Hello everyone. Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza.

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute and a canfitpro certified Personal Training Specialist, Active Aging Coach and Children’s Fitness Coach.

Today we are going to talk about chiropractic treatment and posture correction to help migraine headaches.

Migraines affect approximately 15% of the population and are usually managed by medication.

This approach however is not well tolerated by some migraine sufferers due to the side-effects and long-term risks.

A literature review of randomized controlled trials found that chiropractic care was as equally effective as some of the medications for the treatment of migraines. And without any of the debilitating and possibly dangerous side-effects.

Remember that migraine headaches are one of the most common side-effects of spinal misalignments and posture distortions in Posture Quadrant #1; your head and neck (cervical spine).

As your posture collapses here (tech neck / forward head posture), this will irritate the spinal joints and the spinal nerves in the neck resulting in migraines.

By correcting this specific posture distortion pattern with the appropriate chiropractic adjustment will significantly reduce the spinal joint irritation and spinal nerve irritation offering migraine headache relief. And with no side-effects!

If you or anyone in your family are suffering from migraine headaches, I can help.

All you need to do is schedule an appointment for your free initial consultation which also includes a detailed posture scan.

The phone number to call is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me by clicking directly on the link on our home page.

Remember good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

Life Chiropractic Centre …. Helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello all. Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza.

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute. And a canfitpro certified Personal Training Specialist, Active Aging Coach and a Children’s Fitness Coach.

Today we are going to continue our discussion on how you can retire in good health.

We started this last time by discussing a case history of a patient who had been going for chiropractic care for many years, but there was never any real attention to posture and he would go on a pain-relief basis only.

And when he and I sat down to review his posture scan and his xrays, he was in utter shock.
Here is the takeaway you need to be crystal clear about regarding this case history.

First of all, you need to remember that only 10% of your nerve tissue is pain-sensitive. This means that 9 times out of 10, you can have a spinal misalignment, posture distortion, joint irritation and nerve irritation and you will not feel any symptoms.

This is the most dangerous thing about spinal misalignments that have been left undetected and uncorrected. You can have them without realizing you have them.

The second takeaway about spinal misalignments left undetected and uncorrected is that they will cause ongoing postural collapse. And as your posture system continues to collapse, this will cause spinal degenerative arthritis to develop in your spine.

Spinal degenerative arthritis will cause further irritation on your spinal joints and your spinal nerves.

So, how does your brain respond to all this irritation happening in your posture system?

It signals the release of stress hormones into your body.

Cortisol, adrenaline and something called L-Dopa.

These are very beneficial in tiny amounts on an as-needed basis but when they continually flood your body, they will impair your immune system function, cause inflammation throughout your body, counteract your insulin which will lead to weight gain and pre-dispose you to Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, even cancer and behavioral disorders.
 
This is what is going to shorten your lifespan and your health-span both! Your lifespan is how long you will live. Your health-span is how long you will live in good health.

So the key to living healthy well into your retirement years – yes exercise is important and food choices are important – is to maintain as best as you can a properly aligned, open, upright and healthy posture system.

And this is exactly where I can help you.

All you have to do is give a call to schedule an appointment for your free initial consultation. This also includes a detailed posture scan.

Our phone number here in Burlington, Ontario is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email us directly by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Remember that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

Life Chiropractic Centre… helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello everyone.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here. I am a Burlington, Ontario Chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza in Burlington, Ontario

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute.

Today I am going to share with you a case history because there are a couple of very, very important lessons we can learn from this case.

This patient was recently referred to me … a male in his early 50’s and his chief complaint was headaches.

So, we followed standard procedure. Consultation, health history, detailed posture scan and thorough examination.

I did send this patient for some posture xrays because I did not like what I saw on his posture scan.

Our next visit was his Report of Findings where we both sat down and had a very frank discussion about his posture scan and his xrays.

And he was utterly in shock!

He had terrible forward head posture in Posture Quadrant 1; hence the headaches. A curve in the second Posture Quadrant where there should be no curve. And his 3rd posture quadrant was a hot mess! His lower back was crooked, his pelvis was tipped and twisted, he had 2 degenerating discs at the very base of his spine and both his hip joints were arthritic! Big, big problem !!

This patient looked at me and said …. “Dr Brad! How could I get this way?! I have been going to the chiropractor since I was 16 years old! I am retiring in a few years and I want to play lots of golf with my 2 boys and ride my motorcycle.

This greatly concerns me!”

I then asked this patient 2 questions …. “ Was your prior chiropractic care focused on postural correction or at least postural maintenance?

And, were you getting your adjustments on a regular basis?”

