Muscle and Joint Blog

15th
Feb

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for shoulder pain after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tingyu Zhang 1, Cai Zhang 1 Affiliations expand Abstract Objective: To systematically review the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for shoulder pain after stroke. Data sources: A systematic review of Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, SinoMed, WanFang Data, VIP, and ClinicalTrials.gov from the establishment of the database to 20 December 2022…

30th
Jan

Five Ways Yoga Can Help Improve Mental Health

Yoga is a physical and mental practice that has been around for thousands of years. In recent years, yoga has gained popularity as a form of exercise, but its benefits go far beyond physical fitness. Regular practice of yoga has been shown to have a positive impact on mental health, helping individuals manage stress, anxiety,…

30th
Jan

Three Easy Ways To Boost Your Energy Levels

‘I have no energy’, is something I hear with many of my patients. When I review their day to day routines (as I do with all of my clients) these three things are consistent – not enough food, not enough quality sleep and way too much ‘doing’. Here are three ways to boost your energy…

30th
Jan

How Chiropractors Can Help Prevent Common Hockey Injuries

Head trainers understand the importance and benefit of routine adjustments and have begun incorporating chiropractic into their team’s injury prevention plan. Before a game, A team’s Chiropractor visits players at the rink and assesses any lingering issues they’re having so they can play the game pain-free and minimize the risk of injury. Injuries happen because…

30th
Jan

What Is The Minimal Amount Of Exercise Needed To Improve Your Health?

As January comes to a close, most New Year’s resolutions are probably on life support right about now. If exercise was on your list, fear not, here is the minimum amount of exercise you need to do to keep that resolution alive! If exercise is not your thing, you are not alone. Only 20% of…

31st
Dec

The 4 Pillars Of Well Being

I was listening to a podcast recently, and the author described the four pillars of well-being. These four pillars interconnect with one another, if one of these pillars is missing, it affects the others, like a structure of a building.  As we end 2022, I wanted to share these four pillars with you in hopes…

30th
Nov

Are Your Feet Causing You Low Back Pain?

Can’t seem to find an answer as to why your back is aching? The answer might lie right below you … your feet. It’s easy to assume aches in pains in our backs are originating from where you are actually feeling it. So if your back hurts, it must be coming from an issue within…

30th
Nov

Is Your Daily Routine Causing Pain?

We live in a world where we’re constantly in a hurry, juggling multiple tasks and carrying our belongings with us everywhere. And this can have serious consequences on your back health. In fact, back pain sends more patients to doctors than any condition other than the common cold. Here are some common activities that negatively impact…

30th
Nov

I Can Feel It In My Knees

Can you really feel weather changes in your joints? We all have that one relative who insists they can predict weather changes from their knees, but is it true? Is there any proof of a link between weather changes and sore joints? As of now there is no direct scientific evidence of a cause-effect relationship…

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