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It seems to come up again and again.  I was asked today by a patient why the various Chiropractors in Ottawa are so vastly different in their Chiropractic treatment approaches.  This question came from the patient as I had began working through a very tight and adhesed muscle.  She had been told by her previous Chiropractor that her problem involved only her spine and it’s interference with her nervous system.  Her Chiropractor went on to explain that Chiropractors should only be adjusting joints and not treating muscles or the involved soft tissues. 

As always, I’m not one to refute diagnoses given by other doctors until I actually examine the patient myself.  At the same time, I’ve never once seen a problem with a joint (spine or extremity) that didn’t involve some aspect of soft tissue compromise as well.  To address a joint while at the same time turning a blind eye to the surrounding muscles and other soft tissues is questionable at best. 

Many Chiropractors in Ottawa American Pie Presents: Beta House ipod focus their practice on the spine and various adjusting procedures to correct joint dysfunction.  There is no problem with this approach, so long as these Chiropractors make sure to also refer the patient to a soft tissue therapist for proper co-management of their problem.  Many other Chiropractors (myself included) are integrating soft tissue treatment with their spinal and joint therapies. 

The soft tissues of your body (muscles, ligaments, fascia, nerves etc.) along with your bones and joints move together as working partners in life….do yourself a favour and treat them as such. 

Your Ottawa Chiropractor,

Dr. Chad Wilson 

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The Ontario Chiropractic Association (OCA) has recently re-launched its Lift Light, Shovel Right

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• Warm up your body before beginning shoveling.  For example, take a short walk and get your blood moving and muscles warmed up. 
• Purchase an ergonomic shovel.  These are well worth the investment.  Ask your Chiropractor for their recommendation on a suitable shovel.
  
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• Break large jobs up into smaller chunks of work.  Resting between bouts of shoveling will allow your muscles and joints some time to recover before being stressed again. 
• Dress warmly.  A cold body is more likely be injured.
• Lift with your legs and not with your back.  We’ve all heard this one but you’d be amazed at the number of patients in my Chiropractic practice who don’t quite understand what it means.  It means keeping your back straight (properly aligned) while pushing up with your legs to lift the weight. 
• Push the snow instead of lifting the snow.
• Don’t twist and throw.  If you absolutely must lift the snow instead of pushing it, be sure to turn your body by shuffling your feet instead of twisting at the waist.  The rotation of the spine along with the added weight of the snow in the shovel is a great stress to your back.  007 GoldenEye divx Eat Your Heart Out full movie

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I wish you all a happy weekend.  Apparently we’re about to receive another 10 cm of snow tomorrow.  Pay attention to the points above.  Hopefully they’ll help you avoid a trip to the Chiropractor next week!

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I’d like to wish everyone a very healthy and happy new year! 

Keep checking back in as we begin regularly updating this blog with topics as they relate to health, chiropractic, active release, exercise and exciting happenings throughout Ottawa. 

Keep well!

Your Ottawa Chiropractor,

Dr. Chad Wilson

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Hello Friends,

I’m extremely excited to announce the opening of our newest OC3 centre.  We are proud to be teaming up with both Lifesource Health Centre and Capital hearing in our new location in Bells Corners.  Scheduled to open on January 4, 2010, our newest clinic will be home to Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Registered Massage Therapy (RMT), Acupuncture, Active Release Therapy (ART) and Atheletic Therapy!! 

Our new multisciplinary OC3 clinic will once again operate hand-in-hand with a highly skilled team of medical doctors, this time within Lifesource Health Centre.  Lifesource will be home to a wonderful group of Osteopaths, Podiatrists, Pediatricians, and Family Physicians.  

With this new OC3 centre, we plan to bring something entirely new to the Ottawa region, a service we feel is long overdue.  All patients of OC3 will have the option of undergoing a comprehensive multisciplinary initial examination, in the presence of both our Chirorpactor AND Physiotherapist.  This will allow us to use the teachings, education, and background knowledge of both disciplines in order to most accurately diagnose your problem.  Our therapists will then use this collaborative approach to place you on the best treatment path to recovery, often involving one or more disciplines of health care. 

Our motivation for this new approach to health care came as a result of careful observation.  The stories all seem to fit the same mold:

An individual would be injured.  For the sake of this example, let’s say patient first seeks out the care of a Physiotherapist.  Over 4 months of care, the patient’s symptoms seem to improve, but not fully; something is missing.  The patient then looks for an alternative form of therapy. Again for the sake of this example, let’s say the individual is then referred to a Chiropractor.   After another 2 months of therapy, the patient’s symptoms are just about fully resolved.  Not being totally satisfied, the Chiropractor refers the patient to a massage therapist down the street.  After another month of therapy, the patient is once again feeling back to their normal self.  So after a total of 7 months of therapy, the patient is back to where they started.    

