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Common Back-to-School Back Issues and How to Avoid Them There are two types of students in this world: those who love going back to school and those who dread it every step of the way. But both kinds of students are at risk of suffering from major back pain. While we can’t always hover over…

5 Popular Summer Footwear Rated Best to Worst for Your Health This summer, our feet want to be freed to feel the fresh warm air—not feel confined by socks and shoes. But the less material that we have surrounding and supporting our feet, the more susceptible we are to foot pain associated with flat or…

The Hot Blog: How and When to Apply Heat to Your Injury To mark the middle of winter, we’ve decided to talk about something we’re probably all craving right now: heat. If you’ve ever experienced a painful injury in your muscles, joints, or sensitive tissues, then you understand the importance of immediate pain relief. Non-steroidal…

Tips to Maintain Your Back While Working at a Desk Lower back pain is a common condition among working Canadians, with 85% expected to experience it at some point in their lives. Causes of lower back pain vary depending on the person, as everyone’s spinal structure is slightly different. Muscle strain is a common cause,…

5 Unhealthy Habits That Are Secretly Killing Your Back It’s the new year, and you know what that means: time to reassess your health goals and to make resolutions to improve your well-being. Of course, many of us make the same resolutions every year only to fall back on our plans three weeks later. If…

Thoughtful Mother’s Day Gifts to Relieve Bad Back Pain On May 13, 2018, we celebrate our mothers, wives, sisters, aunts, and guardians. Ever since we were babies, our mothers have done a lot for us. That’s why we take a day to celebrate the wonderful, selfless, and nurturing people that they are. If the caregiver…

Safe Ways to Exercise Outside Without Causing Back Pain With spring in full swing, spending time cooped up in the house is the furthest thing from our minds. As soon as we can, we shed our school and work clothes, step into our exercise gear and before we know it, we’re cycling, jogging, gardening, and…

ice pack treatment The Cold Blog: How and When to Apply Ice to Your Injury Following our Hot Blog: How and When to Apply Heat to Your Injury, we thought it only fitting to end this small series with how to apply ice to an injury and when it’s appropriate. If you’ve read our last…

Popular Footwear That’s Secretly Killing Your Feet Every once in a while, we ignore what our bodies tell us in order to wear what looks good rather than what feels good. However, constantly wearing shoes that don’t offer proper arch support will soon cause painful problems in your feet, legs, hips, spine, neck, and back.…

3 Tips for Avoiding Common Holiday Back and Muscle Injuries It’s a tale as old as time: dad is tasked with stringing lights along the eaves troughs and he slips and hurts his back. From shoveling snow to carrying a Christmas tree, there are many reasons you may find yourself injured this holiday season. To…