Why Your Knee Pain is Actually a Rotation Problem Most people treat the knee like a simple hinge—a door that only opens and closes. However, human movement is far more complex. For your knee to function without wear and tear, it relies on a sophisticated “Screw-Home Mechanism.” This is a physiological rotation of the tibia…
Having a chronic headache is tough. It drains you of your energy. It affects your work and puts a damper on your social life. Having a headache on a regular basis is tough to handle. You just want to get a reprieve from them. I love treating headaches. I find they respond very well to…
Chiropractors, Athletic Therapists, Strength and Conditioning Specialists and other health care providers, on occasion, have to become amateur psychologists when dealing with pain or changing someone’s lifestyle habits. A major factor that influences our ability to succeed at managing pain or changing lifestyle habits is our clients’ self-efficacy. What is self-efficacy? …
As a Chiropractor and Athletic Therapist I treat a lot of backs and necks. Approximately 80% of the population will have back pain in their lifetime. Between 6 and 22% of people have chronic neck pain. Four to 10% of people will experience chronic back pain. Millions of dollars are spend caring for people with chronic…
The medial pterygoid is a muscle of mastication (chewing). It attaches onto the jaw near it’s angle but can’t be easily touched from out side of the mouth because there is bone is in the way. Most of medial pterygoid is found on the inside of the mouth just behind the bottom molars. The action…
For a healthy ankle joint you need to move and use the joint. Ankle circles or CARs (Controlled articular rotations) are a way to: Dr Notley, Winnipeg Chiropractor and Athletic therapist, demonstrates how he performs ankle circles in this video The intent during this exercise is to be active in the process and attempt to…
You’ve been training consistently for several months. You’ve been adding weight to your squat but recently you’ve started to experience left knee pain during your squat. This can be worrisome. You might start thinking you are causing damage. Though this may be true that ,in some cases, pain is an indication of damage in many…
This is another one of my exercises that I give to athletes/patients in the controlled articular rotations (CARs) category. The training method and acronym is popularized by Dr Andreo Spina. It was taught to me at a Functional Range Conditioning course in Winnipeg. I call them “circles” to my patients because it’s easier for them…
For some, standing can cause back pain. One reason for this is that the lower back muscles are chronically contracting when they don’t need to be. Here is a quick and easy way to turn the activity of those muscles down.
Mid-foot mobility is crucial for foot health but often gets neglected. Our feet have complex structures that need to move freely. Modern shoes and flat surfaces can limit this movement. This blog will explore why mid-foot mobility matters, how it works, and how to improve it. Understanding the Mid-Foot The mid-foot contains several bones and…
