In Psychology Today's blog Evolved Primate, social psychologist Daniel R. Hawes describes an experiment where wine tasters rated the same wine differently depending on how much they thought it cost. The tasters said the $90 wine was superior …
While there are more than 600 varieties of strawberries that differ in flavor, size and texture, one can usually identify a strawberry by its red flesh that has yellow seeds piercing its surface, and the small, regal, green leafy cap and stem that adorn its crown. In addition to strawberries that …
Disc disease, degenerated discs, slipped discs and herniated discs are common terms often related to back pain. What do these terms mean? How do these things happen?
We at City Centre Chiropractic have inculded some anatomy to get us on the same page: The spinal column is made up of 24 bones called…
As the winter progresses, Here at City Centre Chiropractic we notice people tend to spend more time doing indoor activities. When surfing the internet, we came across a rather interesting piece of trivia: in the US, scrapbooking has surpassed golf in popularity as 1 in 5 households has a golfer wh…
Eucalyptus oil has been valued as a medicine for centuries by Aboriginals who used the leaves to treat fevers and other infectious conditions. The first extract of pure eucalyptus oil was distilled by a Sydney surgeon in 1788 and in the years to follow was commercially produced and used as a wound a…
Here a City Centre Chiropractic we maintain that regular exercise is important both for alleviating and preventing back pain. One of the most important types of exercise from the back’s point of view is stretching. Stretching is one of the most enjoyable types of exercise and is particularly benefic…
As the hoilday period fast appraoches so does the dreaded migrations where you pack up the kids, the car and the presents and hit the road (or the air) to get to your family and friends. Unfortunately, for those who suffer from back pain these hours spent packing and travelling can take their tol…
You may have been told by your Chiropractor that one leg is shorter than the other. There are many reasons for differences in leg length, one of the most common being spinal and pelvis misalignment. However, you may be asking why is this significant? Studies have actually found that leg length i…
As many of you know looking after babies and small children can be hazardous for the back as all of the bending, lifting and straining places extra tension on the spine. Although, there is little option to avoid these stresses there are ways you can adjust your daily activities to limit their impa…
Doctors in the UK are reporting children as young as 12 are suffering from postural and nerve damage triggered by long periods slouched over their laptop. Chiropractors are also seeing laptop injuries. Because laptops are small and portable there has to be some ergonomic drawback. The screen and …
A new study indicated that chronic pain has a wide spread impact on overall brain function. This finding may offer a possible explanation for many common mental and behavioural problems also seen in chronic pain patients. Using functional magnetic resonance (MRI), investigators at the North-west…
City Centre Chiropractic we have a strong commitment to top-quality patient care. Ensuring every patient receives the best care possible takes considerable effort and time. From the moment you first see your chiropractor in the waiting room, they are thinking, are you sitting or standing? As you en…
At City Centre Chiropractic, we describe a chiropractic adjustment as a barrage of *proprioceptive input. But how does this different from normal everyday motion, exercise or other sensory stimulation? Indeed for chiropractic adjustment to have a therapeutic effect it must provide some novel stimul…
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