In my five years of running my chiropractic practice, I’ve seen some patterns that seem to reoccur often. For example, most people who work at a desk have tight shoulders and a stiff upper back, most runners have a laundry list of tweaks and niggles (but this barely stops them from running!), and every lifter has an awesome story about the best workout they ever had.

In nearly every instance, when they visit me, my physiotherapist, or my registered massage therapist, they are looking for a solution to their problem - usually an issue with pain or dysfunction impacting their daily life.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This short blog brings you through the magical world of fairytales and effective patient care at our Kanata Chiropractic clinic.

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!

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.