Sciatica: Getting Rid of the Pain
Sciatica can be a real pain in the…well, back! If you're dealing with sciatic pain, you know how it can stop you in your tracks....
Acromioclavicular Joint Pain
Shoulder pain can be a real pain—literally. If you’re experiencing discomfort at the top of your shoulder, especially when reaching overhead or across your chest,...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a condition characterized by compression of the nerves, blood vessels, or both, as they pass through the thoracic outlet, a...
Trigger Finger: Understanding the Pain
Trigger finger, medically known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is a condition that affects the tendons in the fingers or thumb, causing them to catch or lock...
Soft Tissue Injuries
Soft tissue injuries to the muscles are common among athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and individuals engaging in physical activities. These injuries can range from minor strains...
Hammer Toe: Understanding the pain
Hammer toe is a common foot deformity characterized by an abnormal bending of the toe joint. This results in a toe that resembles a hammer....
Trigger Points: Unlock the Mystery
Are you tired of living with nagging pain that just won't go away? Have you heard of trigger points but aren't quite sure what they...
Preventative Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care has long been associated with treating pain and discomfort. While it is highly effective in that regard, it offers more than just a...
Unleashing the Triathlete’s Potential.
Triathlon, a grueling combination of swimming, cycling, and running, demands peak physical fitness and mental resilience. As triathletes push their limits, the risk of injuries...
A Gentle Start: Gradual Steps to Increase Movement
In a world marked by sedentary lifestyles and demanding schedules, the prospect of introducing more movement and exercise into our lives can be daunting. However,...
Winter Running: Embrace the Chill
Winter running may seem like a daunting prospect with its cold temperatures, icy sidewalks, and limited daylight hours. However, it offers a unique and invigorating...
Understanding Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps, those sudden, involuntary contractions of muscles that can strike at the most inconvenient times, are a common and often painful experience. While they're...
Seasonal Depression: Navigating SAD
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? Seasonal affective disorder or seasonal depression, is a mood disorder that is linked to changes in the seasons. Typically,...
Foot pain? Step with Confidence
Our feet are remarkable structures, consisting of numerous joints that work together to provide stability, mobility, and support for our bodies. However, given the complex...
Finding the Perfect Running Shoe
Selecting the perfect pair of running shoes is a crucial step in ensuring a comfortable, enjoyable, and injury-free running experience. With a multitude of options...
Demystifying The Spinal Facet
Back pain is a common ailment that can have various causes, one of which is facet joint issues. While facet irritation and facet syndrome may...
Unmasking Costochondritis
Costochondritis, an inflammatory condition that affects the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone. This can be both a painful and perplexing experience. While it...
The Benefits of Kinesio Tape
In the realm of sports and physical therapy, Kinesio Tape, or simply KT Tape, has gained widespread popularity in recent years. Whether you're a professional...
Understanding Sternoclavicular Joint Injuries
The sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is a unique joint that connects the sternum (breastbone) to the clavicle (collarbone) and plays a crucial role in stabilizing the...
Navigating the Waters of Shoulder Injuries in Swimmers
Swimming is a beautiful, full-body workout that offers numerous health benefits. However, it's also an activity that places unique demands on the shoulders, making swimmers...
Raking Leaves Safely
As the leaves begin to fall and create a colorful carpet on your lawn, it's time to break out the rake and prepare your outdoor...
Fuelling for Endurance with Skratch
Endurance athletes are no strangers to the importance of proper nutrition. Whether you're a long-distance runner, cyclist, or triathlete, what you eat and drink can...
The Ultimate Guide to Cervical Pillows
Sleep is an essential aspect of maintaining good health and well-being. For many people, finding the right pillow to support a restful night's sleep can...
Understanding Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a degenerative joint disease that affects millions of people worldwide, especially as they age. It is characterized by the...
Iliotibial Band Syndrome and the Knee
IT band syndrome, also known as iliotibial band syndrome, is a common injury that affects runners and other athletes. It is caused by inflammation of...
The Power of a Proper Warm-Up Before Sports
You're on the field, ready to engage in your favourite sport, adrenaline pumping. But have you taken the time to properly warm up before diving...
Elbow Pain: What you need to know
Elbow injuries can be painful and frustrating, making it difficult to perform everyday activities. This can include those that involve the use of the hands...
What Could Cause Foot Pain?
Foot pain can be a frustrating and debilitating issue, making it difficult to walk, stand, and perform everyday activities. While foot pain can have many...
Chiropractic Care for Running Injuries
Running is a popular and effective way to stay fit and healthy. However, it can also be quite demanding on the body, sometimes leading to...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What you need to know
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a common condition that affects the wrist and hand, causing pain, numbness, and tingling. It occurs when the median nerve,...
Shin Splints: What you need to know
Shin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome. It is a common condition that affects athletes, runners, and individuals who engage in high-impact activities....
Mid Back Pain: The Thoracic Spine
Mid back pain is a common complaint at Connor Chiropractic. A large number of patients present to the clinic with symptoms involving the mid back,...
