Have you ever noticed how your back stiffens up on a lengthy plane ride. After taking two of them recently, I certainly did. While you sit for several hours, there is less blood circulating to your back muscles and legs. With less circulation, there is less oxygen getting to these areas, and muscles that receive less oxygen tend to tighten up and eventually cramp. A rule of thumb to prevent that stiff back while flying is to take a walk down the aisle every 2 hours. This will get the blood circulating to all of these areas and you will feel much more comfortable. Have a good flight.
Archive for April, 2010
Travel & Back Pain
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010New RMT at Broadway Burrard Chiropractic
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010We would to welcome Melanie Gatzke RMT to Broadway Burrard Chiropractic.
Melanie graduated from Kikkawa College with honors in Toronto, Ontario in 2006. After practicing in Ontario and Kelowna, she moved to Vancouver to continue her massage career. Melanie is a registered massage therapist with the College of Massage Therapists of BC, and as such all massages are eligible for private, MSP, ICBC, DVA and RCMP claims. Melanie performs various types of massage, including deep tissue, pregnancy, sports, manual lymph drainage and hot stone. She believes strongly in educating patients regarding stretching and healthy lifestyle changes. Melanie has continued her massage career with courses on Thai massage and Craniosacral therapies, and will be taking courses on Anatomy Trains Manual Therapies and Osteopathic Techniques in the near future.
Private, MSP, ICBC, DVA, and RCMP claims welcome.
Dr Wright Guest Speaker
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010After 3 years of amazing results with the laser in our office, Dr. Wright has been asked to speak at the annual British Columbia Chiropractic Convention in Vancouver, in September this year. He’s going to be speaking about why we have the laser in our office, the great results that we’ve had with soft tissue injuries, and a few of the miracle cases that he’s treated with the laser.