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.
Do you need ice or heat?
This is a classic debate and has been going back and forth for decades. Ice for swelling, heat for tension, ice for inflammation, heat for soreness, and on and on. This blog will dive into what the research tells us, and I’ll sprinkle in some clinical pearls from my years of experience as a chiropractor in Kanata.
Referred Pain versus Radicular Pain
Knowing the difference between referred pain and radicular pain can have a large impact on treatment. Our expert team of physiotherapist, chiropractor, and registered massage therapist can help you find the answers you need for recovery.
2 Practical Tips For Helping Back Pain
Back pain is a common issue that affects millions of people, often stemming from various activities or lifestyle choices. It can be frustrating and debilitating, making even the simplest tasks feel challenging. However, there are effective strategies to help manage and alleviate back pain. Two essential tips are to move often and to be patient.
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.