Dr. Wayne Coghlan: Chiropractor

Life / Health & Wellness / Fitness How to avoid back pain while gardening Toronto chiropractor Dr. Stacy Irvine shares some tips to prevent back-breaking gardening Dreamstime photo illustration Using knee pads when pulling weeds and planting can help prevent back pain. By: Alex Ballingall News, Published on Mon May 27 2013 If you have green thumbs, be careful not to get your back muscles wrung. That’s the message for Toronto gardeners from local chiropractors, who see spikes in sufferers every spring when the garden beckons. “Especially a year like this, where we’ve had such a (bad) spring and everyone is dying to get out there,” said Dr. Stacy Irvine, a chiropractor at Toronto’s Totum Life Science. “When people are rushing, that’s when they get into

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) , Complimentary Consultation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) WHERE IS MY OFFICE? The Collingwood Chiropractic & Sports Injury Clinic is located at 516 Hurontario Street, at the corner of 9th Street, in Collingwood, Ontario. 705 445-5401 DO YOU NEED A MEDICAL REFERRAL? There are three or four chiropractors that the local physicians do refer to, including myself. However, you DO NOT NEED a medical referral. It is as simple as calling Megan at the front desk (705 445-5401) and asking for an appointment. WHAT ARE MY FEES? The fee for your initial visit is a very reasonable $70. Each additional visit is $35. There may be additional fees for extended visits and services. These will be discussed with you as relevant. WHAT HAPPENS AT YOUR FIRST VISIT? Your initial appointment includes intake, consultation, examination, referral for x-rays and further tests as necessary, diagnostic impression, and usually a treatment to g

Is Sugar Really Toxic? Sifting through the Evidence From Scientific American By Ferris Jabr  | July 15, 2013 |   http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/brainwaves/2013/07/15/is-sugar-really-toxic-sifting-through-the-evidence/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_EVO_201307154800  Credit: Lauri Andler (Phantom), via Wikimedia Commons Our very first experience of exceptional sweetness—a dollop of buttercream frosting on a parent’s finger; a spoonful of strawberry ice cream instead of the usual puréed carrots—is a gustatory revelation that generally slips into the lacuna of early childhood. Sometimes, however, the moment of original sweetness is preserved. A YouTube video from February 2011 begins with baby Olivia staring at the camera, her face fixed in rapture and a trickle of vanilla ice cream on her cheek. When her brother Daniel brings the

Lumber Disc Injury, Herniated Disc, Bulging Disc, Low Back Pain, Sciatica, Spinal Traction Therapy Lumbar disc injuries range from strained tissue, to a bulging disc, to complete herniation.    The pain and disability is usually proportional to the degree of injury and complications, especially if a bulging or herniated disc is pressing on a nerve.  At times, a disc can herniate with minimal pain or disability. It is usually the tissues around the disc that cause the most pain. Similarly, there can be much pain with even a relatively minor disc injury.   A lumbar disc injury, as with a broken ankle or sprained knee, needs to be respected lest it becomes a chronic if not permanent disability. The problem is because we can't actually see the injured tissue and many people just try to tough their way through the injury ... or fail to recognize what they are doing to aggravate it.... and make it worse. An indication that a disc is pressing on a nerve is typically pain radia

Successful Weight Loss, Emotional Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting  Successful Weight Loss I recall a study released some 25 years ago describing that people who attend weight management systems such as Herbal Life, and NutriSystem, and even Weight Watchers, and Calorie Counters … or take special meal replacement formulas and/or follow strict fasting and cleansing programs… etc… WILL lose weight ... provided they follow the program. It’s mathematical and COMES DOWN TO THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS ….   WHEN YOU HAVE FEWER CALORIES IN THAN ARE USED YOU WILL HAVE A NET WEIGHT LOSS.   … and no.. I’m not yelling… just trying to emphasize the point. The problem with such methods is that eventually the person will go off the weight management program. And as they go off the program, in the order 95% of the people of regain or exceed the weight they lost. And it seems reasonable that such programs diet systems and calorie counting can be helpful in giving one a head start… yet it still

