Essential Chiropractic Blog

What’s holding you back from reaching your sporting goals? Whatever the sport, keeping your body in peak condition is the key to success! Chiropractic care can both treat your sports injuries and help you to avoid getting any in the future! So whether you suffer from...

I don’t need to see a Chiropractor…I click my own neck! I see lots of people at EC who have confessed to clicking their own necks for relief, for party tricks and most of the time just because they can. Just because you may be able to ‘click’ your neck, doesn’t...

What Is Stress And How Can Chiropractic Help? In my years of practice I have seen many patients whose problems are either exacerbated by stress or caused by it. When I was younger, I never realized when I was stressed that something would go wrong with my body...

Promoting butter to aid weight loss may seem a little over the top, however, products such as eggs, butter and bacon do add up to a high fat and protein and low carb meal subsequently reducing hunger pangs due to stabilisation of the insulin levels. When you replace...

Do we have an addiction to mobile phones, tablets and gaming? Does this impact our body? Chiropractors are treating more patients with major problems associated with increased use of mobile phones and tablets. Stemming from neck problems to carpal tunnel issues....

This newsletter is to warn you about the single most dangerous thing you do each and every single day of your life and what you can to do change it this year. In fact, I bet you’re doing it right now. Can you guess what it is?... I think the answer will surprise you:...

One of the most common questions I get from my patients is, "Why did my injury happen?". Some sports, such as running, as many as 65% of people will have an injury in any given year. Aside from obvious trauma, there are only 4 causes of sports injury. Eliminate these...

A Runner's Nightmare: Iliotibial Band Syndrome Iliotibial band syndrome or  ITB syndrome. Many a runner has been sidelined for long stretches of time by this condition, so let's give you the information you need to resolve this. The iliotibial band is a connective...