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Crossed Postural Syndrome
Crossed Postural Syndrome is an oft overlooked, under diagnosed syndrome that is endemic in modern society. Sitting in front of your computer forty hours per week is a major contributing factor. The 1997 United States census showed that 51% of individuals worked at...
IT Band: Should You Roll It?
The iliotibial band (IT band) seems to be a confusing structure. Is it muscle, tendon, or fascia? What does it actually do? Should I roll it when it becomes sore and tight? In short, the IT band is made of thick, strong connective tissue (fascia) and by itself doesn't...
Adrenal Fatigue
Stress, stress, and more stress are the conditions that most of us operate under each day of our lives. Between our obligations at home and in our families very few of us have time for ourselves. Even exercise can be perceived as stress by a body that is already...
The Secret to a Hangover Free Stampede
It’s almost that time of year again! The time of year where the city of Calgary parties for ten days straight with no mercy. These ten days are always a good time, but usually ends up feeling like one giant hangover. Considering most of us are still expected to show...
Try This Easy Nutrition Tip To Help Heal Your Joint Pain From The Inside Out
You’re doing everything you’re supposed to be doing. Seeing your chiropractor regularly, doing your at-home rehab exercises, eating well, and getting eight hours of shut-eye per night. Yet, your injury just doesn’t seem to be healing. You still have a lot of joint...
Managing Pain in Endurance Sports
Endurance athletes need to persevere through pain in training and competition. According to Kent University’s Samuele Marcora “our mind is what dictates our physical limits”. Exhaustion is not caused by muscle failure, but by the conscious decision to disengage from...
Being Smart About Concussions
Concussion continues to be a very hot topic in sport these days. In fact, the Governor General spent a full day in December 2016 hosting a conference with former professional athletes, Olympic and Paralympic athletes, the medical community, and the sport community at...
Hockey great Ken Dryden says “Enough!” to head injuries
Last weekend, Ken Dryden – Hall of Fame goaltender, former Member of Parliament, and acclaimed author – wrote an essay in The Globe and Mail. It was titled “Enough!” and in it Dryden calls on the National Hockey League to apply a “non-negotiable rule on every rink,...
Proof that small ice hockey is better for kids
For the last few years, a debate has raged in the hockey world. On one side you have hockey specialists that recommend that kids aged 8 and younger play on a smaller surface (often half-ice). On the other side of the debate are the hockey purists and parents...
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