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Diversified Health Clinic: Bursitis Treatment Victoria

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.

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Bursitis is typically identified by localized pain or swelling. Bursitis occurs when the small sac (bursa) found inside joints becomes inflamed. The fluid-filled sac helps to lubricate and cushion the joint. When it is inflamed, movement can be painful. Usually bursitis occurs in larger joints such as shoulders and hips.

Without seeing your health care provider, you usually can’t tell the difference between bursitis and pain caused by a strain or arthritis.  Often just resting and elevating the joint can help.  Applying ice may help relieve pain and swelling. Once the joint is no longer painful, you can work to strengthen the muscles around the joint and prevent further flare-ups.  Symptoms of bursitis may include swelling, redness, a warm joint area, aching or stiffness in the joint that gets worse with movement.

Chiropractic treatments can help  most people with musculoskeletal disorders such as bursitis. Chiropractic treatments can include,  adjustments or manipulations, modalities such as cold lasers, decompression table, and  joint supplements  such as Glucosamine.

Contact Diversified Health and speak with one of our chiropractors for more information on bursitis treatment Victoria and what options would be right for you.

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De-stressing through Walking – Part 3

This is the final entry to our three part series on de-stressing through walking.

Remember as you are walking to keep your head up. Look about 10 feet ahead of you.  Imagine that you’re wearing a baseball cap and have to look up just enough to see the road.  This keeps your neck aligned properly.

Smile and have fun.  Learning new techniques takes time and concentration.  Be patient and enjoy your walk. Dress comfortably, find a partner or listen to the music you love.  If you’re walking outdoors, vary your routine.

Remember the importance of the “warm down”.  The warm down is aimed at gradually returning the body to its resting state.  This will help to prevent muscle stiffness and the onset of muscle soreness that can follow a training session.

The last thing is to practice “metal fitness”.  Don’t replay the problem of the day while you walk.  Try to maintain a state of relaxed awareness by paying attention to your breathing and noticing how your body feels.  Visualize yourself getting healthier and stronger.

Consistency is probably the most important part of your walking workout.  The more committed you are to walking all or most days of the week the healthier you’ll be.  So get out there and get healthy!

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Just 15 minutes a day…..

New studies show that even 15 minutes of exercise a day can have a great effect on your health.

Watch this video from CBC

15 minutes a day

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De-stressing through Walking – Part 2

You’ve warmed up, you’re taking short quick steps while practicing the Hell-Toe roll on your walking work out……so what’s next?

Squeeze your Glutes!
Imagine squeezing and lifting your glutes up and back as if you were holding a $50.00 bill between them! This will strengthen your low back muscles.

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“Zip up” your abs.
During your walk imagine you’re zipping up a tight pair of jeans. Stand tall and pull your abdominal muscles up and in. You can practice this even when you are not walking.

Pump your arms.
Imagine you are holding the rubber grips of ski poles in your hands. Stand straight, drop your shoulder blades behind you and push back your elbows with each step. Keep your arm movements smooth and strong.

Keep you chest up and shoulders back.
Use your walk as an opportunity to practice good posture. Image someone damped ice down your back, That’s how your body should be aligned, hold your chest up and your shoulders back.

So what happens next….Stay tuned for part three, the last info in this series.

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De-stressing through Walking – Part 1

During the busy summer season, keeping up with f fitness program can be a challenge. One of the best ways to deal with the stress is through physical activity, and one of the easiest ways to accomplish this during all the hustle and bustle is by simply walking.

Besides the well documented health benefits, the beauty of walking is you can go at your own pace, and can do it anywhere.

Once you are ready to hit the road ( or the trail, treadmill or track) how do you make the most of your walking workout? Here are some practical tips for getting maximum aerobic, strength, postural and conditioning benefits from your walking program.

1. Warm up first, then stretch.
Start by walking for just seven to ten minutes and then do a few gentle stretches. Your muscles will stretch better if you’ve warmed them up first. Remember, the first minute is as important as the ninetieth minute.

2.Take short, quick steps.
By taking short quick steps, rather than long strides you will work your “glute” muscles in your buttocks as you log those miles.

3. Practice the Heel–Toe roll.
Push off from your heel , roll through the outside of the foot, and then push through the big toe. Keep the other toes relaxed. (This takes practice)

Stay tuned for part 2 of De-stressing through Walking.

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A Simple Solution to a Common Problem

If you take a moment to look into your child’s backpack, you may find a couple of textbooks, a notebook, gym clothes, lunch etc. It all adds up to back strain.  Kid’s today carry heavy school loads and these equal heavy back loads.

