Exercises Archives - Connor Chiropractic

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...