Langley Chiropractor Blog
What To Do When Your Low Back Hurts
When your low back pain hurts, it is hard to know the right thing to do. Is it ice or heat? Rest or move? Stand on your head? Watch the quick video below, where Dr. Armstrong shares some helpful tips on what you can do to help your low back pain at home.
Beginner Yoga for Low Back Pain
As our new years gift to you, please enjoy Dr. Armstrong’s 20 minute beginner yoga class for low back pain. In addition to being a Chiropractor, Dr. Armstrong has been a certified yoga instructor for almost 20 years and has taught many classes focused on helping people with back pain.
What to do when you’ve been in a car accident (+whiplash exercises)
Often times people will experience back, neck, and shoulder pain after an accident, but they don't know where to turn. In the video below I talk about the basics of what you should do after you've been in a car accident.
Exercises for Neck Pain & Better Posture
Are you hoping to improve your upper body posture? Maybe keep your shoulders from rounding too much and your head too far forward.
Back Pain Detective: Finding the source of your neck pain.
If you suffer from neck pain or headaches and you're interested in going to a chiropractor, you might be wondering how is it that we figure out the source of your problem.
Becoming a Back Pain Detective: What is causing your back pain?
When someone comes to us suffering with low back pain, we do a lot of detective work in our initial questioning and physical exam to determine the root cause of the problem. But we can't be with you all of the time - so we rely on you to do some of your own detective work to discover some of the contributing factors.
Low Back Pain and Breathing: What is the connection?
If you suffer from low back pain you are familiar with the feelings – stiffness, shooting pain, weak core, difficulty sitting or standing for long periods, figuring out how to tie your own shoes etc. Recently another side effect has come to light – the inability to take a full and healthy breath.
How to lift your kids without hurting your back.
We see it over and over in our practice … A new parent with back pain, navigating the world of lifting car seats, putting a sleeping baby in a crib with out waking them, or wrestling a thrashing toddler into their stroller.