Langley Chiropractor Blog
How Chiropractic Can Help Your Jaw Pain
If you experience jaw pain, it doesn't necessarily mean your teeth are the issue. While you may not immediately consider visiting a chiropractor for difficulty chewing, we have had a lot of success helping our patients with their jaw pain, either alone or in conjunction with their dentist.
Prevent Shoulder Pain: Softball Warm Up For Your Spine
Whether you are a ball player, golfer, or love pickleball warming up your spine is essential to prevent shoulder pain & improve movement in the upper back. Check out Dr. Armstrong’s spinal warm up video and if pain is holding you back from doing what you love, some chiropractic treatment can also help.
Quick Stretch Break For Your Next Road Trip
If you're on a road trip and want to avoid back pain, there are a few simple things you can do to keep your back at ease. Check out our video for some great stretching tips when taking a break from driving.
5 Tips For Driving Without Back Pain
Do you experience discomfort in your back and neck after driving, particularly during your longer trips? In the video below Dr. Freedman shows you how to set up your car seat & driving position to make driving a little less painful. You’d be surprised what a difference a few modifications can make.
Night Time Stretching Routine For A Great Sleep
Soreness or stiffness in the early morning or middle of the night? A pre-bed stretching routine might just be the answer you are looking for. Dr. Armstrong details a 5 minute routine for a great sleep in the video below.
Finding Your Best Sleep Position
“What is the best position to sleep in?” This is one of the most common questions we hear from our patients. The quick answer is, “That depends.” The long answer really does depend on your pain points, your habits, and your preferences. Dr. Armstrong does a great job helping you find comfort in your best sleep position in the video below. Have a watch.
10 Minute Seated Yoga For Back Pain
We got great feedback on Dr Armstrong’s first yoga video for low back pain, so she decided to make a second even more accessible seated yoga video. All you need is a chair on a non-slip surface, and you’re ready for your chair yoga session!
What To Do When Your Low Back Hurts
When your low back pain hurts, it is hard to know the right thing to do. Is it ice or heat? Rest or move? Stand on your head? Watch the quick video below, where Dr. Armstrong shares some helpful tips on what you can do to help your low back pain at home.
Seated & Standing Core Exercises
Our original core stability series (Core 1 + 2) are still two of our most popular videos, but our patients asked for a program that didn’t involve getting on and off the floor and could be done at work. Dr. Armstrong has returned with a new Core series that can be done seated and standing.
Getting Started with Fitness @ Brand Fitness Langley
Are you thinking about getting more exercise in your life, but you don’t know where to start? Dr. Jody headed a few kms down the road to chat with Marion Brand from Brand Fitness about strategies to get started with fitness.
Marion specializes in group fitness at her Langley studio for those over 50, and fun accessible workouts on her YouTube page for those of you who prefer to work out at home. Her 26,000 YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong.
How to Make Habit Changes That Stick
As the first few weeks of a new year have passed, many of you have likely been thinking about making some positive habit changes. Making healthy changes in our lives can really have a positive impact on our happiness and overall quality of life, but it takes some planning and commitment.
Beginner Yoga for Low Back Pain
As our new years gift to you, please enjoy Dr. Armstrong’s 20 minute beginner yoga class for low back pain. In addition to being a Chiropractor, Dr. Armstrong has been a certified yoga instructor for almost 20 years and has taught many classes focused on helping people with back pain.
Chiropractor’s Holiday Gift Guide 2022
Are you still looking for the perfect gift for someone in your life? Or maybe the perfect gentle suggestion for yourself? Here are some of our picks for products that can help you feel good going into 2023.
What to do when you’ve been in a car accident (+whiplash exercises)
Often times people will experience back, neck, and shoulder pain after an accident, but they don't know where to turn. In the video below I talk about the basics of what you should do after you've been in a car accident.
Exercises for Neck Pain & Better Posture
Are you hoping to improve your upper body posture? Maybe keep your shoulders from rounding too much and your head too far forward.
Back Pain Detective: Finding the source of your neck pain.
If you suffer from neck pain or headaches and you're interested in going to a chiropractor, you might be wondering how is it that we figure out the source of your problem.
Who needs Core Exercises?
You probably guessed the answer, but everyone needs Core Exercises! The muscles of our core not only support our back when bending, but also stabilize our trunk when we are using our arms, lifting, squatting, or any number of daily tasks. Good core strength makes almost everything we do easier.
Becoming a Back Pain Detective: What is causing your back pain?
When someone comes to us suffering with low back pain, we do a lot of detective work in our initial questioning and physical exam to determine the root cause of the problem. But we can't be with you all of the time - so we rely on you to do some of your own detective work to discover some of the contributing factors.
Tips, Tricks & Stretches for the Desk Worker.
If you work at a computer for work or school, you know too well that it can often lead to aches and pains in the back of the neck, and the upper back, and maybe can even lead to headaches in the back of the skull.
We have created some tips, tricks and stretches to help alleviate some pain in those areas and to help stay out of pain: