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...
Vertebral Joint Dysfunction: What Is It and What Can I Do About It?
Vertebral joint dysfunction is also sometimes called facet joint syndrome or even spinal joint dysfunction. It is an arthritis-like condition of the back and/or neck related to degenerative changes often associated with age. Chronic back and/or neck pain is very...
If Your Back Is Hurting, When Is It Time to Call the Chiropractor?
Your back is hurting, and you are wondering when you should call the chiropractor. The answer to that question is right now. Chiropractors can help relieve back pain, and this has been supported by years of hard science and double-blind research. Back pain can be...
The Complete Guide to Choosing a Physiotherapist: Everything to Know
Choosing a physiotherapist can be challenging. You want physios who are highly trained and educated in the field they work in. It is also important that you have therapists who can provide you with education for injury prevention and lifestyle changes. Over half of...
How Seniors Can Benefit from Physiotherapy
There is a popular misconception that physiotherapy is only applicable after an injury—and while that is the most common time to seek physiotherapy, it’s certainly not the only time to visit your physiotherapist. For the same reason that they are experts in...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
How is NIS different from Acupuncture or Neurofeedback?
I often get asked “how is NIS different from Acupuncture and/or Neurofeedback therapy?” However, to answer this question let’s first look at how each modality works. Acupuncture can be explained as “a technique for balancing the flow of energy — known as qi or chi...
Following the Clues
Many clients come in for a massage and wonder why we ask so many questions, or give a brief assessment before we begin treatment. As health professionals, we are trained sleuths. Our first priority is to figure out what underlying health conditions may be present. We...
Can you induce labor with Massage?
Can you induce labor with massage? I get asked this question pretty frequently. My answer? If I could I would be a millionaire! I know you can google a lot of ways to naturally induce Labor, and I’ve tried lots! (None of them worked until baby was ready!) I have...
How to Make Your Own ‘Bucket List’
How to Make Your Own ‘Bucket List’ In the hit movie The Bucket List, two terminally ill patients decide to go out in style after discovering they have only six months to live. To make the most of their remaining time, each patient creates a “bucket list” of things he...
Stretching: When, Why and How
Stretching: When, Why and How. Are you still doing static stretching before activity? Stop. Chances are this idea was drilled into you in childhood sports teams or through your highschool PE class. Although the intentions are well, research suggests this to be an...
The Healthy Way to Wear a Backpack
We all know that there is no school shopping trip that is complete without a new 🎒 however many kids are using and wearing their backpacks incorrectly. Luckily, there are a few steps you can take to make sure their 🎒 are right: Encourage light packing: Decide with...
Spring time -spinal check up
Why Should Children Have Chiropractic Care? As the child begins to participate in regular childhood activities like skating or riding a bike, small yet significant spinal misalignment’s (subluxations) may occur. If neglected, the injuries during this period of...
We have exciting news to announce!
Hi, it’s Lisa Fershau here at New Leaf Massage and Wellness here in Abbotsford. “For all those wonderful patients who have been coming to see us over the last eight years that we’ve been in business, you’ll notice that the last four months have...
What is Fascia?
Fascia is the soft-tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body. Thus, forming a continuous, whole-body, three-dimensional matrix of structural support. It interpenetrates and surrounds all organs, muscles, bones, and nerve fibers,...
Magnesium and Stress
One of the questions you will be asked when seeing a Naturopathic Doctor is about your stress levels. Why would your doctor ask you about your stress? One of the reasons is because stress has a massive impact on health and plays a direct role in how the body...
Pillow Talk!
Finding the right pillow and pillow placement that fits your sleep position, can help eliminate back and neck pain.
The Pitfalls of Poor Posture – Dr. Rav Nagra
Avoid the Pitfalls of Poor Posture By Dr. Rav Nagra, DC Have you ever heard of something called Postural Syndrome? Chances are you’re suffering from it and don’t even realize it. I often treat patients with pain directly related to posture and many have just gotten...
How to Avoid Running Injuries by Dr. Roop Dhesi
Tis the season for Running injuries! The past few weeks I have been treating many running injuries, whether you’re running by yourself or with a running clinic, injuries are bound to happen to both new and experienced runners. I want to help teach you how to avoid...