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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ), is formed by your skull and jawbone. It acts like a sliding hinge and is responsible for opening and closing your mouth, enabling you to talk, chew, and yawn. TMJ Syndrome or temporomandibular joint syndrome is the term used to describe pain and tenderness around the TMJ or surrounding muscles. The…

It is no secret that the winter months see a rise in car accident occurrences compared to any other month of the year. It could be due to the rush of the holiday season, the shortened days, or the difficult driving conditions in winter. If,unfortunately,you do find yourself involved in a car accident, it is important…

This study describes the use of electroacupuncture to help treatment ganglion cysts. A total of six treatment sessions were used over 4 weeks which helped reduce the size of the ganglion cyst and associated pain.  More information about ganglion cysts can be found below. To learn more about this study click here.  Ganglion cysts can…

Summary: In this study Shockwave Therapy resulted in a high success rate with low number of recurrences for shoulder pain Individualised radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) for symptomatic calcific shoulder tendinopathy: a retrospective clinical study Nikolaos Malliaropoulos, Dawn ThompsonEmail authorView ORCID ID profile, Maria Meke, Debasish Pyne, Dimosthenis Alaseirlis, Henry Atkinson, Vasileios Korakakis and Heinz Lohrer BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBMC series – open,…

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ayesha Qureshi will be joining our health team this month. Dr. Ayesha Qureshi, ND has a strong focus on nutritional counselling, nutraceuticals, botanical medicine and acupuncture. She also provides pain management treatment protocols that incorporates diet and lifestyle counselling, supplementation, trigger point release and acupuncture with electro-stimulation. She…

With the warm weather, comes an increase in sport activity. And with an increase in sport activity, we are seeing more sport related injuries in the clinic.  Concussions are unfortunately becoming more common; more than 23% of adolescents reported injuries to their head in the previous year. With more youth playing sports, the rate of…

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