In my chiropractic practice I am often asked he question, “Is it bad to crack my knuckles?” In my opinion this is likely an old wives tale but I figured it would be worth while to see if there is any research on the subject. I took some time and did a pubmed central review of the phrase, “habitual knuckle cracking”. I found three research papers on the subject: Effect… Read More »Ask the Chiropractor: Is it bad to crack your knuckles?
Source: With osteoarthritis and exercise, some pain leads to gains – The Globe and Mail
I must say, I didn’t expect to have so many people viewing my blog on exposing a fake TRX suspension trainer. I definitely didn’t expect to have people emailing me and telling me their stories of also purchasing a fake TRX. Here are two emails I received recently. Dr Notley, I have both a real and a fake TRX (P1). I had one, went to purchase another hoping someone… Read More »Fake TRX Suspension Trainer: An Update
About the infraspinatus The infraspinatus muscle is one of 4 muscles that make of the rotator cuff muscles. It aids with external rotation of the shoulder (turning the front of the arm out to the side), horizontal abduction (moving the arm away from the body when the arm is out in front of you), and stabilizing the shoulder joint. The muscle can be aggravated by catching yourself falling down the… Read More »Self Myofascial Release of the Rotator Cuff – Infraspinatus
If you have headaches then spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustments can be an appropriate form of treatment for you. In the following research paper you will see that spinal manipulation was more effective for reducing headaches than mobilization. You should also note that a long course of treatment was not necessary. Six to eight visits were performed to show significant effects. Exercises were not performed by those who received manipulation. You should… Read More »Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache
Many patients in Winnipeg often tell me they can predict the weather by how their joints feel. Knee, hip, and shoulder aches seem to flare during cold snaps. Migraines and tension headaches sometimes feel worse on damp, overcast days. Even those with fibromyalgia notice subtle shifts in pain with changing weather. As a chiropractor and athletic therapist, I treat these conditions regularly, and I wanted to look at what research… Read More »7 Surprising Facts About Weather and Pain: What Winnipeg Patients Should Know
Found this systematic review on spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and chronic headaches. Though the authors note that the research isn’t based on strong studies this is their conclusion: SMT appears to have a better effect than massage for cervicogenic headache. It also appears that SMT has an effect comparable with commonly used first-line prophylactic prescription medications for tension-type headache and migraine headache. This conclusion rests on a few trials of… Read More »Efficacy of Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review
A while back, when I first started the TRX 40/40 challenge I noted, during the TRX atomic pushups, that my arms were wobbling too much. My shoulders have always been my Achilles’ heel. The weakness in my shoulders may explain why I have often had aches and pains when performing different exercises that emphasis the shoulders (shoulder press, lateral raises and bench press). I know that by strengthening my rotator… Read More »Shoulder stability training
To prepare your body for more vigorous activity a warmup is necessary. Performance improves with a proper warm up. I find as I get older a more thorough warm up is needed. So what is a good warm up? Start with a simple activity like walking, jogging, rowing, cycling to get the blood flowing. Work on taking the joint through a full range of motion. This is not the time… Read More »Warm up: What should you do?
Patients come to see me for different aches and pains. Many of my clients have back pain. Back pain can be the result of poor posture, repetitive bending, overreaching yourself, among other factors including body weight. Losing weight is often something that will help my chiropractic clients reduce their pain as well as start feeling better as a whole. The concept of hara hachi bu, to eat until you are… Read More »Eat until 80% of full
