October: World Spine Day

by | Oct 31, 2017 | Acupuncture, Low Back Pain, Manual Therapy, Neck Pain, Pain | 0 comments

October: World Spine Day

World Spine Day
On October 16th we celebrated our spines! The goal behind World Spine Day is to raise awareness about spinal health and spinal conditions.

Did you know back pain affects 632 045 million people worldwide and neck pain affects 332 049 million people worldwide?! (Lancet, Global Burden of Disease, 2012).

Take the opportunity to give your spine a movement break each day and don’t hesitate to make an appointment for manual care, exercises, and education.

Back Pain – The Basics
​There are many potential pain contributors within your back. This can include the joints between the vertebrae in your spine, the capsule that surrounds each joint, ligaments, tendons, muscles, the discs that are between the vertebrae in your spine, and even nerves can become irritated or compressed to give symptoms.

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Services for Back Pain:

  • Chiropractic (Joint and Muscle Manual Therapy)
  • Rehabilitation & Exercise Therapy
  • Medical Acupuncture

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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

Author

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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