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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 an American Posture Institute certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist, and a canfitpro certified Personal Training Specialist, Active Aging Coach and Children’s Fitness Coach.

I had a question about last week’s post on PMS. And the question was …. “How could a 12 year old’s spinal alignment get so bad?”

And here is my take on this.

During the consultation and health history with this patient, her mom mentioned to me that Kayla had a very difficult birth.

Labour was prolonged, the birth process itself was chemically induced and forceps were required for delivery.

Poor baby Kayla had severe swelling and bruising about the head, neck and shoulders. And she had a severe torticollis.

A torticollis is when your head is turned to one side and stuck that way. This lasted for about 3 months after birth.

Now, it is my supposition as a chiropractor that this is when her first spinal misalignment or subluxation occurred.

And posture research has shown that posture distortions in one quadrant can have a chain reaction effect and cause posture distortions in the other three posture quadrants when the initial posture distortions are left undetected and uncorrected.

This is why most every chiropractor who practices with a wellness philosophy (as opposed to a pain-relief only philosophy) will offer to check your children and even newborns.

And the reason why is that the birth process itself can be one of the most physically traumatic events in our lives.

But the most important thing here is that with my help as a chiropractor, Kayla got significant relief from her PMS and her quality of life drastically improved.

And that’s really all that matters.

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

Remember consultations are always free of charge and these also include a detailed postural analysis.
 
Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Good posture is by design and not by circumstance. Remember this always!

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.

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

Today I would like to share a case history with you and this was one of my very first patients.

Kayla was 12 years old when she came in for her initial appointment and she was suffering from extreme pre-menstrual syndrome, heavy cramping and very irregular cycles.

The cramping was so bad that it would frequently debilitate her and she would often times be bed-ridden for 2 or 3 days at a time.

After her consultation and postural examination, we took some xrays. Just a basic screen to thoroughly assess her posture.

And her posture system was a hot mess!

She had forward head posture, her shoulders were uneven, her pelvis was tipped and her lowerback was both curved and twisted.

This was by far the worst part of her entire posture system; her lower back and pelvis. This being Posture Quadrant number 3.

I explained to Kayla and her mom during the report of findings that this bad posture distortion could possibly impair the function of her reproductive organs; her ovaries, fallopian tubes and her uterus.

And that this was causing her issues with PMS.

I also explained to them that we needed to correct this right away so we started the Complete Posture Correction programthat very same day.

Fast forward …. 6 months later.

Comparative xrays showed a 50% improvement in her postural alignment but moreover, her PMShad all but vanished and her menstrual cycles had normalized – every 28 days.

Now the reason I am sharing this with you is because there are too many women of all ages who struggle with PMS and fertility issues.

They often times resort to medications (side-effects) when chiropractic care and postural correction can offer an effective and natural alternative.

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

Consultations and posture checks are free of charge in our office. We offer these as a community service.

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

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

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

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Hello everyone.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I'm a Burlington, Ontario chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line.

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 I would like to talk about a misconception. And the misconception I would like to talk about is that once you start going to the chiropractor, you have to keep going for the rest of your life.

And this simply is just not true!

For those of you who know me and for those of you who follow my posts, you know that I am a huge advocate of regular chiropractic care throughout your lifetime because of the numerous health benefits.

And I would never recommend someone do anything that I do not do myself.

Chiropractic care has been an integral part of my lifestyle and my life for the past 45 years,
so I can speak with authority on this matter.

But, just like you have a choice to vaccinate your kids or not, or to get a flu shot or not, the same thing applies to your chiropractic care.
 
That is why in our office your chiropractic care has a start date and an end date.

It is totally up to you whether you want to continue on with wellness care once you have completed your corrective care (postural correction).

That being said, it is very important to me and it is part of my mission as a chiropractor that everyone understand the truth about chiropractic care, and the difference between corrective care and wellness care.

The reason being there are too many people who are sick, and there are too many people who are suffering, and there are too many people taking too much dangerous medication.
 
And I know that chiropractic can help them. I know that a healthier posture system can help them.
 
And if this sounds like you, then I invite you to our FREE POSTURE WORKSHOP on Wednesday, January 23rd from 7pm to 8pm right here at Life Chiropractic Centre -- 2501 Guelph Line in the Beacon Hill Plaza.

