For years, we have long suggested that chiropractic care is most effective if you utilize it in a preventative way. I have often told patients that we are a lot like dentists, where most patients initially come in with a problem that we need to fix (which I use cavities as a metaphor). Once it is fixed, we ask patients to come in periodically for maintenance care, which is a lot like teeth cleanings for dentists. There is now strong evidence for positive effects of chiropractic maintenance care: The following points are from a systematic review of 14 studies,  including the…

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! With the record breaking snowfall this winter, most of us are out in the cold, shovelling the snow to keep our driveways and walkways clear and prevent slips and falls. With all of the heavy lifting comes low back pain and often an unplanned visit to the Chiropractor. While we are always here to treat our patients at the Oakville Chiropractic Centre, we would also like to avert these symptoms with some simple, yet effective techniques. Consider this. Before you hit the gym, play a sport or are get ready for…

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Now that you have a bit of an understanding the mechanics of Type I & II diabetes, let’s look at some symptoms. Remember that for the most part we will be discussing adult onset or Type II diabetes. Some of the early symptoms include frequent urination, excessive thirst, numbness and tingling in your extremities, blurred vision, increased irritability; poor wound healing, frequent infections and sometimes unexplained weight loss. Consider the fact that there are close to 3 million diabetics in Canada there are more than twice that number that are pre-diabetic or borderline diabetic and they do not even know.…

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“There is an infinite wisdom of the universe and we either accept it and live within its confines or ignore and ultimately pay the consequence of our ignorance. “Dr Brian D HugginsI guess that being a boomer myself qualifies me in a certain aspect of being an expert for our demographic. Before we get into the details of health and wellness I want to take a little time and reflect on the boomers’ collective past.Well I guess for reasons of my particular family I have changed the boomer demographic slightly. Although the actual years of birth are 1946-1964 I think…

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