During the cold winter months the weather can have many effects on your wellbeing, both mentally and physically. For many people one of these physical effects manifests itself as painful, aching joints. Chiropractic care can often provide help to reduce and prevent aching joints, and helping to alleviate joint pain throughout the cold season. Why does cold weather affect your joints? To date cold weather joint pain is an area that has not received much scientific research. However there seem … [Read more...] about Cold Weather and Joint Pain
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Enjoy Your Walks with Help of Chiropractic Care
Unevenly or overloaded knee joints can cause osteoarthritis, or cause your osteoarthritis to worsen. Learning how to walk in a different way can correct the loading problem and reduce your hip and knee pain. This approach was studied in patients with inner, or medial compartment osteoarthritis - which is ten times more common compared to other forms of knee osteoarthritis. The medial knee compartment carries a much higher load compared to the outside (lateral) compartment. The inside knee … [Read more...] about Enjoy Your Walks with Help of Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic Care and Swimming
Swimming is a great all-around workout as well as fun for many people. It is a low-impact exercise that's an excellent option for many individuals, particularly those whose body does not do well with sports or exercise of higher impact. Chiropractic care can be helpful for many swimmers. Before The exercise you do directly before swimming can help your performance and reduce the risk of getting an injury. Stretching before swimming is a wise idea. Pay special attention to your hip flexors - … [Read more...] about Chiropractic Care and Swimming
Cricket and Chiropractic Care
Cricket is a popular sport in many Commonwealth countries including the UK, Australia, and India among others. It is also played in some non-Commonwealth countries such as the Netherlands – the country’s national team has regularly participated in international cricketing events including the World Cup. Injuries Associated With Cricket While cricket is a non-contact game, injuries arising from the game can occur in different ways. They may vary from minor to moderate injury. Some of the … [Read more...] about Cricket and Chiropractic Care
How To Succeed With New Year’s Resolutions For a Healthier You in 2018
As someone, (not your Winchester Chiropractor, Max Atkinson!) once, sagely, said - "New Year's Resolutions are like babies - fun to make, but hard to maintain"! However, Max points out that a single resolution, broken down into small, achievable goals to aim for in a given time-scale will be easier to achieve. Being able to celebrate small milestones along the way is more likely to lead to success than waiting to celebrate when we have attained the end-goal. Healthier Lifestyle … [Read more...] about How To Succeed With New Year’s Resolutions For a Healthier You in 2018
Why You Should Try The New Warm-up Program For Rugby
The Rugby Football Union (RFU), have announced that they are rolling out a new warm-up program this summer across all levels of the community game. This simple to implement, four-stage workout, developed as part of a study on young Rugby players, by the University of Bath, reduced injuries among the young players who participated, by at least 70% and the incidence of concussion by 59%. Winchester Chiropractor, Max Atkinson, says that this program, focusing on balance, strength and movement … [Read more...] about Why You Should Try The New Warm-up Program For Rugby
