Kingston Chiropractic and Rehabilitation

This is a change of blogging style from my usual, but thought I might update and try to encourage everyone to get out into and enjoy our beautiful snow covered country. I myself have not been on cross-country skis since the obligatory fieldtrip in grade 11 with Holy C...

Posture is an important aspect when it comes to our health. Unfortunately, in today’s busy work centered culture it is often overlooked or sacrificed to our own detriment. As chiropractors we frequently notice that a variety of spine-related disorders become recurrent...

OK, I can only imagine what your thinking! 

This is actually an article that was publish on the CBC website with regards to an actual long-term study conducted at the University of Waterloo on lower back pain and positioning during sexual activity.

Believe it or not in...

October 16th 2014 has been marked as World Spine Day. So what does this mean?

The purpose of world spine day is really to make people stop and think about what stress, strain, and pressures that they put their bodies through on a daily basis.

Below are some fa...

Gatorade, Powerade, MiO Sport, the list goes on and on! Oh yes what about just good old water?

From Lebron James cramping up during the NBA playoffs last week to the World Cup held in Brazil hydration will be in the news this summer to say the least. 

But what should I...

One of the most frequent questions that clients ask me when they get hurt is "Should I use ice on my injury?". As it turns out the medical literature is still not sold on the value of icing / cryotherapy on an injury. Multiple studies have consistenly failed to demonst...

I came across a great article the other day posted by "Lower Extremity Review" (orginal article link at bottom). This article goes into explaining shoe structure and also what works best for which style of feet you have.  Knowing a little more about shoe design and str...

This is for anyone who took the winter or some time off and is now returning to running or really any impact sport on the lower limbs. If this sounds like you then you might be setting yourself up to getting shin splits. Shin splits are characteristically described as...