Hamstring stretches are pretty common, funny thing is most people are stretching their back as much or more than their hamstrings! Have you ever done a hamstring stretch by standing or sitting and then bending over to touch your toes? You probably felt your...
When I learned this stretch in chiropractic school, I wondered where it had been all my life! If you spend a significant amount of time with your hips flexed (sitting, cycling, skiing, running etc), chances are you have at least one tight hip flexor. Similar to my...
So you went to bed feeling just fine and you woke up with a sore neck. You 'slept funny' but you're not aware of what you did, if anything, and now you hurt. Did you sleep like the picture above? Sara snapped this picture of Derek and I sleeping as she was coming to...
Many people stretch there calves, but few isolate their soleus from their gastrocnemius. This video shows my favourite way to stretch gastrocnemius and soleus. Many people stretch gastrocnemius in a variety of ways, its the two big bulky muscle bellies on the back of...
This video is probably the most common posture correction that I teach in my office! My seated posture routine is great for the office worker or recreational computer user. I developed this from working in my office and this is approximately the third iteration of...
Kinesio Tape, also fondly known as 'magic tape', can be an excellent option to have in a variety of situations! The clients that I have applied Kinesio Tape to have loved it. For starters it can effectively speed the healing of a bruise, making it go from purple to...
What would you do to a sprained ankle before applying Rest Ice Compression and Elevation? If you had a chiropractor near by, adjust it. I don't know if I'll ever truly forget being told to adjust a sprained ankle in chiropractic school. My first thought was "You gotta...
How come nobody told me that chiropractic can help with bunions? My clients with bunions will often tell me on their initial appointment that they were told “their bunions can’t be improved without surgery”. Typically after their first few chiropractic treatments they...