Why Prenatal Chiropractic Care? Pregnancy brings many beautiful changes to the body, but it can also cause a significant amount of pain and discomfort for expectant mothers. The physical transformations a woman’s body undergoes to support fetal growth often put considerable stress on the spine, pelvis, and other joints. Things like increased weight and hormone […]
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Want to get customized foot support while also improving your posture and reducing back pain? Chiropractors in Vancouver can help with both! As licensed professionals, chiropractors are qualified to create custom-made orthotic insoles just for you. Whether you have foot, knee, hip, or lower back issues, orthotics can provide targeted support. But here’s the secret […]
Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Wrist & Hand Injuries
What is One of the Most Popular Reasons for Repetitive Strain Injury?
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Written by Dr. Marcus Wong Ten years ago, if someone asked a practitioner this question, the answer would simply be ‘from the work place’. Ergonomic problems in the work force have caused many injuries, resulting in millions of dollars spent in health care each year in North America. There are usually two main kinds of […]
Written by Dr. Marcus Wong A recent research study was done by Dr. Craig J Coghlin, Dr. Bryan D Myles, and Dr. Scott D Howitt to assess the ability of parents/guardian identifying concussion symptoms in their children from sports injuries. The study was done with parents/guardians of Bantam-aged minor hockey league athletes volunteered fro […]
Written by Dr. Marcus Wong. This past week, I have treated a patient who just gave birth to a baby girl, and she asked me several questions regarding infant care and sign/symptoms of concern about infant development of the spine. This got me thinking about my next post for this week, and I believe […]
Written by Dr. Marcus Wong In the light of the 2014 Winter Olympics I think this is a good topic to discuss. During the past hockey seasons, many injured patients has injured their groin from playing hockey. As many people who watches hockey realize that groin injury is a very common thing, and can affect […]
Dysfunction in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ), located in the pelvis, is thought to be a possible cause of sciatica, resulting in back pain that radiates down the leg and below the knee. Scientists have questioned what the best treatment option is for patients with SIJ-related leg pain. In a recent study, researchers compared three treatment […]
Written by Dr. Marcus Wong Several of us have experienced an ankle sprain to some degree in our lives. Some, more often than others. In the game of basketball, the ankle sprain injury is one of the most common types of injury. The two most common types of ankle sprains are the inversion and eversion […]
Many patients with shoulder pain are told have surgery, get steroid shots, or take anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve the pain. Unfortunately, these treatments do not always work to reliably reduce symptoms, particularly in patients with frozen shoulder syndrome. Frozen shoulder syndrome is characterized by night pain and painful restriction of shoulder movement during rotation and […]
Chiropractic adjustments were just as effective as epidural injections for patients with back pain in a new study — without the risks and at lower cost. The findings show that chiropractic can significantly reduce pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation, and is less expensive than medical treatment. Lumbar epidural injections are frequently used for […]