Living with lower back pain is, well, a pain. Aside from discomfort, it can severely restrict your quality of life. Before you can beat it, though, you must first understand why you experience this type of physical pain. Here’s all...
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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 Pain Exercises, Treatments and Prevention
Exercises and Treatments For Stiff Neck Most experts will usually recommend stretch exercises as a first-line remedy for neck pain and stiffness. But the two questions we would like to ask you are…. do you have a diagnosis? And do...
Read moreWhy Do I Feel Pain in My Hip Flexors When I Squat?
One of the most likely reasons can be pulling or straining of the hip flexor muscles, which become overly activated as you squat. Various factors though can cause hip pain during squatting exercises. Your Waterloo Chiropractor can determine the exact...
Read moreLow Back Pain Guidelines
Low Back Pain Guidelines; adopting a proactive and preventative care for Low Back Pain? We explore Low Back Pain guidelines and these two papers are central to the clinic ethos at Waterloo Chiropractic. Australian researchers have cited the following reasons...
Read moreGetting to know Susan Tyfield, Waterloo Chiropractor – Part 2
Over 15 years in Chiropractic practice, what proactive health care philosophy do you put into practice and why ? Consistency, consistency and consistency. All change can be hard when trying to maintain health. The secret is coming up with habits...
Read moreGet to know Sue Tyfield (Waterloo Chiropractor) – Part 1
(After almost 5 years in the clinic) It’s time to learn a little more about Susan… Tell us a little bit about yourself ? I’m originally from South Africa where I grew up, studied and had a private practice for...
Read moreManual therapy before surgery, you have nothing to lose.
When is comes to the manual therapy skill set, Chiropractors are the experts in this field. Now that the science has caught up, it continues to shed light on the merit of lumbar spine manipulation. Below is a paper that...
Read moreCan you go to the Chiropractor when you are Pregnant?
Pregnancy is such a special time for women and their families, although there are also concerns and uncertainties that come to mind when considering the health of the mother and baby. For the mother carrying her child, there are many...
Read moreGet 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. I do enjoy helping my patients optimise their...
Read moreWhat Causes Leg Cramps? Symptoms, Triggers, Treatments
A New Year Resolution often includes exercise, dieting and usually in excess! Here’s one thing to look out for as you ramp up your lifestyle changes in the hotter months. Leg Cramps! While leg cramps are common and often harmless,...
Read moreHow to Avoid Lower Back Pain from Running this Festive Season?
It’s that time of the year again when Christmas Holidays kick in and we over indulge, perhaps our fitness regime is paused. Then we hit the ground RUNNING, literally in the New Year. Most runners get too much strain on...
Read moreUpdated Covid Safety Plan
A number of changes. After review of the emerging data, health advice and further clarification from our Professional Association and Health Boards, ALL CHIROPRACTIC patients in the clinic are welcome to attend your appointment. We will be following the strictest...
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 moreOUR COVID SAFETY PLAN explained at WATERLOO CHIROPRACTIC and SPORTS MASSAGE
All CHIROPRACTIC patients must be fully vaccinated or obtain a negative COVID test within 72 hours of your appointment effective from October 11th 2021. Medical and Age Exemptions apply* Further all Massage patients must be fully vaccinated effective from October...
Read moreThe Deadlift: Friend or Foe? Part 2, by Susan Tyfield
Some symptoms of low back injury following a deadlift are sudden extreme pain in the lower back while performing the lift or immediately after, or pain that gradually comes on as your muscles cool after a training session. This may...
Read moreThe Deadlift: Friend or Foe? Part 1, by Susan Tyfield
The deadlift is one of the best large compound exercises that you can do to target major muscle groups throughout the body. It would probably be easier to list the muscles a deadlift doesn’t work as it is such a...
Read moreHow Your Tight Hamstrings May Be Causing Back Pain
Did you know that among the several causative factors associated with (sometimes) excruciating back pain are tight hamstrings? But what are hamstrings to begin with? These are a mix of three muscles, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus, found at the...
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 moreBenign Hypermobility Syndrome – could I have this?
BENIGN HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME Benign hyper mobility syndrome is a syndrome where individuals have excessive joint laxity, or ‘flexible/double-jointed joints’. This syndrome often carries a strong family history and these people typically display their joint laxity as “Party Tricks” at the...
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 moreThe Deadlift: Friend or Foe?
The deadlift is one of the best large compound exercises that you can do to target major muscle groups throughout the body. It would probably be easier to list the muscles a deadlift doesn’t work as it is such a...
Read moreThe Laptop Syndrome – A Chiro’s Worst Nightmare!
Whether it’s working late or binge-watching Netflix in bed from your laptop, it is safe to say this is not music to your chiropractor’s ears. In fact, The Laptop Syndrome is your chiro’s worst nightmare! Sitting slouched over your laptop...
Read moreWhat are the primary causes of lower back pain?
Back pain has slowly become one of most commonly mentioned and discussed ailments amongst people of all ages and sizes. As we get older the more and more, we hear about it, we all begin to believe that back pain...
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...
Read moreWaterloo Chiropractic – Cavitation, Facts and Science
In recent times, the interest in the Click, Crunch, Crack has been highlighted in videos like these on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram etc. Other than quantifying that manipulation has occurred (once the audible click is heard), science is still identifying what...
Read moreLongevity Articles, chosen by Waterloo Chiropractic
Enjoy reading 3 hand chosen articles to increase your knowledge on longevity. Eat well, train regularly and form healthy habits to look after yourself ! 1. 13 Habits Linked To a Long Life https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-habits-linked-to-a-long-life#section2 2. Resistance and Endurance Training Should...
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