Dr. Anna Neff
Lead Chiropractor and Wellness Practitioner
Tune Yourself Up!
SUMMER IS HERE!
The warmer, dry weather has certainly motivated many of us to start gardening, do some renovations, golf, cycle, and generally becoming more physically active. Now is the time to make an appointment for a “tune-up” to get those joints and muscles more mobile! This helps you restart activity safely and prevent injury after the inactivity from our winter hibernation. Some of you may have already started new physical activities and may be feeling the effects of those in your body—-some positive and some negative!
Check out the following link to the Ontario Chiropractic Association’s pamphlet on reducing your chance of injury with gardening: https://chiropractic.on.ca/self-management/get-set-to-garden/
Chiropractic and Massage Therapy can help you regain the ability to move more efficiently while […]
Improve Your Memory, Mood and Thinking Skills Through Exercise
We all know that regular exercise is good for the body. It helps us to reduce the size of fat stores, increases muscle mass, and improves cardiac output and circulation, but it can also boost brain function! There is new evidence demonstrating an association between cardiorespiratory fitness and brain health—particularly in grey matter and total brain volume (areas of the brain involved with cognitive decline and aging).
It has been shown that there are a number of physiological benefits within the brain as a result of exercise, ranging from the molecular to behavioural level. This comes from its ability to reduce insulin resistance, reduce inflammation, and stimulate the release of growth factors and hormones.
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF):
This is a protein […]
Appointment Protocols
Here are important considerations for attendance at your scheduled appointment:
It is mandatory that all patients wear a mask to their appointment.
You will receive an email reminder 1-2 days before your scheduled appointment.
Upon entering the office, you will be asked to use the hand sanitizer at the front desk, and pay for your visit in advance of the treatment.
All insurance receipts will be emailed, but paper copies will be provided upon request.
As Public Health and our regulator revises our safety guidelines and directives, so too will our procedures and protocols change.
We’re Built for Walking!
After many healthy individuals are being requested to stay at home due to social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the warmer weather has certainly dragged out even the most reluctant folks for a walk in the very fresh and cleaner air these days. Staying at home for prolonged periods of time can pose a significant challenge for remaining physically active and avoiding the negative effects on mood and emotional health. With fitness centres still temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many people are returning to good, old-fashioned walking to help them feel great and get into shape thanks to its convenience and simplicity. And except for a good pair of walking shoes, it requires virtually no equipment. Physical […]
Working From Home Ergonomics
As many of us find ourselves working from home these days, we need to realize that this trend may continue as the “new normal” for workplace environments. Besides having the usual distractions—children demanding your attention, sounds of the kitchen blender being used, unrecognizable “things” randomly dropped in your house throughout the day, pets curling up on your lap, at your feet (or conveniently on your keyboard)—-some of us have discovered that we’ve started suffering from aches and pains we didn’t have before.
The goal of office ergonomics is to set up your home office workspace so that it fits you and the job you are doing. Don’t worry about trying to get everything perfect. You can modify your workspace as […]
22 Stretches
Here are 22 different stretches for each large muscle group of the body. Even if you choose to do one stretch per day, in less than a month you will have taught yourself how to decrease or prevent muscle tension in all areas of your body!
DIZZINESS, FALLS AND POSTURAL INSTABILITY
As we age, we will be seeking healthcare services and interventions that will allow us to do so in an active and graceful manner. Increasing or maintaining functional ability is the key goal for healthy aging. Falls, secondary to balance disturbances, are a leading cause of fracture, loss in confidence and negative alteration of lifestyle in the elderly. Therefore, any healthcare intervention that can help older adults overcome activity limitation due to chronic pain or other deficits (such as musculoskeletal conditions) should have a role in their healthcare. Chiropractic is a key contributor to facilitate healthy, functional aging.
Clinical and research in falls, postural instability, balance and dizziness has enormous impact on the aging population. The chief modifiable risk factors […]