Now how would this story have changed if that same patient had undergone a multidisciplinary initial assessment?  Would the patient’s recovery time have been decreased?  Would the patient have returned to work/sport/play sooner?  Could less money have been spent on unnecessary therapy?   Could that patient have spent less time in clinic and more time with their family during the recovery process?  These are the questions that have pushed us toward this new style of rehabilitative health care!   

On a separate note, I will be increasing my clinic hours within Meadowlands very soon. 

Stay tuned as we provide updates the expansion of OC3 over the next few months!

Your Ottawa Chiropractor,

Chad Wilson, ART, DC

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Looking back, it seems that I drift to my computer and begin blogging whenever we in Ottawa are getting a strong, white dose of winter.  I hope everyone is enjoying mother nature’s fury as I do

Now on to my spew.

Many patients have asked me for my view on Chiropractors in Ottawa

taking and reading their own x-rays.  My answer is always as follows. 

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X-rays have a legitimate place in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal complaints in a Chiropractor’s office.  As Chiropractors, we have all been through extensive training, as well, we have all passed testing certifying our competency in these areas.  If your Chiropractor takes and/or reads his or her own x-rays, then they are likely to be continually educating themselves on this art.

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Although my Chiropractic education has trained me in reading and analyzing x-rays, I have made the personal decision to leave the analysis of these x-rays in the hands of the lab.  My recommendation to all patients being requisitioned by their family doctor for spinal x-rays is to request that they be made in a weight bearing position (standing).  In this format, one can see the effects of gravity on the spine and we can look at distortions such as unleveling at various areas of the spine and pelvis.  At the same time, traumas (fractures etc) along with infections and cancers can still be ruled out properly. Two Chips and a Miss

Many of my Chiropractic and ART (active release) patients are referred to me by their family physician.  I always try and keep open lines of communication with my patients’ primary doctors.  Through these open lines of communication we are often able to get patients out for appropriate x-rays when needed.   This also ensures that the x-rays are requisitioned in the appropriate format to maximize their diagnostic potential. 

I am in no way suggesting that Chiropractors should not be taking and reading their own x-rays.  This is merely a personal choice to leave this area of practice to those with a great deal more experience, namely the medical or chiropractic radiologists.  There are certainly Chiropractors in Ottawa and the rest of the province who are highly skilled in this area and who choose to integrate this into their practice.  African Diary trailer

I’ll try and touch more on this area in the future.  Like everything else in life, I believe that the regulations relating to Chiropractors and x-ray taking/reading are sure to change again at some point in the future.

Until next time, keep well. 

Your Ottawa Chiropractor,

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Over the last year and a half, I had had the honour and pleasure of working with a great team within one of the most beautiful buildings in Ottawa.  In two weeks time (end of January), the Seekers Centre for Integrative Medicine will no longer be calling this building at 6 Deakin street it’s home.  As the Seekers Centre searches for a new location, I will be temporarily seeing all of my Seekers Chiropractic patients at Meadowlands Family Health Centre.  A map for this location is located on my website.  I am the sole Chiropractor in this location.  For any of my current or previous Seekers Chiropractic patients, my door at Meadowlands is open to you.  To book a Chiropractic or Active Release appointment, simply call 613-567-CARE (2273) and select ‘Meadowlands’ at the promt.  You will be directed to Lana, our friendly front receptionist. 

I hope everyone is enjoying some of this weekend’s “warmer” weather. 

Your Ottawa Chiropractor,

Dr. Chad Wilson

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Two years have now gone by since I had the privilege of integrating my Chiropractic practice within Meadowlands Family Health Centre.  Since that time, we have been working on developing strong relationships with various health care providers in the Ottawa area. 

Through my discussions with patients, I’ve learned that Chiropractors in Ottawa are in many instances extremely different from one another.  Some of these differences come from the school in which each Chiropractor has been taught.  Other differences stem from the organizations, the practice management groups, the readings, and the peers that each Chiropractor associates with.   My best advice for when it comes time to choose a Chiropractor in Ottawa is this; make sure your Chiropractor is open to working cooperatively with health care providers of different disciplines.  To say that any one mode of health care has the ability to fix anything is simply ludicrous.  Optimal health is produced through a team effort!  Make use of the knowledge obtained by various disciplines in their studies.  This will ultimately lead to greater care and hence greater health.

Enjoy the snow!

Your Ottawa Chiropractor,

Dr. Chad Wilson

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