of us think of chiropractors when we hear these words. In this blog I’ll break down what a manipulation is, why we do it, and how it may fit into a comprehensive treatment plan for back pain, neck pain, hip pain and an overall plan to improve wellness.
Old man yells at clouds… why people should be shown what they CAN do and not just told what they CAN’T do.
This blog is about my biggest pet peeve: Most of my patients have a laundry list of things they have been told they CAN’T do. At Highlands Wellness we want to show patients what they CAN do.
Goldilocks and the perfect care plan.
This short blog brings you through the magical world of fairytales and effective patient care at our Kanata Chiropractic clinic.
It takes a team
We’ve been watching a TON of the Olympics here at the clinic and this blog has been inspired but what we’ve seen.
I’ve heard countless athletes perform their post-game interviews and thank their coaches, parents, teammates, and everyone else involved in their win. This got me thinking of the team approach we use to help patients get back to their favourite activities!
How to modify your workout when something is hurting.
This is a guide to get you started exercising more comfortably. This process is something we often work through with patients at our chiropractic clinic in Kanata.
We are all like plants. An analogy for how we can make painful things better.
Since we’re like plants, we need certain conditions to thrive, and we are infinitely more complicated than Aloe Vera. It can be very helpful to work with a practitioner who is willing and able to take the time to understand you, guide you, and provide you the education and tools you need to truly thrive.
Beginner’s Guide to Acute Low Back Pain
Back pain sucks. We can help. This article is a quick way to get you started.
Here comes the heat!
This quick blog offers three tips for exercising in the heat. You don’t need to be a pro athlete to be proactive about performance in hot weather.
The Highland’s Workout Plan Overview
This blog is primarily a resource for patients who have worked with Dr. Josh and need a little reminder of how their resistance training can be structured once care is done. If this is something you want to learn more about, let us know. We love this kind of thing.