Although the packs may be too heavy, your child may be reluctant to fore go the convenience  offered by them.  Children often travel a distance to school, then between classes with little time to unload and reload again at their lockers.

Dr. Russell Windsor, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon says,”We are seeing students in fourth and fifth grade who are complaining about backaches, fatigue and physical stress.  They just don’t have the body strength to remain erect under these very substantial loads, and it puts their skeletons under substantial duress.”  ” Children are carrying far too much weight in their backpacks and improperly; slung over one shoulder.  “We are concerned that the damage the is inflicted now will be showing up 30 years later in even more serious back injuries.”

Guidelines created by The Canadian Chiropractic Association states that students should carry no more than 10% of their body weight in a back pack.  Although backpacks slung over one shoulder may be fashionable, this posture puts further stress on the back and spinal cord.

Children should support the pack with both padded shoulder straps to balance the weight and prevent shoulder, neck and back problems.  Better yet, give your children a backpack with wheels… they look cool, hold a ton of stuff, reduce and often eliminate neck and back pain and strain!

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Conditions that can be treated with Acupuncture.

The World Heath Organization has published a list of conditions which may be treated by acupuncture.

Here is just a small list of those conditions.

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Internal Disorders:

Asthma,  Colitis,  Allergies,  Indigestion, High blood pressure,  Diabetes,  Acne, Obesity.

Infectious Diseases:

Cold,  Flu,  Herpes

Musculoskeletal & Neurological:

Chronic pain,  Fibromyalgia,  Headache, Shingles, Stroke,  Tendonitis,  Arthritis,  Repetitive strain injury

Mental & Emotional Disorders:

Insomnia,  Anxiety,  Addiction, Depression,  Stress

Gynecological & Urinary Difficulties:

Urinary tract infections, Endometriosis,  PMS, Menstrual Disorders, Menopause

 

 

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When to take your Child to the ER

There is of course the obvious symptoms that will always need immediate attention, such as uncontrolled bleeding, loss of conscience, broken bones or poisoning.

The not so obvious symptoms that we struggle with, is when is it time to get our children “looked at” !

Please take your child to the GP, walk in clinic, or emergency room when…..

1. Fever: If a fever occurs and the child is under 3 months. If your child’s isn’t eating or drinking, or just not themselves. If the fever will not go down after medication. Symptoms with fever: stiff neck, vomiting, difficulty breathing, muscle or abdominal pain.

2. Rash: If the rash isn’t blanchable, which means when you press on the rash and it doesn’t go white. This can be a sign of an infection.

health information victoria bc3. Bite: Any type of an animal or a human bite that breaks the skin.

4. Cut: Any cut that is on the face, or if the edges are spread apart on the cut.

5. Allergic reaction: If your child has eaten something or has been stung by an insect and suddenly show signs of hives, swelling or difficulty breathing.

6.Vomiting: If the vomiting is prolonged and occurs without diarrhea or if there is blood in the vomit. If there is any sign of dehydration which can include no urine out put or for very young children no tears when crying.

Remember if you are concerned… have your child looked at!    Trust your instincts!

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Joint Health

Joint health is a concern for more than 1 in 5 adults.

At Diversified Health our practitioners know the benefits of a healthy lifestyle combined with the correct nutritional supplements.

ChondroCare is a comprehensive formula designed to provide broad support for healthy joint function by featuring premium quality glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and methylsulfonyl methane (MSM) in addition to other nutrients that support healthy connective tissue.

Some of the benefits are:

Provides MSM, a natural compound that has been used to support joint health.

Protects against free radical damage to joint tissue by supplying antioxidant support

Features glucosamine and chondtroitin sulfates, which are buildings blocks for healthy cartilage

Please ask your practitioner if ChondroCare is right for you.

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Chiropractic: Ahead of its time all along!

Chiropractor Victoria, BCIt’s strange how what seems to be “new” or “advanced”, can sometimes really be old fashioned…and what used to be considered “old”, or “folksy” can really be more advanced. Here’s what we’re taking about.

For the last hundred years or so, health care was pretty much controlled by the established institutions. The public had been conditioned to take whatever “medicine” they had been dishing out to us. It could be in the form of drugs, surgery, or other types of health care that are now commonly referred to as “Western Medicine”. Or, in some people’s minds, were considered “new” and “advanced”.

We’ve discovered that much of what was considered “modern” as recently as a few years ago, is now looked at as old school. And, what was considered “primitive”, is now considered high tech, and very advanced! For example, certain types of surgery that used to be considered “advanced” are now looked at as being too harsh and old school. While non-invasive techniques that have been used for decades to successfully treat those same conditions are now seen as the “advanced”, more humane methods.

