Victoria Family Chiropractic Blog

Foot Pain in Victoria BC and What to Do About It The feet form the foundation of the body. Foot pain can be common because each foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Estimates vary, but the average Canadian takes approximately 5,000 to 9,000 steps a day, which…

Making a Difference – School Supply Drive We have been holding our Annual School Supply Drive every August for the last decade. It lasts one month before we drop off our supplies and gift certificates during the first or second week of September when school begins. This year we are supporting Central Middle School. We…

Chiropractic for Headaches Headaches are a common source of pain for a large number of Canadians. A 1994 Canadian study found that 76% of males and 65% of females suffer from non-migraine headaches and 7.8% of males and about 25% of females report getting migraines (link). Many people suffer and just get used to them,…

Watermelon Balsamic Salad I’ve had this watermelon balsamic salad a few times and I love it! With this warm weather this salad makes for a wonderfully refreshing, tasty and healthy meal. This recipe serves 4-6 people and takes about 20 minutes to prepare. I’ve make a couple of modifications to the recipe that I feel…

Overtraining Overtraining is exercising so much it exceeds the body’s ability to repair and regenerate. This can be from too much exercise, especially repetitive exercise, or from repeated periods of very strenuous activity, common in competitive athletes. The problem with this type of overtraining is that it actually leads to lowered performance. People often overtrain…

Why Conscious Breathing is a Big Deal I notice irregular breathing patterns in patients so frequently that I’m no longer surprised when I see it. Breathing is such an interesting and often misunderstood and underestimated thing. I think the reason is that it’s something we all do constantly, it doesn’t cost money, and we can…