Orthotics: The first few days of use
Orthotics are an effective tool that we as Chiropractors use in the office for a variety of complaints. Orthotics are prescribed for complaints including foot...
Winter Safety with Shovelling and Walking
Snow! It’s unavoidable in winter. Winter safety is important and there is typically an increase in acute injuries in the winter months from slips and...
Exercises for your Core: Our Top 5
Have you ever tried to sift through Google to figure out the best exercises for your core? You'll get over 283 million results with information...
Tendon Injuries: What you need to know
Tendon Injuries are a common complaint among recreational and pro athletes alike. Tendons are the junction that connect your muscles to the bone. Unlike muscle...
Heat or Ice? Wondering which you should use?
Ice or heat? This is a question we get regularly from our patients. Typically, a patient’s goal is to decrease pain and speed up recovery...
Specializing in Sports: The Young Athlete
It has become common for children and teens to start specializing in sports at a younger and younger age. Dance, hockey, cheer, field hockey, soccer,...
Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy and Beyond
Have you ever wondered if Chiropractic Care during pregnancy may be a good option? Chiropractic care can relieve many ailments, many of which may become...
Recovering from a Bone Fracture
Did you know chiropractic care can help as you heal and recover from a bone fracture? Once the initial injury is healed and the bone...
Pain or stiffness in your neck or back?
The neck and mid-back are particularly prone to becoming sore and stiff. We see patients experiencing mid-back and neck pain every single day in our...
Scoliosis: Breaking down the basics
Have you been told that you have scoliosis? Or suspect that you may have it? Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal lateral curvature of the...
Neck pain when Cycling?
Neck pain in Cyclists Neck pain is a common complaint among adults but there is an increased incidence of pain within the cycling community....
Spring Clean Up: Three Tips to prevent pain
As we move into the spring season there are often many odd jobs around the house and yard that require our attention. We are...
Custom Orthotics: Your top questions answered.
Orthotics are a custom made shoe insert. We prescribe Orthotics as a way to help alleviate the symptoms of a wide variety of injuries. Below...
Shoulder Pain: Don’t Let It Limit You
Shoulder pain is an overly common injury affecting up to 25% of the adult population at any one time. A common issue with shoulder pain...
Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow
Have you heard of or experienced Tennis Elbow or Golfers Elbow? Sports injuries are an unfortunate complication of living an active lifestyle. In Canada the...
Iliotibial Band: The IT Band
The iliotibial band, also known as the IT band, is a band of fascial tissue. It runs from the iliac crest (top of the lateral...
Headaches: The signs and symptoms.
Headaches and Chiropractic Care Headaches are a common complaint among adults, with up to 75% of adults experiencing headaches each year. While the odd one...
Mobility Tape: The benefits and uses
What is Mobility Tape? Mobility Tape is a brand of Kinesiology Tape (also known as kinesio tape). Kinesio tape is an adhesive material that is...
Pregnancy Related Back Pain: What can you do?
Back pain is a common complaint among the general population. While there is a chance of low back pain as an adult, up to 50%...
Chiropractic Care for Athletes Injuries at Every Level
Injuries are a part of life and while it can be discouraging when you are dealing with injuries from working out, injuries from inactivity are...
Virtual School: Ergonomics for Kids
At the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020 when the world moved to working and learning remotely from home, our chiropractic clinic saw an...
What is Sciatica and Why does it happen?
Sciatica is defined as pain affecting the back, hip and outer side of the leg, calf and foot. Compression of the spinal nerve roots in...
Plantar fasciitis: Easy steps to help alleviate your pain.
Plantar fasciitis is described as pain in the heel and arch of the foot that affects day to day activities. Overall it is an extremely...
The Do’s and Don’ts of an Ankle Sprain
Chances are high that you’ve rolled your ankle at least once throughout your life. Ankle sprains are a common but often overlooked injury. This is...
Injuries in Sport and Life:
Injuries happen, it’s a part of life. Whether you are currently active or not the chances you will experience pain at some point in your...
Back pain from sitting at your desk too long?
Neck and Mid-Back pain are common complaints for those that spend their working hours at a desk. Our bodies are not designed to be...
Could core strength be contributing to your back pain?
Core Strength Training: Patients often comment on how they believe that their lack of core strength is a large contributor to their back pain. Many...
Adhesive Capsulitis/Frozen Shoulder: Are you at risk?
Have you ever heard the term Frozen Shoulder? The clinical term for it is Adhesive Capsulitis, and it lives up to both of its names....
Exploring Nerve Pain
Nerve pain originates from the nervous system, which is a collection of Neurons. Neurons are cells that specialize in rapid communication. They communicate information from...
Strength training for Runners: How to Stay Strong
Running is a fairly simple sport to get into. A pair of running shoes and an outfit and you are on your way! But strength...
I injured myself: Can I keep working out like normal?
Working out while injured is something that we get asked about a lot. There is always a fine balance between too much and too little...