Trigger points are hyper-sensitive, tightened areas that can occur in any of the more than 400 muscles in the human body. These spots (or nodules) are located within taut bands in the muscle. They can cause pain, burning, stinging, weakness, numbness, and other symptoms. They have a unique property called referred pain, meaning they can…
A Canadian study has shown that massage therapy reduces the pain associated with damaged muscles by sending anti-inflammatory messages to muscle cells. Scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton have found evidence that massage therapy dulls muscle pain in a biologically similar way to anti-inflammatory pills and should be considered a viable alternative to pain medication. The…
Everyone can benefit from a good stretch. If you work 9am-5pm at a desk job and you feel tension anywhere from your hamstrings up to your neck and shoulders, you should stretch. If you are athletic and constantly on the go, running, biking, hiking around this beautiful city, you should stretch. Maybe you already incorporate…
With winter in full swing and the sound of snow falling calling to us from the mountains, anyone who lives near a ski resort has hopefully already tuned up their skis and boards and is hitting the runs as much as time and money will allow. What every skier or boarder will inevitably notice on…
If you’ve ever been to the symphony, a rock concert, a basement jazz club, or a New York City subway station, you’ve witnessed the awe-inspiring skills of professional musicians. Whether they are playing a guitar, a horn, drums, piano, or violin, they are moving quickly, precisely, sometimes furiously, and for hours on end.
“It took 4 million years to develop our unique human foot and our consequent distinctive form of gait, a remarkable feat of bioengineering. Yet, in only a few thousand years, and with one carelessly designed instrument, our shoes, we have warped the pure anatomical form of human gait, obstructing its engineering efficiency, afflicting it with…
Shoulder instability is a condition in which the connective tissues of the ligaments and joint capsule surrounding the shoulder joint become loose and the bones that form the joint begin to move against each other. Certain repetitive movements of the arm like throwing a ball or falling on a outstretched arm, can cause pressure on…
Just when you’d thought you’d heard enough reasons to eat as many blueberries as possible – like how they’re packed with vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidents plus aging, wrinkling, and memory loss defying phytonutrients as well as anti-inflammatory properties (just to name a few)… Now you can add improving your vision to the impressive list of…
We’d like to introduce you to fascia, the thin sheath that encloses our muscles and organs, and help you understand its function, how it can be damaged, and the importance of helping it to heal and return to its intended state. Fascia has been described (perhaps for lack of a better description) to resemble that…
Broadway Wellness Clinic News We welcome Laura Rivere, RMT, our most recent addition to Broadway Wellness. Below is a message from Laura: “Passionate about working with my hands from a very young age, I am truly honoured to be able to help others through the practice of massage therapy. As a massage practitioner, I consider…
Modern medicine has given us the ability to live longer than ever before, but many of these anti-aging benefits are offset by eating poorly. The visible signs of aging are a given and part of the natural process and we can intervene on many levels – for better or for worse. In the same way…
When you think of tendonitis you imagine pain, burning, and decreased strength and flexibility in an affected area caused by the kind of normal activities you get up to every day. It’s important for you and your therapist to understand that it’s more likely tendonosis that’s causing these classic symptoms so you can move forward…
Chiropractic care has been evolving over the years, and it needs to be expressed that there is more to it than the common misconception that chiropractors only move joints and bones. As a matter of fact, it’s now evident that quality chiropractic care can improve brain function. This improvement restores regulation of the human body’s…
By definition the term “cough” means – “A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis.” We all get a cough from time to time. Maybe you’ve got a sore throat from dry air, or some annoying phlegm in your…
For thousands of years, massage therapy has displayed roots in many different cultures. There are a multitude of techniques and styles a therapist can employ using varying degrees of manipulation and pressure to soft tissue and muscles. Scientific research has proven that massage therapy has beneficial effects on pain and other symptoms associated with a…
Boxer’s train hard. They push their muscles to the limit, and can over-do it. Most don’t do it purposely, but strains and pain are common when they’re focused on attaining that next level of athletic superiority, and sometimes allow the body’s warning signs to be ignored. Upon over exertion, the first tendency is to rest,…
The nervous system is akin to an electrical wiring system that distributes energy throughout the body allowing signals from the brain to dictate bodily functions. When in a healthy, pristine state, this system is robust in its ability to heal itself naturally. As life tends to take its toll on us physically and mentally through…
The simple act of walking is something we all take for granted, but when mobility decreases risk of injury and hospitalization increase. Once we become sedentary it is even more difficult to jump start motivation, so as of late there is a movement forming to encourage adults in their later years to get active and to…
Lower back pain can be a tricky thing to shake. It is often a condition of repetitive movement – or lack there of – and something that can be relieved but wriggles its way back into your life sooner or later. If you find that ant-inflammatory medications are what really help you get through a tough…
A research study outlines the benefits of massage therapy vs. pain medication below in a study of low back pain sufferers. “Researchers found those who were given a series of relaxation or structural alignment massage were better able to work and be active than those who were given traditional medical care, such as pain pills, muscle relaxants or physical…
Do you say yes, or do you say no to dairy? This is another one of those tricky subjects where media often forms our opinion for us, and we don’t even know it. I’m sure if you asked a handful of people what their thoughts were on dairy they would probably tell you it is…