What we’ve come to understand is that the REAL solutions for health care are to use the methods that are the most advanced, efficient, easiest to administer, lowest cost…and come with the highest probability of success. And…we want these methods to be the least invasive, the least risky, with the lowest probability of unwanted side effects. Finally, as a society, people just want to get better, and stay healthy, without any bias over what kind of doctor delivers the care, or whether or not the “establishment” approves of those methods.

It seems that the “establishment” isn’t totally in charge any more. We believe that YOU are finally in charge, and have demanded that our health care be what works best…instead of based on certain institutions’ biases. We’ve finally reached the point in time where mostly everyone agrees that the right answer is to blend in and use the:

Best and most successful of “Western Medicine” techniques, along side of the best and most successful of what used to be called “Alternative Health Care”! It’s ALL part of mainstream health care for the new millennium!

Now, in this new era of enlightenment, millions of Canadians, in search of pain relief, no longer have to suffer unnecessarily. You no longer have to choose between taking potentially harmful drugs, or going through surgery as your only options. After a century of searching for the right answers, the verdict is finally in; Chiropractic care works. Young and old, rich and poor are seeing doctors of Chiropractic for more than just back pain.

Chiropractors were once thought of as doctors for treatment of only back pain. Now, Canadians are being referred to Doctors of Chiropractic for their auto and work injuries, neck and back pain, headaches, migraines, sports injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, indigestion, allergies, osteoporosis, fatigue, osteoarthritis, nutritional counseling, smoking cessation, weight loss, and more!

As a matter of fact, Chiropractic is now the third largest primary health care profession in the world!

Insurance Companies have come to the realization that reality should dictate how we get taken care of, not prejudices and connections to the “good old boy” network! Many managed care systems have included Chiropractic care reimbursement for their members. By the way, if your insurance company or health plan doesn’t cover chiropractic, we have created a no interest, easy pay, installment plan for you! Call our office, and speak with either Deb or Carmen for details.

Here’s why more and more people are flocking to doctors of Chiropractic, and why it’s considered so advanced and forward thinking…

Health is either directly or indirectly controlled by the nervous system. Interference within this system impairs normal function, causes pain and other discomfort…and lowers resistance to disease! Exercise, eating right, getting plenty of rest, and regular Chiropractic Adjustments are paying off for millions of Canadians!

It took a while, but Chiropractors are finally being received as mainstream health care providers!

Unfortunately, in the past, the public was led to believe that Chiropractic care is ineffective, and a waste of time and money.

Not so long ago, if you were running down the street, and not chasing a bus, but actually EXERCISING, you were perceived as a health freak! Now, millions of us exercise every day. If you were taking vitamins, you used to be considered really “out there”. Now, taking vitamins is as common as brushing your teeth.

Isn’t it great that you have so many health care choices available to you now?

Isn’t it awesome that you can make your decisions based on FACTS, and make your own choices on how you take care of yourself and your family? It’s like being in Florence in the 16th Century. We’re in the age of true enlightenment! We’re living in a Renaissance period of health care delivery! Also, the public is slowly accepting the fact that YOU are responsible for the daily care and feeding of your mind and body. That even though we need to be an integral part of your quest to get better and stay better…you have to do some basic maintenance on yourself to maximize your staying in a state of joyous, serene good health! So, at the risk of sounding parental, we’d like to ask you a few questions:

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  • Are YOU eating plenty of natural foods; fruits, vegetables, and low fat protein?
  • Are YOU cutting down on fast foods and other highly processed “junk”?
  • Are YOU getting adjusted at least on a monthly basis?
  • Are YOU at least trying to quit smoking?
  • Are YOU moderate in your consumption of alcohol?
  • Are YOU exercising at least 3-4 times per week?
  • Are YOU managing your stress well?
  • Are YOU sleeping at least 7-8 hours a night?
  • Are YOU spending quality time each day meditating or simply relaxing?
  • Are YOU always learning?
  • Are YOU taking full responsibility for your life; not blaming others for where you are “at” right now!

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Your good health is a combination of many factors.

Emotional and physical issues all tie together. Many emotional stresses lead to headaches, back pain, sickness, and disease.

Anything that causes your body to abnormally react to internal and external challenges, reduces it’s ability to function, and can cause health problems.
That’s what we’re here for! We are your resource of information to help you realize your dreams for a healthier, more productive, and fun life! If you want the best chance to stay pain free, and maintain optimal function for work/play and to enhance your body’s ability to fight off disease…please come in for a check up! We’ll see if your aches and pains are being caused by hidden problems. If being the healthiest you can be is important to you and your family, make sure to contact us.

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