No Pain No Gain

“No Pain No Gain …Fact or Fiction?”

The other day when I was exercising at the gym I overheard a couple of gym members talking. One was complaining about the burning sensation in their lower back and the other one then responded … “ you know how it is …no pain, no gain.”

And every time I hear this saying I cringe!!

today I would like to explain why.

We really need to change our thinking about pain.

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First of all, it is something you should never, ever try to work through.

Secondly, people far too often ignore their pain and just pop a bunch of pills hoping that it will go away.

This kind of thinking suggests that their pain is caused by a lack of pain-killers in their diet.

Absurd!

And lastly, many people do not realize that pain is the way your body alerts you that there is a problem.

And in this circumstance, the problem is typically with your skeletal joints or your spinal joints.

If these joints are not aligned properly, they will become stiff and then they will become painful when you use them.

So, what sense does it make to use them longer or use them harder?

It doesn’t!

This will only increase the pain and inflammation and eventually your joints will become arthritic.

So, what do you do?

Well, first of all you need to stop doing those things that are causing you the pain.

And secondly, you need to have your skeletal or spinal joints assessed.

And this is where I come in.

Remember, it is my specialty to assess, examine and correct the alignment of skeletal and spinal joints.

So, if you just can’t shake those nagging aches and pains, and they are getting in the way of your life, all you need to do is give us a call.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and we have office hours on Monday’s, Wednesday’s, Thursday’s and most Saturday mornings.

Our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433).

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

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January and February 2014 Events

Coming Events For January and February, 2014

Happy New Year to everyone and I wish you all a healthy and prosperous 2014.

A couple of announcements to start off the new year ….

On Tuesday Jan 21st at the Goodness Me Natural Food Market on Fairview St. here in Burlington, I will be doing a Fibromyalgia workshop.

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It will begin at 12 o’clock noon until 1 pm in the seminar room.

We will be discussing natural and alternative treatments for this condition so if you or anyone you know is suffering from fibromyalgia, I strongly urge you to attend.

And on Tuesday Feb 25th, I will be doing a Stress workshop at the same location.

Start time will again be 12 noon in the seminar room.

We will be discussing natural and alternative treatments for stress so if you or anyone you know is having difficulty managing stress, this is the workshop to attend.

Historically, these workshops are very well attended so if you are interested in attending one or both, I would recommend you give them a call to RSVP your attendance.

The phone number for Goodness Me is 905 631 8404 and I look forward to seeing you there.

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Good Nutrition And Conception

“The Importance Of Good Nutrition When Trying To Conceive A Child”

Today we are going to conclude our discussions on infertility by discussing the importance of good nutrition if you are having difficulties conceiving a child.

According to dieticians at Loyola University, women who watch their weight and follow a Mediterranean –style diet high in vegetables, vegetable oils , fish and beans may increase their chances of getting pregnant.

Not only will a healthy diet and lifestyle potentially help with fertility, but it can also influence fetal well-being and reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy.

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Thirty percent of infertility is due to either being overweight or underweight according to the National Infertility Association.

Both of these extremes in weight cause a shift in hormones which can affect ovulation. Studies show that reducing weight by even 5% can enhance fertility.

Other nutritional considerations …
-reduce intake of foods with trans and saturated fats while increasing intake of monounsaturated fats such as avocados and olive oil.
-decrease intake of animal protein and add more vegetable protein to your diet.
-add more fibre to your diet (whole grains, vegetables, fruit ).
-incorporate more vegetarian sources of iron to your diet (legumes, tofu, nuts, seeds, whole grains).
-take a women’s multivitamin.

But it is NOT all on you ladies!

Approximately 40% of infertility issues are attributed to men, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Among them is low sperm count and poor sperm motility which are common in overweight and obese men.

Men who are looking to father a baby also have a responsibility to maintain a healthy body weight and consume a balanced diet because male obesity may affect fertility by altering testosterone and other important hormone levels.

I hope that you found this 4-part series on infertility helpful and as always, if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you or your family may have, please send us an email or you can call us directly at 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are always available because subluxations and spinal problems tend to run in families.

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

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Pelvic Adjustment And Reproduction

“Chiropractic Adjustment To Properly Align The Pelvis Can Reduce Infertility And Benefit The Reproduction System”

We have been discussing how chiropractic care can help if you have been having difficulty conceiving a child and another issue that you may need to consider if you are having difficulty getting pregnant is the alignment of your pelvis.