Winter Back Ache I’ve often commented that if it wasn’t for the cold, the dark, the blowing snow, black ice on the roads, the slush … winter would be just about perfect! Snowstorms trigger hazardous driving conditions, but they can also be treacherous for people who go no further than their driveways. Shoveling can result in aches and pains, broken limbs and sometimes even death. An Etobicoke man in his early 70s collapsed while shoveling his driveway Thursday morning, police said. The man suffered a heart attack and died shortly after. Earlier that morning, a 75-year-old woman fainted while shoveling the winter’s first dumping of snow from her driveway. Paramedics rushed the woman, who was in critical condition, to hospital. Shoveling-related medical emergencies spike in patients after a major storm. Shoveling is very strenuous and many people who go out shoveling lack conditioning. Often people don’t pace themselves, they just go, go, go. Especially when they are tr

Can changing your diet ease rheumatoid arthritis pain? Credit to LESLIE BECK , The Globe and Mail, Sep. 10 2012 . The question: I have rheumatoid arthritis. Should I avoid certain foods? And can certain foods reduce my symptoms? The answer: Yes, certain types of diets, foods and supplements may help ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis as well as the side of effects of certain medications used to treat the autoimmune disease. The diet and nutrition strategies I am about to describe, however, should not be considered a replacement for any medication you might be taking. You might have heard that people with arthritis should avoid nightshade vegetables such as bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and potatoes. These foods were once thought to aggravate joint pain. However, not one study has proven this connection and it’s no longer believed to be true. Studies have found, however, that adopting a Mediterranean-style diet – one that’s rich in fruits, vegetables,

Here is an interesting article from Discover Magazine on tick bites and bizarre allergies. It’s not that ticks bites and allergies are chiropractic issues per se, however, I see lot’s of patients who have issues that befuddle even the best intentioned MD. And often, such people will ask me for my insight and direction. And, considering that ticks are now being found in the south Georgian Bay region – including Dear Ticks … the beasties known to transmit Lyme’s Disease … which has been positively identified in a number of local patients – this article may be timely. (A weak tic-toc pun).  Also... for those interested in keeping up with emerging developments in an eclectic range of science topics, I highly recommend the very readable and enjoyable science magazine, Discover.   Best regards, Dr. Wayne Coghlan How a Tick Bite Made Me Allergic to Meat A disastrous allergic reaction sends the author looking for immunological answers. by Helen Chappell.  Published online Aug

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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=when-dieting-not-all-calo When Dieting, Not All Calories Are Created Equal A low-glycemic-index diet is better than a low-fat or Atkins diet in terms of improving metabolism and reducing the risk of various chronic diseases A calorie is a calorie, goes the popular mantra. But now doctors and dieticians might have to eat those words. Researchers have found that not all calories are created equal and that the types of calories you eat, particularly after losing weight, can have a profound effect on how efficiently your body burns calories and keeps off unwanted pounds. The ideal diet that promotes a fast metabolism — that is, your body's ability to quickly burn off calories — as well as promotes long-term health in terms of disease-free organs appears to be (surprise!) fresh vegetables and whole grains or any foods that reduce the surge of blood sugar after a meal. These foods are said to have a low glycemic inde

 There was a crooked man, who walked a crooked mile....  then his wife took him to see a chiropractor.. and he felt much better after that...

Nutritional Counselling - Weight loss ... It's not that complex! http://www.theglobeandmail. com/life/health-and-fitness/ health/to-beat-obesity-the- answer-flows-free-from-the- tap/article4250327/ To beat obesity, the answer flows free from the tap, ANDRÉ PICAR,The Globe and Mail,Last updated Tuesday, Jun. 12 2012, 8:59 AM EDT The human body is a pretty complex machine but it has simple fuel needs: Enough calories to replace those we burn, enough water to replenish what we expel (principally through sweat and urine) and some basic micronutrients that we will invariably consume if we eat a variety of foods. So, for time immemorial, we have harvested fruits, vegetables and grains and hunted or raised livestock for meat. For drink there was water, precious water, and, in some parts of the world, milk. But, damn, we like to complicate things. Consider what we drink. Instead of water, pure and simple, we have an endless variety of drink, many bolstered wi