The Many Uses of Accupuncture
There is a way for your body to feel as healthy and nimble as it has ever been. With a specific touch and a small poke, workplace anxiety, household stress, and body aches all seem to melt away. These are just some of the many uses of acupuncture. For those who do not...
Can Physiotherapy Help With Seasonal Affective Disorder/Depression
Depression is a complicated mental disorder which affects a big number of people around the world. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) often occurs in tandem with a depressed state. Treatments that help depression also help SAD and vice versa.
The Gut-Brain Axis and Optimal Health
Treating your gut with love is an integral part of any nutritional strategy and knowing what causes disruptions and or what improves the guts microbiome can be the difference of experiencing ill health vs optimal health. The microbiome of our intestinal tract is...
3 Benefits of working with a Holistic Nutritionist
Upgrading any nutritional lifestyle can often feel daunting and or impossible to many. Especially if you have been scoring the internet looking for the perfect plan or diet lifestyle, or if you are dealing with specific health conditions and issues. Whether you are...
Primary Ways Your Chiropractor Can Help With Headaches Including Migraines
Headaches and migraines affect many people in the world. Some many signs and symptoms occur before migraines and headache start. These include irritation, depression, or hallucinations. People with migraines try to avoid any light, may experience nausea and vomit, and...
Most Common Winter Sports Injuries Seen By Physiotherapists
Winter sports injuries have become common in a big number of places where winter sports are plentiful. For every one thousand individuals that participate in winter sports there are two to three injuries per day that occur. The risk of injuries is high for persons...
What Is Osteopathic Craniosacral Therapy, and What Are Its Benefits?
Craniosacral therapy is a unique treatment used by massage therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths. Osteopathic craniosacral therapy uses a gentle touch to massage the joints in the skull or cranium, spine, and parts of the pelvis to treat pain and discomfort....
4 Reasons You Need To Do Your Physical Therapy Homework
The collaborative relationship between therapist and patient is one of the most important elements of successful physical therapy. And patient compliance is an issue will all kinds of medical treatment. Here are four reasons why you need to do your Physical Therapy...
Most Common Sports Injuries on the Lower Mainland/Abbotsford Area
Between the lush surrounding wilderness and the multitude of organized sports available, the Lower Mainland is a sports enthusiast’s dream. With any physical activity though, there is an inherent risk of injury with any physical activity, and without proper diagnosis...
Core Benefits of Active Rehab
Any individual can benefit from active rehab, which is using an evidence-based exercise and treatment program for muscle injuries. Active rehab is designed to improved your level of function, whatever it may currently be. You should go through a thorough active...
Managing Anxiety During COVID-19
Over the past two weeks, the anxiety in the air has been at times overwhelming. The Corona Virus is creating an anxiety that has not been felt in the past to this extent. And then to top it off we have the media talking about it, all day long. And then we have the...
Online Counselling is Available
To Our Valued Community, These are difficult times and I want you to know that I am here for you. Having been a part of the team for 2 years I have come to know many of the clients that walk through the doors. I feel for all of you and want you to know that should you...
Offering Some Advice and Sanity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
There is a lot of fear and panic out there right now and those two things are the enemy of sound financial planning. In these uncertain times, we all need to stick together as a community and get through this. This is the first pandemic that we have gone through in...
Newleaf Total Wellness Centre COVID-19 (coronavirus) Action Plan
An Important message from NEWLEAF TOTAL WELLNESS CENTRE Your Health and fitness are the basis of a strong immune system and we are here to support you. At NEWLEAF, our priority is always the safety and well-being of you, our clients, our staff and our Practitioners....
Suggested routines for adapting to the COVID-19 outbreak
At new leaf, our top priority is our patient’s health and safety. We adhere to strict health Canada guidelines on clinic cleaning and sterilization procedures. At this time, the public health risk associated with COVID-19 is low for Canadians...
I was in a motor vehicle accident. Am I eligible for chiropractic treatment?
As of April 1, 2019, ICBC has implemented changes in the available healthcare for their customers involved in a motor vehicle accident. If you have been involved in an accident, all you need is a ICBC claim number to qualify for chiropractic treatment at Newleaf Total...
Essentials of Core Assessment & Conditioning Course
Fraser Valley RMT’s and Kinesiologists – get your CEC’s without travelling far. Newleaf Total Wellness Centre is excited to host Brian Justin, MKin, CEP, CSCS, CHEK-1, FMS-1, CES, PES, CSE-4, HLC-2, MOS, MMS . This is an amazing course and it is broken...
How Sleep Alters Your Eating Habits
With obesity and diabetes on the rise, researchers continue to look for ways to better control appetite and help people make healthier food choices. Part of the solution lies not in the kitchen but in the bedroom. Sleep has a far larger impact on appetite control,...
Feeling anxious or dealing with depression?
One out of three people deal with anxiety or depression at any time in their life. From dealing with everyday concerns to trauma to loss, anxiety and then depression can negatively affect your quality of life. And medication is not always the answer. The first...
How often should you get a massage?
When it comes to massage therapy, we often only think to book an appointment when we’re injured or are experiencing pain or stress. Then we might schedule another session (or maybe a few) until we start feeling better and forget about it again. But is there a better...
Understanding Whiplash
Whiplash is a term that describes a specific type of injury to the neck resulting from an intense, rapid force, typically from a motor vehicle accident. Damage to the muscles, joints and connective tissues in the neck occur when the head...
Gardening and lower back pain
Its that time of year again when the temperature starts to warm, the birds begin to chirp and the flowers arise from the soil. Spring is here, and with it comes the nurturing of your plants and gardens after a long cold winter. Its important to take advantage of warm...
What we eat for breakfast!
Comprised is a Staff list of our favorite or ‘Go To’ Breakfast foods . Foods that wake us up, give us energy, and help keep up our energy levels through the AM. Look through them, feel free to try some out or add some more ‘Breaky’ foods....
Hop to it!!!
Spring break is here, which means I will be watching my nephew and niece for a couple of days. Time to get creative and prepare for the wiggles and giggles. Lots of activities geared to kids can also be be used to help common trouble spots for adults, so here are a...
Self-compassion: What is it, why do I need it, and how can I do it?
What is self-compassion? Self-compassion is having the same compassion towards yourself that you have towards others. Compassion for others is when you notice that someone is suffering and you are moved by their experience. Your heart feels for the suffering that they...
The Effect of the Emotions on the Mind and Spirit
Emotions are mental stimuli which influence our effective life. Under normal circumstances, they are not a cause of disease. Hardly any human being can avoid being angry, sad, aggrieved, worried, of afraid at some time in his of her life. For example, the death of...
Foam Rolling
Everyone has heard of it, but how many people are doing it the right way? I don’t claim to be an expert, but with just a small bit of research there are A LOT of opinions and ideas of the best way to roll out those nasty trigger points. Here is a list of tips...
HEAT VS. ICE: A Guide of When to Use Each
Heat and ice can both be used to treat pain, and can be a very effective addition to any treatment plan. However, it can be terribly confusing to establish when to use either therapies. Here are few simple rules to help you determine when to use heat or ice –...