Seating for this workshop is limited to 15 people so you need to call to reserve your seat(s).
The number you should call is 905 335 LIFE (5433).

I promise that you will learn posture tips that you will be able to use right away.
Remember that good posture is by design and not by circumstance.

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 everybody.

Dr Brad Ivanchuk here.

I am a Burlington, Ontario Chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line.

I am also an American Posture Institute certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist.

Today I am going to share a case history with you.

A 28 yo female was referred to me by her husband whom I recently helped with trigeminal neuralgia. And for those of you who don’t know, this is a condition of extreme facial pain which is often the result of nerve irritation in the neck.

This lady had been in excruciating pain in her right rib cage for a solid 8 weeks following the birth of their first child.

The pain started 3 days after childbirth and was relentless. She could not lay in bed or sleep or move without experiencing pain.

She could find no comfort at all. She told me that the pain was worse than childbirth itself and it was ruining her time and experience with her newborn baby.

She went to a chiropractor in the town where she lives. The chiropractor dared not touch her. Nor did a physiotherapist in the same office.

Her doctor prescribed extra-strength pain meds which had zero effect. So, she ended up in my office in a state of extreme desperation.

I followed my standard procedure; consult, health history, exam, posture assessment and then some posture xrays. What I found as a result of this workup was spinal misalignments in her neck, thoracic spine and lower back.

Posture Quadrants 1,2 and 3. And all of these were contributory to her rib pain.

I adjusted her that very same day. Carefully and gently …. the adjustment went perfectly.

I had her come back in 2 days and when she came into the office she had a huge smile on her face. She had slept up to 6 hours in a row the past 2 nights for the first time in over 8 weeks.

She was virtually pain-free.

She was enjoying motherhood.

Life was good.

And she is continuing with her adjustments for postural correction.

Now even though this is not typical and a bit of a miracle case, what it does do is demonstrate the power of a properly diagnosed and specifically applied chiropractic adjustment.
 
And you can find out more and exactly how chiropractic works and the value in postural correction by attending our Free Posture Workshop on Wednesday, January 23rd right here at Life Chiropractic Centre.

7 pm sharp and you need to call 905 335 LIFE (5433) to reserve your seat(s). Seating is limited to 15 attendees.

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

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

In this free workshop you will learn how modern technology – the use of computers, cell phones, tablets, video games etc. – has caused a collapse of the human posture system and the consequences this has had and will continue have on our life span and our health span.

Remember that life span is how long we live.But health span is how long we live HEALTHY.

You will also learn how to sit healthier. Whether you are an office worker or a student, you need to learn how to sit with healthy posture.

Learn how to prevent digital dementia which is the breakdown of your cognitive abilities due to improper use of technology.

And most importantly, you will learn how to maintain a healthy posture system for both you and your children.

Remember that spinal degenerative arthritis is one of the fastest growing health conditions on the planet. And this is a direct result of having posture postural distortions in your spine.

The very concerning thing is that we are seeing spinal degenerative arthritis in kids as young as 10 years old!

I promise that this one hour workshop will not only change your outlook on health, and why it is so very critical that you maintain proper postural alignment,but it could change your entire life as well.

This workshop is limited to 15 people.
So you need to call us to reserve your seat(s).
See you Wednesday, January 23^rd at 7pm sharp right here at Life Chiropractic Centre.

Call 905 335 LIFE (5433) to reserve your seat(s).

Remember – healthy 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 and Certified Posture Expert at Life Chiropractic Centre on Guelph Line.

I have had a lot of inquiries recently about the Complete Posture Correction (CPC) program and what is involved, so this is what I would like to talk about today.

The CPC program is unique to chiropractors who are members of the American Posture Institute and who have studied the necessary material and passed the necessary examinations.

There are 3 parts to the CPC program.

The first part is the chiropractic adjustment.

These are to correct the postural distortions in your spine that are the result of spinal misalignments (subluxations) that have been left undetected and uncorrected.

And we all have them to one degree or another. Most people feel lighter and more mobile right away after adjustment.
 
The second part is postural rehabilitation exercises.

