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Scalene Stretches That Target Your Scalene Muscles

Why Stretching Your Scalene Muscles Matters If you’ve ever experienced neck stiffness or tension, your scalene muscles might be the culprit! These small but important muscles on the sides of your neck help with movement and even play a role…
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How To Become a Chiropractor in Canada – What Does It Take?

9 Skills and Qualities Needed to Become a Good Chiropractor Whether you are a new patient to Mind Body Spine or have been with us long-term, at some point in your healing journey, you may have wondered about how to become a chiropractor. So,…
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Posture Exercises Demystified: 5 Essential Moves for Better Alignment

Simple Exercises to Improve Posture Problems Caused by Technology Use Do you catch yourself spending mindless hours scrolling social media, thinking, "I have to start doing posture exercises soon"? What do you think made you come to that realization? Most…
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Is it a Muscle Strain or Something More Serious?

How Chiropractors Can Diagnose Muscle Strains and Much More Muscle strain is a commonly occurring injury of the musculoskeletal system, especially in Victoria, BC, with the number of active people we have!  Muscle strains, or pulled muscles,…
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Can A Disc Bulge Get Worse?

A Guide to Disc Bulges and How You Can Keep Yours Under Control Ouch, that hurts! Your favourite chiropractor in Victoria says you shouldn’t ignore your back pain, especially if it comes from your lower back or neck, as it may be a disc bulge. It…
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How To Do The YTW Exercise

Improve Your Posture With the Y T W Exercise The YTW exercise (or Y T W exercise) is the perfect place to start that exercise regime you've been meaning to get to. What is the YTW exercise you ask? The name for this exercise is very literal…
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Spinal Decompression with Traction vs Inversion Tables

Does Spinal Decompression Therapy Improve Your Health?   Experiencing neck and back pain is never fun, whether it’s from overdoing it in the gym, injuring yourself or from a long-term chronic issue.  However it occurred, spinal decompression…
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Barometric Pressure and Pain

Why Do We Feel Pain When the Weather Changes? What is Barometric Pressure? Time for a quick science lesson! Barometric pressure is the amount of atmospheric pressure around the Earth. It’s a measure of the weight of the air that presses…
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Protect Your Lower Back Muscles During the Fall Raking and Gardening Season

Clean Up Your Yard For Winter Without Lower Back Injury Lower back injuries are a fact of life and are common among people of all ages. However, you can do your best to avoid them by following a few simple steps to support the joints and muscles…
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Back to Basics

What Causes Back Pain and How Should It Be Treated? What Causes Back Pain? We spend most of our lives sitting down - at school, in the office, driving or on the sofa at home. To make matters worse, we tend to spend all day slumped forward…
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