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Turn Sedentary Leisure Time Into Active Leisure Time

by admin | Feb 8, 2017 | Aches, Exercise Is Medicine, Get Moving, Lifehacks, Pain, Prevention

We can still do the things we love while getting movement into our day. Check out this video for tips on how to be active while reading your book, watching your show, or being on your tablet/laptop. Exerting a force (even at a very low level) for a sustained period...

Find Ways To Stop Sitting

by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Aches, Exercise Is Medicine, Get Moving, Lifehacks, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Pain, Prevention, Upper Back Pain

Typically simple neck pain, shoulder pain, and upper back pain that is related to sedentary activity is titled “occupational overuse syndrome”. The difficulty with this term is that it puts a lot of emphasis on occupational or work based sedentary...

What Can We Do Around The House To Get Moving?

by admin | Feb 2, 2017 | Exercise Is Medicine, Get Moving, Lifehacks, Low Back Pain, Pain, Upper Back Pain

While we often think of chores as boring, have fun with them. You can put on some music and do one chore a day (sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning mirrors and glass, etc) getting in a bit of movement each day. You can participate in household chores together...

Take Advantage Of What Your Community Offers

by admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Exercise Is Medicine, Get Moving, Lifehacks, Prevention

We spend so much of our day sitting, which is why it is great to find things to do in your leisure time that help you get out of the house and keep moving. Take what opportunities there are in your town, community and region to help you with this. There may be events...

“walk and be happy, walk and be healthy”

by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Aches, Exercise Is Medicine, Get Moving, Lifehacks, Pain, Prevention

This quote by Charles Dickens highlights this straight forward tip to adding more movement into your day. Some people don’t think of walking as exercise, but it is a great way of adding some light aerobic activity into your day. Walking is a great way to break...

Putting Up and Taking Down Decorations Count!

by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Aches, Exercise Is Medicine, Get Moving, Lifehacks, Pain

At the time of filming it was the Christmas Holiday season, and so decorating your place was a wonderful way of adding fun movement into your day. Now it’s time to do the opposite, if you haven’t already – take down your decorations. Although maybe...

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Dr. Judith McCann did her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology at Queen’s University, her chiropractic degree at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, and her contemporary medical acupuncture accreditation at McMaster University.

Building a practice rooted in evidence based care means focusing on best available research, clinical experience, and patient preferences. We are lucky to be living during a time where research is vast and ongoing. Despite this, there is still much we don’t know, and a lot we can still learn.

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