Our body has a reason for inflammation: swelling and discomfort causes us to slow down and often makes us unable to participate in any movement that might further injury; however, sometimes inflammation continues even after the injury has been addressed, which can put a big halt on recovery and daily activities. In…
In July 2013, I was walking down the stairs in my home early one morning. I was tired from caring for my one year old twins who were going through a period of not sleeping well. In my bleary state, I missed the last step and fell onto the hardwood floor. I…
…and your lower back or neck doesn’t have a problem with your bedding, but it does with the holiday season! This is the time of year where osteopathic manual therapists see the most seized up lower backs and necks. And unlike the general belief, it does not come from “sleeping funny” but…
Stress catches up with all of us from time to time! Life has a way of throwing curveballs, and adjusting to ‘new normal’s’ or struggling with routines that have been in place for a long time can be challenging. With the fast paced culture we live in today, life is hard enough…
Whether the things in our life that cause stress are big or small, our body’s reaction is the same. When the going gets tough, stress hormones are released, tensions run high, and blood from parts of the body like the digestive and reproductive system is redirected to our muscles (in case we…
Today in the Osteopath Calgary blog, I’m going to talk about the three biological stages of stress in the body. A question all of our patients get asked during an Osteopathic treatment is: “do you feel stressed?” About 90% of the time, the patient says “no”, or “gosh, it’s nothing compared to…
