Gym enthusiasts and athletes know that staying physically active and fit is essential for a healthy lifestyle. However, gym workouts can also lead to various types of injuries that can impact your ability to perform and enjoy your favourite activities....
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Chiropractic Care for Headaches and Migraines: Find Relief Today
Headaches and migraines are two of the most common types of pain that people experience. In fact, Migraines are considered to be the second leading cause of disability worldwide. They are very common in Australia and almost 5 million people...
Read moreChiropractic Care During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can be an exciting and transformative time, but it can also come with a variety of physical and emotional challenges. For many women, back pain, headaches, and other symptoms can be a constant source of discomfort. Fortunately, chiropractic care...
Read moreHow Regular Chiropractic Care Can Improve Your Gym Performance and Prevent Injuries
Regular chiropractic care can greatly enhance your gym performance by preventing injury. Many athletes and gym enthusiasts may overlook the importance of chiropractic care. This may be to your detriment. Chiropractic is well known to provide a range of benefits...
Read moreMyth Busters: Chiropractic Edition
Our aim is to assist patients in distinguishing between the truth and the misconceptions frequently associated with chiropractic care. Regrettably, when a falsehood gains widespread acceptance, it can be perceived as factual, despite having little evidence to support it. In...
Read moreThe effects of stress on the spine and how chiropractic care can help
Stress is a natural part of life and can often be a catalyst for positive change. However, excessive and prolonged stress can have negative effects on our physical and mental health. One area of the body that is particularly susceptible...
Read moreThe Benefits of Combining Chiropractic Care With a Strength Training Program
The benefits of combining exercise and chiropractic care are greater than the sum of their parts. By combining these two healthy practices, you are giving your body even more support and helping it to become stronger and healthier. This combination...
Read morePelvic Unlevelling and Loss of Segmental Spinal Movement – a deep dive
Pressure on spinal structures and pelvic misalignment are two different conditions but can cause issues like spinal stiffness, sacroiliac pain and hip, leg and foot pain. Low back, SIJ, hip, leg, and foot pain can come from somewhere else… Let’s...
Read moreWhiplash Associated Disorder, avoid chronic neck pain
Whiplash (WAD) is an upper spinal injury that can happen due to that forceful acceleration/de-acceleration movement of the head either forwards or backward during a car accident or intense sporting activities, usually contact sports. The instant and quick change of...
Read moreScoliosis, screen your spine at Waterloo Chiro
Scoliosis is a subtle corkscrewing effect of the spine when viewing it from behind. It is quite normal to have an “S” bend from the side-on position, but if you have an “S” shaped from behind, its time to consult...
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Sciatica…. why does it keep coming back?
Sciatica is a condition that can cause a lot of pain and discomfort. For many people, it flares up periodically and then goes away. But for others, it seems to keep coming back no matter what they do. So what’s...
Read moreNeck Stiffness: Information and Causes
Whenever a stiff neck occurs, it can cause discomfort and pain, limiting your range of motion and daily activities. Whilst neck pain occurs less frequently than low back pain, it can be more debilitating. Neck pain can also cause sleep...
Read more4 Actions That Will Cause You RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)
At some point in our lives most of us have felt a Repetitive strain injury (RSI), we’ve been in pain in our muscles, nerves, and tendons due to repetitive body movements. Some sporting circles refer to this term as upper...
Read moreSciatica – How your Chiropractor can help? PART 1
Back pain can occur in a multitude of ways and on occasions can be debilitating. If you are experiencing piercing pain that runs down the back of your legs, this may be a sign of sciatica. Sciatica is a term...
Read moreQ and A with Ben Foley (Waterloo and Brighton Le Sands Chiropractor)
Get to know Ben Foley (Chiropractor) 1.What do you most ENJOY about your profession as a Chiropractor ? Interaction with people on both a professional level as their Chiropractor and having conversation if they are open to a chat. It’s an honour helping my...
Read moreRecent cases in the clinic, Susan Tyfield – Chiropractor
An evidence – based, Sports Chiropractor Towards the back end of 2019 and into school and university holidays, I have seen an enormous spike in neck pain. And now into the Covid-19 pandemic and work from home boom, we have...
Read moreHunched at your desk all day – How does this affect your spinal health?
The effect that sitting at a 9-5 desk job has on a person’s spine has more recently become a hot topic of discussion. So, while companies continue to roll out specially designed chairs for their employees, featuring exciting extras such...
Read morePosture – A review of common Posture Distortions
At Waterloo Chiropractic, we see spines and postures from all walks of life. Here are some postures we see in the upper extremity within the clinic. Read up on the following postures in the upper extremity, these can contribute to...
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