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Dr. Wayne Coghlan: Chiropractor - locum tenens

Wayne Coghlan, B.Sc., M.A., D.C. Ontario Chiropractor  locum tenens www.drwaynecoghlan.weebly.com drwaynecoghlan@gmail.com 705 447-7003 Wayne Coghlan:   Chiropractor    -   Available for locums Doctor of Chiropractic Residing in Mississauga, Ontario.  Available to serve the chiropractic profession as  chiropractor locum tenens 30 years clinical experience, sole practitioner, Collingwood Chiropractic & Sports Injury Clinic, Collingwood, Ontario. Sole practitioner Diversified, sports injuries and rehabilitation, soft tissue therapy, custom foot orthotics, injury prevention, posture correction, lifestyle modification and coach, ultrasound, interferential, combine MSK with nerve pressure model, low intensity laser, x-rays, shockwave therapy, WSIB, MVA, PMP, Universal.  Registered and in good standing with CCO OCA CCA CCPA Available to travel throughout Ontario. Locations outside of an hour or so radius may require accommodations....let's talk

An investment that pays you now, and in the years to come.

Health Investment: Pays you now... and in the years to come. New house in good shape It takes very little investment in dollars and effort to move into a new house ...and let it fall apart. Ignore the loose shingles, and water gets into the walls and footings. Ignore the moisture on the window sills and eventually , the windows rot out. Neglect the crack in the foundation wall and the frame starts to shift. Without any effort, bit by bit, the house deteriorates until it is no longer fit to live in. Derilect house In the same way, it takes very little investment and effort to neglect your health. Every time you overdo the body becomes distorted. Every time you underdo , the body weakens. Bit by bit, you deteriorate until your body is no longer fit to live in. The trouble is, you are stuck in it. With the house you live in, fixing little problems and keeping the place in order does take the investment of some time, and effort, and yes....money. Yet, the house stays c

Low Back Pain: How it begins and progresses.

Dear Gentle Reader: The following is a thorough discussion of low back and originates from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Accessed from:   http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm It is not my intention to plagiarize this work, but rather than re-invent the wheel, so to speak, I have provided the majority of the article and added my own comments along the way. If you have lower back pain, you are not alone. Nearly everyone at some point has back pain that interferes with work, routine daily activities, or recreation. Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work. Back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the United States — only headache is more common. Fortunately, most occurrences of low back pain go away within a few days. Others take much longer to resolve or lead to more serious conditi

Is good posture worth a year’s supply of prozac?

Posture vs: Prozac In this article, I am comparing the effects of improved posture on relieving a mild to moderately depressed mood, a condition that may otherwise be medically managed by pharmaceuticals such as Prozac. This is for reader's information and not intended as a guide to treatment.   Respectfully submitted for your evaluation. As you are sitting now at your computer station, allow yourself to slump in your chair… if you aren’t already. Computer Posture Give it a minute or so to give it time to sink in. Answer a few more emails if you wish. As you are now sitting slumped, take notice of how you feel in your chest….try taking a deep breath. You will likely be feeling constricted and the deep breath will be less than satisfying. Notice the feeling in your shoulders, the heaviness in your arms.. .. perhaps tension or fatigue in the back of your neck.... that load in your neck and shoulders get transferred to the lower back and add

Awake through the night? Might be entirely natural: Divided - Segmented Sleep Theory

Dr. Wayne Coghlan:  Chiropractor:  https://www.drwaynecoghlan.com Trouble sleeping? Consider the Divided / Segmented Sleep Theory. Divided Sleep Theory There is an idea gaining traction that our modern idea of eight or so hours of uninterrupted sleep is more an unnatural accommodation  to the demands of commerce. Segment / Divided Sleep Theory In  pre -industrial Europe, people would typically go to bed as it became too dark to work, would have a period of deep sleep for a few hours, be wakeful though the wee hours of the night, and then enjoy a second lighter sleep until dawn. The wakeful time at night was occupied by meditation, prayer, stoking the fire, perhaps making love.  During the full moon, people would be more active doing chores, visiting with neighbours, maybe pillaging. Perhaps this is the root of the perception that behaviours become more extreme during the time of the full moon. As most people worked near their home farming or cottage industries,