If you have shoulder discomfort or pain, it can be truly debilitating. You need your shoulders for all sorts of movements, including lifting, pulling, or pushing. Those are three motions that you use constantly in your everyday life, so if you’re having shoulder pain, it is hard to function normally. Many people choose to see a physiotherapist, massage therapist, or chiropractor to manage shoulder issues. Some also take prescription medications. But are there other solutions to shoulder discomfort?   Today, we’re going to talk about some effective home remedies for soothing shoulder discomfort. Simple Stretches to Ease Tension and Promote

Do you have ear and jaw pain on one side of your head? Are these pains disrupting your everyday life, making it hard to focus on what’s important? If so, then this blog post is for you. In it, we explore the potential causes of both ear and jaw pain and the treatments that can help relieve your symptoms. We also discuss how to recognize when more urgent medical attention may be necessary for this type of pain. So, whether you have persistent or intermittent ear and jaw pain for a while or the symptoms are just starting, we’re

Here’s What You Need to Know… We all have that one friend who loves to crack their neck. You might even be that person. Cracking your neck feels like a relief, right? Whether it’s due to tension, boredom, or habit. It feels good. We know that.  But do you ever wonder if this habit is bad for you?  In this blog post, we set the record straight and explore the science behind neck cracking and whether it’s a harmful habit that does long-term damage. Like, can it give you arthritis? Or is it harmless? Let’s start by figuring out

Am I Getting Shoulder Pain From The Way I Sleep? Are you having trouble falling asleep because of a painful shoulder? Mystified about what the cause might be and wondering what to do about it? Sadly, insomnia and disturbed sleep are common complaints among patients with shoulder pain. It’s a double-edged sword because lack of sleep can also exacerbate chronic pain conditions.  We call it the pain-sleep cycle. Long-term lack of good quality sleep also affects your immune system. It increases your susceptibility to other chronic health conditions and creates a low-energy state inside the body. It can also

What is plantar fasciitis? Have you ever woken up with foot pain at the worst possible time?? You have family in town, you are hosting and you need to get out of bed to start breakfast! OUCH. NO! HOW? With your first step, your heel aches with a deep, unsettling pain. Last night you went to bed and your foot felt fine and now, out of nowhere, debilitating pain. It improves slightly throughout the day, but you’re left with an annoying ache that stops you dead in your tracks of performing the activities you love. Exercise? No way. Jogging?

Neck pain affects almost everyone at some point and the causes can be simple but when the neck gets aggravated consistently it can be very difficult to break that pain pattern. Over time we start to compensate for movements that we are unable to perform and that is big predictor for chronic injuries. If you could modify just a few positions throughout the week then the benefits would have a compounding impact on your health and your happiness in the years to come. Sitting in Front of a Computer Computer work is the leading cause of tightness in the neck

I had a client that came in for a hip replacement and she was progressing quite quickly when she started telling me a few stories about her long line of shoulder problems. She had been hit by a car while riding her bike. The accident had left her shoulder in pieces and the surgeons had done their best after the trauma but she had to have her shoulder and elbow reconstructed. The accident was 5 years prior to us meeting and through that time she had to have a shoulder replacement and 2 revisions. In total, she had to

https://vimeo.com/227999001 I hear about this situation almost every day and people are worried that they can’t be helped BUT very rarely is it too late. The intermittent pain with certain movements is a warning sign that there is usually some fraying in the tendons of shoulder muscles. Our life as you know is shaped to have us leaning forward, head down, shoulders forward, while sitting in front of a computer screen. Does that sound familiar? We then wonder why we can’t go exercise full speed, play sports or just play with our kids without feeling increased pain. We see