by thegrovewellness | Sep 30, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, Health Tips
Just a quick post today after experiencing something in my office that drives me nuts – Cell Phones. I’ve never been a huge fan of big signs asking you to turn off cell phones, I think they are tacky and usually I don’t have to ask anyone twice to...
by thegrovewellness | Sep 28, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, Health Tips, Research
All of my patients can now stop rolling their eyes every time this Comox Valley Chiropractor tells them to stop smoking, exercise more, eat well and drink moderately. My patients are quite used to my preachings on living a healthier lifestyle, and now (as if I...
by thegrovewellness | Sep 21, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, Health Tips, Research
In my view, disc degeneration is somewhere along the lines of death and taxes – inevitable and it affects everyone. However, while everyone may show the signs of disc degeneration (on X-ray), what that actually means in terms of pain, quality of life and...
by thegrovewellness | Sep 3, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, Health Tips, treatment options
One of the most common things that this Comox Valley Chiropractor sees in my practice is rotator cuff tendonitis. I’ll treat at least 2-3 per day, sometimes as a primary complaint but usually as an add-on to other complaints. Most often, the problem with be...
by thegrovewellness | Jul 24, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, exercise, Health Tips, Research, treatment options
Based on personal experience, achilles tendonitis is one of the worst injuries you can have. Not only does it completely incapacitate you (I went from playing 6 hours of ultimate a week to driving to work every day since walking was too painful), but it takes forever...
by thegrovewellness | Jul 19, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, exercise, Health Tips
I have written before on the subject of my concerns about extra-large yoga classes that proceed at a fast pace. In my opinion, most injuries occur due to people pushing themselves to keep up (often in an overheated environment) while maintaining incorrect postures. It...