It is astounding how many people are walking around with a poorly aligned pelvis and do not even know it.

A poorly aligned pelvis means that it is either tipped (unlevel), twisted (torqued) or a combination of both.

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So how can this affect your chances of getting pregnant? Remember that all your reproductive organs (ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus) are located inside your pelvis.

And if your pelvis is tipped or twisted, this can physically impair the function of your reproductive organs.

And the only way to know for sure if this is the case with you is to get an xray of your pelvis.

The xray will give us the right information required to correct your pelvic alignment as best as we can and reduce any physical impairment or irritation on your reproductive organs.

More on this topic next time but in the meantime if you have any questions about this topic or any other health concerns that you or your family may have, please send us an email (contact information is on our home page) or you can call us at 905 335 LIFE (5433).

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Chiropractic Benefits Reproductive Organs

“Here’s How Chiropractic Care Can Help Increase Your Chances Of
Conceiving A Child”

Last time we started discussing how chiropractic care can help you if you are having difficulty conceiving a child.

What you will learn today is how the chiropractic adjustment can actually help your reproductive organs work better.

When you have a subluxation it will impair the flow of vital nerve energy through the nerve.

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This means that all the organs attached to that nerve will be receiving less than optimal nerve supply.

In other words, these organs will not be vital and they will not vibrate with a high degree of energy.

In fact, they will become sluggish. And when your reproductive organs are sluggish, getting pregnant is going to be a definite challenge.

Your ovaries may be slow to release the eggs or they may not release them at all.

Passage of the egg through the fallopian tube may take too long for fertilization and implantation of the fertilized egg into the uterine wall may be weakened.

So, how can the chiropractic adjustment actually help these things?

Remember that an adjustment will decompress the nerve which will restore the flow of vital nerve energy to all the organs the nerve is attached to.

The organs in turn will become vital again; they will wake up and start vibrating with a higher frequency.

And in this case, the ovaries will actively release their eggs, motility through the fallopian tubes will improve increasing the chances of fertilization and implantation of the fertilized egg into a fully receptive uterine wall will ensure a strong healthy pregnancy.

More on this next time but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you or your family may have, please send us an email or give us a call at 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are available because subluxations and spinal problems tend to run in families.

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

Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad

Chiropractic And Child Conception

“Here’s How Chiropractic Care Can Help With Infertility”

Over the next few weeks, we will discuss in detail how chiropractic care can help you if you are having trouble conceiving a child.

The first thing I recommend you do is take a look at the Chart of Effects of Spinal Misalignments found on the right hand side of this page.

When you look at the L3 and L4 levels in the lower part of the spine, you will see that these nerves go to the reproductive organs in the male and female.

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Remember that a subluxation is a partial or incomplete dislocation of a vertebrae which will compress the nerve root.

Subluxations at the L3 and L4 levels will compress the nerves affecting the fertility level of the reproductive organs.

So, this is the area of the spine we concentrate on when we are trying to help a patient with fertility issues.

We are going to discuss this in more detail in our next post, but in the meantime if you have any questions about this topic or any other health concerns you or your family may have, you can send us an email ( our email address can also be found on our home page ) or you can call us at 905 335 LIFE ( 5433 ).

Remember consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are always available because subluxations and spinal problems tend to run in families.

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

Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad

Assessing And Monitoring Spinal Correction

“How Do We Determine The Amount Of Spinal Correction That Has Occurred?”

Last time we discussed the 3 things required to restore the normal frontwards curve in your neck:

• chiropractic care
• spinal traction
• using the spinal orthotic.

Now, many of you may be wondering how do we know when your neck has been corrected?

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How we find this out is by doing a posture scan and an xray, and comparing these to the posture scan and xray you had done before you started your corrective care.

We typically do these at the 6 month and 12 month mark.

This is the only way to determine if your neck has been corrected or if you need further corrective care which some people do.

But if your neck has been satisfactorily corrected and is stable, then you would qualify for wellness care.

So, what is involved in wellness care?

We still provide you with chiropractic adjustments as needed along with spinal traction and you still need to use the spinal orthotic 3 times per week.

All of these things are required to help you maintain your spinal correction.

But if you stop any or all of these things, your neck will eventually go back into its subluxation pattern and start to degenerate once again.

It is very, very rare however that people choose to stop their chiropractic care once they have experienced the huge benefit it has had on their health.

