Stiff and tired after sitting all day? Do you get up from the couch or bed and feel like you have been run over by a truck? Stiffness and soreness from sitting is very common and luckily there are options to help relieve this discomfort and get you moving freely...
It seems that every month there is a new campaign to raise awareness about something. We live in a society that can spread awareness much more easily through social media, this is fantastic for holistic health care. As a chiropractor I deal with physical pain and...
Build positive health habits: Stay home when sick If you have an appointment with Dr. Judith McCann and are feeling sick, stay at home instead. Rescheduling your appointment is helpful to reduce the spread of germs to other patients. This GIF shows how individual...
You can get hurt from sitting, sleeping, and other normal activities. Becoming hurt after sitting for too long, sleeping, or sneezing is a real thing. I came across this post on Facebook (credit @WeirdPeopleRock) and thought about the changes in conditions I see as...
Ice therapy (cryotherapy) is mainly known for it’s helpful effects immediately after sustaining a muscle, joint, or tendon injury. We all learn it as one of the basic first aid principles in the RICE protocol (rest, ice, compress, elevate). So how exactly does icing...
Did you that the heart is a muscle? It is not the same type of muscle that makes your joints move (known as skeletal muscle), nor the type of muscle that is found in organs like your bladder or your stomach (known as smooth muscle). The heart is made up of three...
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.
Dr. McCann is eager to share this world with you! Once a month we send out a newsletter with links to her blog on topics relating to muscle, joint, and nerve conditions; treatment options; health education; ergonomics; and health news. Don’t forget to subscribe and check back here every month for new articles.
