Health topics from behind the desk
Dr. Colin Wilson thanks the many events and groups who have permitted him to offer his services. In the 2007-2008 seasons Dr. Wilson worked with the Comox Valley Glacier Kings Junior Hockey team and is looking forward to this upcoming season. for the last three years, he has also been the chiropractor with the BC Bike Race, a 7 day mountain bike race from Vancouver to Whistler. If you have an event or group who could utilize the services of Dr. Wilson please contact him at his Cumberland office.
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Back to school is just around the corner, and with all those new school supplies is often the most forgotten but most important part of a childs back to school wardrobe, their backpack.
Students these days are provided with more and more materials they need to bring on a regular basis. College and university students are often carrying laptops in addition to their daily school books. Continued…
Posted in Back Pain.
– August 25, 2010
A snowfall warning is here so it’s time to get ready to shovel those sidewalks and driveways. Falls are a great risk for the health of seniors and never any fun for anyone. Here are some tips from Dr. Colin Wilson of Cumberland Chiropractic for shoveling without the pain. Continued…
Posted in Back Pain.
– December 14, 2009
BC’s Chiropractic Doctors offer a few suggestions for holidays…
“After every holiday, people visit their family chiropractic doctor with physical complaints that are usually the result of the holiday,” says Dr. Don Nixdorf, executive director of the BC Chiropractic Association.
Here are some tips to make your holiday weekend enjoyable, and pain free:
Posted in Back Pain, Health Care.
– November 27, 2009
Now that school is back in session- sports have begun. In the last couple of weeks I have had several children ranging in age from 3-16 years old with some subjective complaint related to an injury sustained from such sports as tee ball, football, tumbling, gymnastics, basketball and hockey.
I recently read a very informative article by Claudia Arnig, D.C. called Sports-Related Injuries in Children: What Parents Need to Know. In this article Dr. Arnig gave some very interesting numbers that I believe all parents should know. It is estimated that 3.5 million children under the age of 14 receive some form of medical treatment for sports injuries each year. Also, the Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine estimates that each year close to 212 million school days are missed by students who have sustained a musculoskeletal injury vastly attributed to sports-related incidents.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 300, 000 children and adolescents suffer from sports-related concussions each year. Concussion symptoms range from memory loss, chronic headaches, difficulty with concentrations to depression. These symptoms can manifest for months, even years following a severe concussion. Some parents even reported abrupt personality changes following a serious sports-related head injury.
Repetitive stress injuries to children’s developing spine and extremities can also develop in children who play sports that require the child to move one arm or leg repetitively over long periods of time like baseball, golf, and tennis for example. If their sport leans toward asymmetrical movements, children should be taught how to properly warm up and cool down through symmetrical activities to balance the body and minimize repetitive strain injuries.
Childen should also be taught the concept of pain and its importance as a warning signal from the body that something is wrong and needs to be checked out. Taking pain medication or OTC pain relievers will simply mask the problem and act as a band aid instead of getting to the root cause of the problem.
Children benefit greatly from regular spinal and extremity check-ups with their chiropractor. Rather than waiting for an injury to occur, chiropractic care can help children practice practical prevention strategies and develop better overall stability.
ref: Dynamic Chiropractic, August 26, 2009
Posted in Back Pain, Children, Sports.
– September 24, 2009
We think mostly of chiropractic treatment in terms of lower back pain, neck pain, and headaches. In fact, there are numerous additional wide-ranging benefits to chiropractic health care. Many of these benefits are related to getting more out of our exercise activities. Continued…
Posted in Back Pain, Health Care, Sports.
– September 21, 2009