If you have any questions about this topic or any other health concerns you or your family may have, please send us an email or call us at 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Remember that consultations are always free of charge & family appointments are always available because spinal problems tend to run in families.
Life Chiropractic …. helping families just like yours build healthy, vibrant, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

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Correcting The Curve In Your Neck

“What Is Required To Effectively Correct The Curve In Your Neck?”

As promised last time, we are going to discuss what is required to correct a straight neck or a neck with a reversed curve if you have one.

There are 3 components to the structural correction of your neck.

1 – the chiropractic adjustment
2 – spinal traction
3 – a spinal orthotic

The purpose of the chiropractic adjustment is to restore the normal anatomical position of the misaligned or subluxated vertebrae.

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Let’s review the benefits; improved posture, reduced spinal nerve stress, reduced spinal joint irritation, they help to arrest degenerative changes within your spine, and most importantly they will reduce any tension on your spinal cord.

The second component is spinal traction.

This is done in the office right after your adjustment using a specially designed harness.

The effect of traction is to re-hydrate your spinal discs to  stop them from degenerating.

Traction also helps to combat  arthritis in your spinal joints and takes no more than 5 minutes to do at most.

The third component is using a spinal orthotic which you can do in the comfort of your own home.

The spinal orthotic is to help restore the normal 42 degree curve in your neck, gently stretch all of your neck muscles and reduce the tension on your spinal cord. You would use the orthotic device every other day for 15 minutes at a time.

We will be discussing more about structural correction again next time, but in the meantime if you have any questions about this topic or any other health concerns you or your family may have, you can contact us via email or you can call us at 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are also available because spinal problems tend to run in families.

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Straight Versus Backwards Neck Curve

“What Causes You To Have a Straight or Backwards Curved Neck?”

Last time we discussed why it is very important for everybody to have a normal 42 degree forward curve in their neck, and today we will learn how you can end up with a straight neck or a neck with a backwards curve.

How this can happen is from a subluxation of 1 or more of the vertebrae in your neck.

And remember that a subluxation is a partial or incomplete dislocation of a vertebra. We all have them …. it is virtually impossible not to!

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And when a subluxation is left undetected and uncorrected it will cause your spine to assume an unhealthy posture.

An unhealthy posture will cause your spine to degenerate and become arthritic.

Now what is it that can cause you to get a subluxation in your neck?

A difficult birth can especially if forceps were used or the vacuum assist was used.

Sporting injuries where you may have suffered a whiplash or a concussion.

A compressive neck injury where something falls o the top of your head.

Car accidents.

But the biggest thing lately is modern technology repetitive strain injuries.

These are the result of playing video games for hours and hours, texting on a cell phone or sitting in front of a computer.

All of these activities will cause a forward head posture subluxation pattern which will force your neck to become straight or curved backwards.

I am seeing forward head posture subluxation patterns in 60 – 70% of kids under 10 years of age now which is an alarming statistic.

Next time we will discuss what you can do to correct a straight neck or a backwards curved neck, but in the meantime if you have any questions or comments about this topic or any other health concerns you may have, you can send us an email or give us a call at 905 335 5433.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are always available because subluxations tend to run in families.

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Proper Neck Curve

“Here’s Why Proper Neck Curves Are Important”

Today I would like to discuss reversed cervical curves and why it is important to correct them if you have one.

You can see what I mean if you look at the picture of the xray on the right hand side of our home page.

A reversed cervical curve means that your neck is either straight or curved backwards when it should normally be curved frontwards at a 42 degree angle.

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If your neck is straight or curved backwards, this is going to stretch the spinal cord in your neck.

And just like when you stretch an elastic, the more you pull on it the thinner it gets.

But just imagine if this is happening to your spinal cord?

The thinner your spinal cord gets, the less ability it has to transmit your vital nerve energy that goes from your brain, through the spinal cord in your neck to every single part of your body.

Remember that the spinal cord in your neck is a bundle of every single nerve fibre in your body.

And for all these nerves to be relaxed so that they can freely transmit your nerve energy at full capacity, you must have a 42 degree curve in your neck in the frontwards direction.

Next time, we will discuss how you get a straight neck or a neck with a backwards curve, but in the meantime if you have any questions about this topic or any other health concerns that you may have, all you have to do is shoot us an email or give us a call at 905 335 5433.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are always available because spinal problems tend to run in families. And the sooner we can get at them, the better the correction we can achieve.

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