Why neck pain? Can massage therapy help? Neck pain is a general term for a wide range of symptoms, and possible underlying causes. The culprit? Perhaps a relentless tight trapezius muscle causing a broad band of tension from your shoulder right up your neck to the base of your skull. Or a rotation in your…
Winter is almost upon us, and with winter comes gloomy weather and dark afternoons. Anxiety affects us all on different levels, manifests itself in a thousand different ways, and has a myriad of treatments. It can be easy to become bogged down, which can affect our nervous system, show up in our spine, and trap us in an…
The rapid nature of children’s growth patterns sees them through dynamic changes in their nervous system, posture, and behaviour. A healthcare plan complete with Network Spinal Analysis can prove to be profoundly beneficial for them to grow to be strong, efficient, and adaptive to their environment. Read more here about the benefits of NSA for…
Network Spinal Analysis (also known as Network Chiropractic or NSA) is an area of chiropractic treatment that uses a gentler touch than the traditional spinal realignment methods most people associate with a chiropractic session. Some people prefer and look forward to regular traditional chiropractic adjustments, while many don’t like the idea (or the feeling) of being ‘cracked’…
As chiropractic care has evolved over the years, one common misconception is that the practice is limited to chiropractors simply moving bones and joints. It is now evident that quality chiropractic care can improve brain function, by restoring regulation of the body’s response systems, in particular, the response to stress. Countless research findings are conclusive…
When our bodies experience physical, emotional, or chemical stress that breaches what we can handle, it is imposed on our organs, tissues, and nervous system as stored trauma. This can cause our bodies to engage a defensive posture, triggering us to move in a direction of physical impairment, a compounding deficiency in adapting to incoming…
Our Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) increases functions in increments in response to varying levels of activity. Normal physical and emotional activity yields a normal range of function. Upon experiencing stress, danger, or threats to our lives, the SNS increases its output respectively with surges of adrenalin, constriction of muscles, and depletion of nerve impulses. This…
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…
Network Spinal Analysis (NSA), also known as Network Chiropractic, is a modality of chiropractic care that regards the human body as a whole, integrated system, and aims to tap in to the body’s natural abilities to heal itself. It is unique and remarkable for the fact that the ‘crack!’ that many people associate with chiropractic…
Stress is a common and normal response to things that happen in every day life that make us feel threatened or unbalanced in some way. Upon sensing danger, whether it’s real or imagined, our body reacts by enacting an automatic process called ‘fight, flight, or freeze’, otherwise known as the stress response. When working properly,…
Network Spinal Analysis is a form of practice based on chiropractic care practiced exclusively by Doctors of Chiropractic. These professionals combine clinical assessments of spinal refinement with the patient’s self assessment of wellness and life changes.
Stress affects us from every angle and in many cases has become the daily norm. Living with chronic stress can have a devastating effect on our lives by causing anxiety and depression, among many other serious health problems. Understanding who we are, addressing our struggles and putting them in perspective can help us to take…
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…
Most of us have a story of an accident we were involved in sometime in our lives. It’s pretty common for someone to have been involved in a car accident, had a bad crash while skiing or snowboarding, fallen off a horse or down a flight of stairs, crashed a bicycle… We know that sinking…
It’s safe to say that whatever is happening in your life in regards to your body, health, and lifestyle, is in some way affected by stress. To help understand this concept one needs to expand on their interpretation of the word stress. The word stress is most commonly used to describe emotional stress – the…
“Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don’t remember what life was like without it” – Andrew Bernstein In the last 24 hours, how many times have you experienced some sort of stress? Most likely you have biologically reacted to stress in more ways than you’re aware of. The reality is that…
We humans are equipped with a primitive and automatic response, a genetic wisdom, that readies the body to ‘fight’ or ‘flee’ (flight) from a threat to our survival. When we feel threatened, a part of our brain called the hypothalamus is stimulated and releases a series of hormones that cause the body to go through…
Vancouver Chiropractic article of the week: What is Network Spinal Analysis? Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) is an exciting area of chiropractic treatment that employs a softer touch than the traditional spinal realignment methods you may know of or have experienced before. Some people receive great benefit from traditional chiropractic adjustments, while others experience a chiropractic adjustment with a negative connotation of…
Vancouver Massage Therapy Article of the Week: Posture in a “Flexion Addicted” world As we’ve moved from an active life-style of an agrarian society to a society that spends long hours in stationary positions hunched over computers, driving in cars, or even spending leisure time in front of a TV, we are often in a…
Vancouver Chiropractor Article of the Week: The Vagus Nerve You may have heard of “the Vagus Nerve” in passing, have you ever wondered what it is? Read below for a summary, and excellent linked article on the vagus nerve, how it functions, and how to access and stimulate your own to calm your own system…
Brain plasticity – a term that you may have heard recently, as it has been getting a lot of press. It is sometimes called neuroplasticity or cortical remapping. In general terms, plasticity is referring to the brain’s ability to re-wire, as a result of experience.