He answered “No” to both questions. He said to me there was never any mention of posture and he only went to the chiropractor when he was feeling head-achy or when his back was giving him grief.

I have heard this story too many times before! People are looking forward to their retirement and all of a sudden their physical health is starting to fail them.

Now, I do not want this to happen to any of you so next time I am going to give you some ideas on how you can prevent this from happening to you.

If you do have any questions on this topic or any health concerns you or your kids may have, please call me.

Consultations here are always free of charge. These include a detailed posture scan.
Our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me by clicking on the link on our home page.

Remember that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives in Burlington, Ontario for over 25 years.

Hello everyone.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here. I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in Burlington, Ontario.
 
I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute, and a canfitpro certified Personal Training Specialist.

Today we are going to discuss the different possible causes of shoulder pain.

The shoulder joint is not just one joint but it is actually 4 joints. There is one joint at each end of the clavicle (collar bone), the ball and socket joint (the shoulder joint proper), and a gliding type joint in the back between the shoulder blade and the rib cage.

Even though there can be a problem with one or more of these, there are surrounding structures that can also mimic shoulder pain – namely the cervical spine (neck), the upper part of the back (thoracic spine) and the ribcage itself; Posture Quadrants 1 and 2.

The most common area that shoulder pain sufferers point to is the top of the shoulder between the neck and the shoulder joint proper.

Once we have ruled out any issues with the 4 shoulder joints, then the cause of the shoulder pain is most likely due to a spinal misalignment (pinched nerve) or posture distortion in Posture Quadrant 1, 2 or both.

And we have talked about this many times before as we were learning about the 4 Posture Quadrants.

And it has been my clinical experience over the years that chiropractic adjustments and postural correction gets greats results with people who suffer from shoulder pain.

So if you or your kids are suffering from shoulder pain, I can help. All you need to do is call to schedule an appointment for your Free Initial Consultation which includes a detailed postural analysis. We will take a close look at the entire posture system including your shoulders.

Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me by clicking on the link on our home page.

Remember that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello all. Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza.

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Certified Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute. And a canfitpro certified Personal Training Specialist, an Active Aging Coach and a Children’s Fitness Coach.

And today we are going to find out if neck pain and dizziness are related.

According to the Vestibular Disorders Association, there is a classification of dizziness called cervicogenic dizziness which means dizziness resulting from neck pain.

There are a number of neck-related conditions that can cause dizziness and disorientation. Bone spurs on the neck vertebra for one, trauma such as whiplash or concussion (discussed in last week’s post), and cervical osteoarthritis which is the most common.

Recall that spinal degenerative arthritis (osteoarthritis) is a consequence of posture distortions in Posture Quadrant 1; the head and neck (cervical spine).

Symptoms of cervicogenic dizziness usually occur after the onset of neck pain. It can be a sensation of movement or the spins that coincide with voluntary neck movement, or after a prolonged time of keeping the head in one position.

Headaches may accompany the dizziness and neck pain, but generally the dizziness will subside as the neck pain subsides. And this is typically a recurring presentation.

It has been my clinical experience that chiropractic care not only gets great results with neck pain, but dizziness also. So yes, neck pain and dizziness can be related as long as other more serious causes of dizziness have been ruled out.

So if this is a problem you or your kids are struggling with, I can help.

All you have to do is call 905 335 LIFE (5433) to schedule your free consultation which includes a detailed postural analysis.

Or you can email me by clicking directly on the link found on our home page.

Remember always that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello everyone.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza.

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and a Certified Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute.

I am also a canfitpro certified Personal Training Specialist.

Today we are going to talk about whiplash and concussion and see if there is link between the two.

Whiplash is characterized by a constellation of symptoms that are very similar to people who have suffered a minor Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) or concussion.

These being but not limited to headaches, neck pain, dizziness, loss of balance, nausea, vomiting, visual problems, brain fog and difficulty concentrating.

Because chiropractic care gets such great results with whiplash injuries, researchers queried if the same would hold true for patients with concussions.

March 2015 in the Journal of Physicians and Sports Medicine, researchers looked at 5 case histories of concussed patients whose symptoms had not resolved within 30 days and had become chronic.

Three of these concussions were due to sports injuries, one due to slip and fall, and one due to a motor vehicle accident.

They all began a course of chiropractic care focusing on adjustment of the cervical spine only. And the results were incredible!

Improvement in all 5 cases ranged from 80% improvement to complete resolution and all within a time frame of 3 months.

This study thus concluded that yes there is a connection between whiplash and concussion, and also that chiropractic care gets great results with both.

So if you have had a whiplash or a concussion or both, you need to get your neck checked right away.