These are necessary to strengthen postural muscles that have become weak, and stretch or elongate postural muscles that have become too tight. These will differ from person to person depending upon your specific posture distortion patterns.

These are very, very important to support your adjustments, build a strong core to help prevent postural collapse and improve your upright postural balance against gravity.

The third and final part is posture habit re-education of your daily habits.

These will depend upon what you do for a job and the other activities you like to do.

The goal here is to make you consistently mindful of your posture throughout the day. So when you do start to fatigue and your posture begins to collapse, you are aware of this and you can take the appropriate measures to prevent this from happening.

Among many other benefits, the CPC program will help you look better, feel better and move better.

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

As always, if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your kids may have, please call me.

Consultations are always free of charge and these include a detailed postural analysis.

Family appointments are always available where we can check your whole family at the same time. The reason being is that spinal problems tend to run in families.

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

Remember that good posture is always by design and never 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.

Since we are at the beginning of so-called flu season, today I would like to share a story with you about the flu shot.

About 10 years ago, one of my patients came in for her regular 3 week check-up. A lovely lady, retired and in her early 70’s.

And when she came in to see me she looked just awful.

She had a few nasty cuts and bruises on her head and face and when I asked her what happened, this is what she told me….

Two weeks prior to her coming in, she got a call from her family doc to come in for her annual flu shot.

She did this faithfully every year without hesitation.

Only because her family doc told her she needed a flu shot did she roll up her sleeve year after year.

After this particular flu shot, she went shopping at the Mapleview Mall. She was on the down escalator when her flu shot arm felt ‘funny’.

When she looked down, her flu shot arm was all red and swollen to twice its normal size. She immediately felt queasy and nauseous and she fainted right there on those steel, jagged escalator stairs.

She had had a terrible local reaction to the flu shot and it is truly a miracle that she did not break any bones or suffer a serious head injury.

Needless to say, that was her last ever flu shot.

Now, it is not my place to tell you to get a flu shot. And it is certainly not my place to tell you not to get a flu shot.

But it is my place to tell you that regular exercise, a healthy diet, a little extra vitamin D during the winter months and regular chiropractic adjustments will do wonders for your immune system and help to protect you against the flu.

Naturally and with zero side-effects.

So, if you are still considering getting a flu shot, may I suggest a couple of things.

Do a little bit of research first. Find out how effective the flu shot really is. Find out all the potential side-effects of getting the flu shot.

You can easily find these things on the internet.

But most importantly, if you are damaged as a result of a flu shot, find out who will be there for you.

Find out who will have your back!

As always, if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your kids may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations in our office are always free of charge and these include a detailed postural analysis.

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

Remember that good posture is always by design and never 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.

Last time I gave you 4 tips on how you can sit healthier at work.

Today, I am going to give you 4 tips on how you can prevent focus hacks and be more productive at work.

And these tips will certainly apply to students of all ages as well.First of all, stop multi-tasking.

Millennials are especially famous for this. They do it all the time and think it’s normal and a good thing to do.

However, multi-tasking actually divides your attention, decreases your cognition and hampers your productivity.

One way to stop multi-tasking is to reduce meaningless screen time and notifications. Or even better, turn them off completely when you are at work.

This will allow you tostay laser-beam focused on one task.Secondly, use a productivity timer.

Estimate how long it will take to complete a task and set a timer (on your watch or phone) and attempt to accomplish the task within the allocated time.

Research shows that productivity timers increase ones performance and you get more stuff done.

What is even better is a productivity partner. You and a co-worker can hold each other accountable and you can have a little bit of fun with this.

Third, take your green breaks.

Research shows people with ADD and ADHD who get at least 20 minutes of nature or green space time every dayhave improved levels of focus.

And this would be no different for any one of us. Make sure to get outside for at least 20 minutes on your lunch break.

If this is not possible, get it in before you go to work.And finally, be sure to take your vision breaks.

Let me explain; staring at your computer screen can reduce how much your eyes move in your work space by 60%.

This will lead to tension in your neck and shoulders and something called computer vision syndrome.

Seventy-five present of office workers have computer vision syndrome.

This can cause eye fatigue, dry eyes, difficulty focusing, headaches, migraines and even insomnia.

