Back pain is incredibly common. In fact, about 80 percent of adults will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes. And more than a quarter of adults report experiencing low back pain during the past three months.

Have you or do you know anyone who has experienced a concussion and is suffering from the effects of it with no solution in sight? You've been to your family doctor and a number of medical specialists but they've all said "you're normal." If your answer is yes, then this blog should provide you with a new and exciting option.

Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) care for patients of all ages, with a variety of health conditions and are well known for their expertise in caring for patients with back pain, neck pain and headaches. To help you determine whether chiropractic care is right for you, I have answered some of the most Frequently Asked Questions.

‘Since popping and cracking your joints is bad for you, chiropractic must be harmful,’ is one of the most common lines thrown at us. Then there is ‘Chiropractic care is unsafe, painful and expensive.’ However, these are just some of the many myths about chiropractic care that are completely disconnected from reality.

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Chiropractic for Headache Relief

Many people consider a headache a normal occurrence: you pop a few pills, and it usually goes away.  If it doesn’t, you double the dose. The problem with this “pill for every ill” approach is that a headache is not normal, and should not be accepted as a normal part of life.

Chiropractic Care Helps You Sleep

If you live until you’re 85 years old, you will probably have slept for over 250,000 hours.  Your body needs this sleep to replenish your energy levels: lack of it for prolonged periods of time will cause cell and even brain damage, and created psychological problems.  Yet, millions of people continue to suffer the ill effects of insomnia.

Despite the fact that there’s no snow on the ground in the city at the current time, we can be sure that there will be a dump sooner or later.  Keeping the reality of a Toronto winter in mind, it would be wise to start thinking about snow shovelling safety. 

Gardening is one of the most challenging activities for your spine. It is among the leading causes for lower back pain and even disc herniation! This activity requires you to work in a bent position, which negatively impacts your low back mechanics.  It will leave you with that nasty lower back pain making you search desperately for a solution.

Those who have never visited a chiropractor are probably unaware of the incredible health benefits that it can bring to your life. There is usually a misconception among many people that chiropractors are not qualified medical practitioners and as a result they don’t offer scientifically proven treatment methods, but that isn’t true. On the contrary, qualified chiropractors use natural and evidence based methods to administer treatment to their patients. All treatment that they provide have not only been clinically tested and proven to be effective but also don’t expose the patient to dangerous side effects as is usually the case with the traditional medical model.