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Risks of Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a standard class of drugs. They are used chronically for persistent pain due to osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders in older adults. Specifically, an estimated 40% of people age 65 and older fill one or more prescriptions for an NSAID each year. Exposing themselves to serious risk. Considering that NSAIDs […]

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Painkillers

Painkillers Painkillers, are they bad, or are they good? Yes, they are great for masking pain, but do they do anything? Long term use of painkillers can cause many problems. Taking strong painkillers or just regular painkillers frequently for a long time can cause liver and stomach damage. Additionally, it may not even help the

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Brain Health

The human brain is the organ that controls everything in our body. It acts as our engine and provides vital messages to different parts of our body to keep everything moving. Just like the engine in our cars, we keep it oiled, regularly serviced and well maintained. But how well do we maintain the health

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The Importance of Exercise: Cardiovascular Training

In our blog ‘Strength Training’, we talked about the importance of strength training and as a recommendation, 40-60 minutes of strength/weight training every week is needed. These exercises could be from something that we can just do with our body weight such as push ups, plank, squats, pull ups and many more. This week, I

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The Importance of Exercise: Strength Training

In our blog ‘8 Benefits of Exercising’ we talked about the importance of exercise and as a recommendation, 30 minutes of exercise every day is needed. These exercises could be from something that we already know how to do like walking or mowing the lawns. This week, I would like to dive into something slightly

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8 Benefits of Exercising

We all have an extremely busy lifestyle and quite a few of us may not have the time to exercise. Additionally, summer is coming up and most of us would want to get ready for the beach body. But as a health practitioner, it is my duty to emphasise the importance of exercise, how it

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Heavy Lifting For a Stronger Body 

Is lifting heavy objects good for you? This week I’m going to talk about a movement category that you may be missing from your gym routine and give you a few examples of how to implement heavy lifting This is something I have done on and off for many years in my strength training.  Lifting

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Chiropractic for Running Injuries

At Revolution Chiropractic, we equip our structural chiropractors with the tools necessary to help you run better. And in addition, to recover from your running injuries faster, and prevent running injuries before they even start! During the assessment, the structural chiropractor will obtain information about your running habits. They’ll look at your gait, biomechanics, footwear,

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How to Deal with Shin Splints

Shin splints present as a dull ache along the inner shin. There can be some possible swelling in the area. Although it’s usually nothing to worry about, they may lead to stress fractures in the tibia if not addressed properly. Shin splints often present when runners (especially beginners) try to run too much too quickly.

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