The solution … 20-20-20 vision breaks.

Every 20 minutes stare off at a distance of 20 meters for 20 seconds.

This is a very effective way of reducing the effects of computer vision syndrome.

So to recap, reduce your multi-tasking, use a productivity timer, take your green breaks and take your vision breaks.

More on this next time but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your kids may have,please call me.

Consults in our office are always free of charge and they also include a detailed postural analysis.

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

Remember that good posture is always by design and never 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.

I am also a Personal Training Specialist and a certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist with the American Posture Institute.

Starting today and over the next few weeks, I am going to teach you how to become occupational athletes and prevent the onset of sitting disease.

The first thing is to make sure that your computer screen is at eye-level. Or even slightly above.

This is your first step towards preventing forward head posture and humping of the upper back (tech neck). You should never ever find yourself looking down at your computer screen or cell phone.

Secondly, sit up straight in your chair. And where have we heard this before?! Our parents and even our grandparents were always stressing good posture even though they did not know the reasons why. When you are sitting in your chair, your lower back should be firm against the back of the chair.

Both feet should be flat on the floor; hips and knees at a 90 degree angle. Your arms should be comfortably at your side and you should never have to reach for anything in your workspace, especially your keyboard. Everything you use should be easily accessible. It is also important that you have full range of motion of your shoulders within your workspace.

This will prevent frozen shoulder syndrome which can lead to a list of other health problems.
And it is also important that you sit in a multi-planar chair. The seat should be able to move up and down and it should be able to swivel.

If your chair does not move, nor do you.

Thirdly, always sit with your shoulders and chin pulled back instead of squinting at your screen. Use your eyes to focus on your screen. Not your head and neck.

And finally, take a posture break at least once every hour. These are very easy to do. Stand up and stretch your neck forwards (chin to chest),then your lower back forwards (touch toes).

Next stretch your neck backwards (tilt your head back and look up). With hands on hips, lean back to stretch your lower back this way as well. Then stretch your neck sideways (ear to shoulder both ways).

And with hands on hips, lean over to the right and left to stretch the lower back side muscles.

Hold each of these stretches comfortably for 20 seconds. Walk around your chair a couple of times and then you are done!

Sit down and carry on with your work.

Now these 4 tips are essential for preventing flexor dominant posture. This is when your head is forwards, your shoulders are rolled forwards and you have humping of the upper back. Flexor dominant posture is the pre-cursor to sitting disease.

We will pick this up again next time but as always, if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your kids may have, please call me.

Consultations in our office are always free of charge and these include a detailed postural analysis.

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

Remember that good posture is always by design and never 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.

I am also a canfitpto certified Personal Training Specialist and an American Posture Institute certified Posture Expert and Postural Neurologist.

Over the next few weeks I am going to show you guys how to sit healthier and be more productive at your job.

And if you are a business owner and your employees spend a lot of time sitting, please stay tuned because what I am going to share with you will reduce your absenteeism, lost productivity, disability claims and worker’s compensation costs.

A while ago we learned about the 4 typical postural presentations or postural archetypes.

We have the ergo, the structural, the dynamic and the neuro archetypes.

Over the next few weeks, we are going to focus on the ergo archetype.

These are people who spend most of their time sitting when they are at work.

And all of this will apply to students as well.

When we look at the data, more than 45% of the workforce are ergos or sedentary workers.

And sedentary workers are highly predisposed to sitting disease.

We covered sitting disease extensively back in July of this year.

The most important thing that you need to remember about sitting disease is that the research shows there is a strong correlation between how much time you spend sitting and mortality from all causes including cardiovascular disease (heart disease).

And this risk in independent of leisure time or your level of physical activity.

Here is something we all need to consider.

The trend of sitting is only going to increase as technology continues to advance.

Technology will never stop advancing.

So we have no choice! We have to learn how to sit healthier.

And this is exactly what I am going to help you with over the next few weeks.

I am going to show you how you can become and occupational athlete and take a stand against sitting disease.

In the meantime, if you have any health concerns regarding yourself or you kids, please call me.

Consultations are always free of charge and they also include a free detailed postural analysis.

Remember that good posture is always by design and never by circumstance.

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

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