Before your visit to a doctor or health care practitioner, be prepared for your appointment by making sure that you take all the important information with you including your medical records. Dates and results of checkups and screening tests List of shots you’ve received (and the dates you got them) Medicines you take, how much […]
In order to enjoy cycling without injury; the choice of bike, proper frame size, and adjustments of the handlebar, seat and pedals can play a huge part; so size does matter when choosing a bike. Here’s how to tell if the bike is truly right for you, and specific points on how you can fine […]
Bursitis Treatment Victoria – Bursitis is an inflammation of one of the body’s bursae (the fluid-filled sacs that cushion the joints). This painful condition can be caused by a mild injury, repeated use (such as prolonged kneeling on a hard surface), arthritis, or infection. Commonly affected joints are the shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip. Bursitis […]
Dr. Krisjan Gustavson, DC Diversified Health Clinic, Victoria, British Columbia Video courtesy of HealthcareVictoria.com
Cold Laser Therapy used in Health Care Victoria, uses laser light to speed the healing process, and is finding widespread use among pain management specialists, including the practitioners at Diversified Health Clinic. The name LASER is made from an acronym. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It is a very pure form of light […]
Seasonal Allergies and Acupuncture | acupuncture victoria bc – written by Victoria Spaurel R.Ac. Acupuncture is an effective option for allergy symptom control. Although it does not, in my experience, stop symptoms from returning the following year, it does reduce the body’s reactivity, leaving you less dependent on medications, and able to enjoy your spring […]
What Does a Physiotherapist Do? | physiotherapy victoria bc – With more moving parts than any other machine, it is not surprising that our body occasionally feels pain. There are hundreds of different muscles and joints that can go wrong. Physiotherapy uses a variety of techniques to help your muscles and joints work to their […]
When we first met her, Laurie came into our office very upset, fed up and feeling like nobody could help her, and that we probably couldn’t do anything much for her either. Her doctors had told her to learn to live with the constant pain she’d been experiencing for several years, and were apparently baffled by her condition.
Our Victoria clinic offers tips on how to reduce yoga injuries, starting with how yoga offers great health benefits by enabling you to develop your flexibility, strength, and balance. For most healthy people yoga is a safe form of exercise, however yoga injuries can occur. Most yoga injuries result from overstretching and strain from repetition; […]
Choosing a physiotherapy, chiropractic or massage therapy clinic in Victoria BC is worth a little research. You have the right to check out any practitioner carefully before your first visit. Here are some questions to get you started. Is the clinic convenient to your schedule and easy to get to? Is the front desk team […]
