Sporting Archives - Connor Chiropractic

Unleashing the Triathlete’s Potential.

Triathlon, a grueling combination of swimming, cycling, and running, demands peak physical fitness and mental resilience. As triathletes push their limits, the risk of injuries...

Iliotibial Band Syndrome and the Knee

IT band syndrome, also known as iliotibial band syndrome, is a common injury that affects runners and other athletes. It is caused by inflammation of...

Elbow Pain: What you need to know

Elbow injuries can be painful and frustrating, making it difficult to perform everyday activities. This can include those that involve the use of the hands...

Chiropractic Care for Running Injuries

Running is a popular and effective way to stay fit and healthy. However, it can also be quite demanding on the body, sometimes leading to...

Orthotics: The first few days of use

Orthotics are an effective tool that we as Chiropractors use in the office for a variety of complaints. Orthotics are prescribed for complaints including foot...

Exercises for your Core: Our Top 5

Have you ever tried to sift through Google to figure out the best exercises for your core? You'll get over 283 million results with information...

Heat or Ice? Wondering which you should use?

Ice or heat? This is a question we get regularly from our patients. Typically, a patient’s goal is to decrease pain and speed up recovery...

Specializing in Sports: The Young Athlete

It has become common for children and teens to start specializing in sports at a younger and younger age. Dance, hockey, cheer, field hockey, soccer,...

Neck pain when Cycling?

Neck pain in Cyclists Neck pain is a common complaint among adults but there is an increased incidence of pain within the cycling community....

Shoulder Pain: Don’t Let It Limit You

Shoulder pain is an overly common injury affecting up to 25% of the adult population at any one time. A common issue with shoulder pain...

Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow

Have you heard of or experienced Tennis Elbow or Golfers Elbow? Sports injuries are an unfortunate complication of living an active lifestyle. In Canada the...

Iliotibial Band: The IT Band

The iliotibial band, also known as the IT band, is a band of fascial tissue. It runs from the iliac crest (top of the lateral...

Mobility Tape: The benefits and uses

What is Mobility Tape? Mobility Tape is a brand of Kinesiology Tape (also known as kinesio tape). Kinesio tape is an adhesive material that is...

Chiropractic Care for Athletes Injuries at Every Level

Injuries are a part of life and while it can be discouraging when you are dealing with injuries from working out, injuries from inactivity are...

What is Sciatica and Why does it happen?

Sciatica is defined as pain affecting the back, hip and outer side of the leg, calf and foot. Compression of the spinal nerve roots in...

Plantar fasciitis: Easy steps to help alleviate your pain.

Plantar fasciitis is described as pain in the heel and arch of the foot that affects day to day activities. Overall it is an extremely...

The Do’s and Don’ts of an Ankle Sprain

Chances are high that you’ve rolled your ankle at least once throughout your life. Ankle sprains are a common but often overlooked injury. This is...

Could core strength be contributing to your back pain?

Core Strength Training: Patients often comment on how they believe that their lack of core strength is a large contributor to their back pain. Many...

Adhesive Capsulitis/Frozen Shoulder: Are you at risk?

Have you ever heard the term Frozen Shoulder? The clinical term for it is Adhesive Capsulitis, and it lives up to both of its names....

Exploring Nerve Pain

Nerve pain originates from the nervous system, which is a collection of Neurons. Neurons are cells that specialize in rapid communication. They communicate information from...