Frozen Shoulder – How To Regain Your Life Through Mobility
Navigating the Chill of a Frozen Shoulder – A Personal Journey to Thawing and Recovery Frozen shoulder – the term itself may suggest images of arctic calm and stillness. But if you have this condition, you’ll quickly discover the metaphor extends far beyond the...
How Chiropractors Help With Sport Injuries
Sports are a great way to stay active, but they also come with the risk of injuries. Strenuous activity can lead to strains and sprains or more devastating injuries like concussions and broken bones. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, sports injuries can...
Relief Without Surgery: The Benefits of Physiotherapy for Back Pain
Physiotherapy for back pain can bring enormous relief to many sufferers. Rather than using surgery, it uses a range of techniques and technologies to treat pain at its source. Has your back pain got so bad, or gone on so long, that you’re considering surgery?...Preventing Shoulder Injuries in Swimmers
Before we being Id like to introduce myself, my name is Corinne Allmark, I swam competitively from the age of 7 until roughly 20, competing for Club, Squad and English County Lancashire, as well as competing at the National age groups in different events of...
Is IMS Treatment Effective for Chronic Pain?
IMS, or Intramuscular Stimulation, is a specialized physiotherapy treatment that can ease chronic pain. IMS treatment safely alleviates chronic pain in different muscle groups through the use of dry needling. The results of IMS can and reduce pain and improve muscle...
Active Rehab for Traumatic Injuries and Car Accidents
Active Rehab is a personalized and customized exercise treatment plan for someone who has suffered significant injury. An Active Rehab plan is science-based and is designed and implemented by a kinesiologist. Kinesiologists start the plan with a detailed assessment of...
Top 5 Sports Most Often Requiring Physiotherapy
Athletes commonly need the help of a physiotherapist. And some sports are known for their frequent injuries. We list here 5 sports that often cause injuries for athletes
COMMON INJURIES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED & REHABILITATED WITH IMS PHYSIOTHERAPY
Ever since its discovery in the early 1970s, Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), has risen in popularity and is recently being hailed as a spectacular form of rehabilitation. Slowly, patients are beginning to grow more curious about the benefits that IMS can provide when...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sciatic Pain and Piriformis SyndromeÂ
What is Piriformis Syndrome and what does that have to do with sciatic pain? Piriformis syndrome is the compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle, leading to sciatic pain. The Piriformis is located in the gluteal region, attaching from the sacrum...
Low back pain? Check your hip flexors!
The hip flexors are a powerful group of muscles located deep in the front of the hip. They connect the leg and pelvis and, as the name suggests, are the main muscles that flex the hip forward. Unfortunately for those of us that sit at a desk all day, the hip flexors...
Headache? Check the neck! – Dr. Rav Nagra, DC
Many patients I see suffer from neck and shoulder pain. It turns out a surprisingly large number of them also have frequent headaches. Sometimes they are very dull and in the background and other times it feels like someone is playing drums on their head. When their...