And this is where I can help you. Remember that consultations here in our office are always free of charge and these also include a detailed postural analysis.
 
All you have to do is call 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Life Chiropractic Centre …. Helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello everyone.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the
Beacon Hill Plaza.

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Certified Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute.

Today we are going to talk about headaches. Most every single person will experience some type of headache at least once in their lifetime.

But the good news is that most of time these headaches are the result of spinal misalignments or postural distortions in the cervical spine (neck).

Recall that the head and neck constitute Posture Quadrant 1, and posture distortions here will irritate the spinal joints and compress on the spinal nerve roots and the top three side-effects of this are headaches, migraines and neck pain.

But I must caution you that there are signs and symptoms that would point towards a complicated headache such as a sudden, intense, unusual headache.

Or noticeable visual or auditory disturbances, dizziness and loss of balance, mental confusion, difficulty speaking, paralysis and/or weakness along one side of the face or body, nausea and vomiting.

If any of these are present, it is best to grab your phone and hit 911 asap.
 
Also, headaches that get progressively worse over a 24 to 48 hour period or headaches following head trauma would require an immediate visit to your family doc.

Otherwise, postural correction of the neck – chiropractic adjustments in combination with spinal traction and corrective posture exercises – gets fantastic results with headaches.

So, if you or your kids are struggling with headaches, please give us a call to schedule your appointment for your free initial consultation which includes a free detailed postural analysis.

Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me by clicking directly on the link found on our home page.

Remember that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

Life Chiropractic Centre …. Helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello again.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here. I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line.

I am also a Certified Posture Expert and Certified Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute.

Today we are going to talk about lower back pain.

 Specifically chiropractic treatment for lower back pain vs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID’s; Tylenol, Advil, Aleve etc.) treatment for lower back pain.

Lower back pain is the single greatest cause of disability worldwide.

It is the second most common reason people visit their family doctor.

And it costs society 100 billion dollars annually when you factor in lost wages, reduced productivity, legal and insurance expenses.

Studies regarding chiropractic adjustment for lower back pain are plentiful. In fact the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society both recommend chiropractic as the first course of care for lower back pain.

A 2013 study compared spinal adjustments and NSAID’s for lower back pain and found that not only were adjustments more effective, but there were no side-effects. NSAID’s have many side-effects and some of them are quite dangerous.

More importantly, a 2015 study showed that NSAID’s actually slow down the healing process and even accelerate osteoarthritis and joint degeneration.

Remember that osteoarthritis and joint decay/degeneration are the result of posture distortion patterns. Not due to a lack of NSAID’s in your diet.

So if you are struggling with lower back pain, you need to get in here for a check-up! Medication is not the solution and is certainly not doing you any favors!

All you have to do is call to schedule an appointment for your free initial consultation. Remember that these include a detailed posture analysis.

Our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me by clicking on the link found on our homepage.

Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Hello again.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza.

Today we are going to talk about SCOLIOSIS and if you have kids, you absolutely need to read this. Especially if you have daughters.

Scoliosis by definition is a twisted or crooked spine.

Three percent of the population have scoliosis.

The primary age if onset is 10 to 15 years of age.

Females are 8 times more likely to develop scoliosis than males.

There are 3 causes of scoliosis.

One is congenital which means something went wrong during the embryonic stage.

The second cause is neuromuscular which means the scoliosis is the result of another condition such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida.

The third cause is idiopathic. This accounts for 80 to 85% of the cases. Idiopathic means unknown cause.

Some developmental theories regarding idiopathic scoliosis are that it arises as a defect of biomechanical function and/or a defect of neuromuscular control.

In other words, defects of the neuro-muscular-skeletal system which is what all posture correction chiropractors deal with specifically.

The world renowned Society on Scoliosis Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Treatment recommends the following guidelines for treating scoliosis:
1-Posture Correction.
2-Auto-correction of curve training during activities of daily living.
3-Patient education.

And as a Certified Posture Expert and a Certified Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute, this is where I can help you.

You will not know for sure if your kids have scoliosis unless they are checked by a posture expert. But one clue is that 23% of kids who have scoliosis will also suffer from lower back pain.

So if any of your kids complain of lower back pain, you need to get them checked as soon as possible.

But the prudent thing to do is to have them all checked regardless.

I have had very good results saving kids from unnecessary surgery for scoliosis over the years.

We were able to at least keep the curve from progressing, and there have been cases of curve reduction and the occasional complete correction.

All you have to do for me to check all your children is call and schedule an appointment for your free initial consultation.

This also includes a free detailed postural analysis.
 
Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433). Please ask for Tina or Luanne to schedule your appointment.

Remember that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.
Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.

Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington, Ontario.