What Are Orthotics, and Are They Right for You?
Orthotics are corrective sole inserts you wear in your shoes or boots. The inserts are exactingly customized to your feet to provide proper foot-to-ankle alignment, arch support, and balance. Although many over the counter arch supports are...
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Have you been in a car accident?
When you've been in an automobile accident the road to healing can be frustrating. Wilson Health Services regularly treats patients who have been impacted by automobile accidents. Whether it was a fender bender or a more serious accident, our...
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Tips and Treats for Healthy Feet
Wear shoes that fit: If your shoes, boots or bunny slippers hurt your feet get rid of them right now. Pain is your body’s emergency broadcast system. Do your feet hurt? When you wear shoes that pinch, rub, or contort your feet you wreak havoc...
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Foot Care Tips for Diabetics
Foot care should be an important part of everyone’s regular health care routines, and that importance is amplified for diabetics. Nerve damage and poor circulation in the lower limbs are common side effects of diabetes. These conditions can leave your feet vulnerable because your ability...
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What Should I Know Before Getting A Pedicure?
Treating yourself to a pedicure is easy. You relax in a comfortable chair and flip through some magazines while your feet get pampered and pretty. But with your mind distracted by the latest news form Hollywood, are you aware of the risks you expose yourself...
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Chiropractic Care for Neck And Back Pain
You don’t realize just how much you depend on specific parts of your body until they hurt. Injuring your neck or back makes it painfully obvious that they play a starring role in your every movement. Pain in your neck or back can be anything...
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Chiropractic Care for Runners and Joggers
Whether you enjoy a casual jog through the neighbourhood or train for marathons, running is a high-impact sport. In addition to obvious stressors – bouncing all of your body weight on your lower limbs – you are also repeatedly swinging your arms and bending your...
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Back to School Prep: Backpacks and Shoes
Back to school shopping isn’t just a time-honoured ritual, it’s a necessity. Take into account the impact that your choices have on the overall well-being of the student whether they are your children or yourself. A quality backpack has two wide shoulder straps to distribute...
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In September Renew Your Focus on Developing Your Best Self
In September we wrap up summer vacations and irregular non-school schedules. We often look forward to January for a fresh start on our routines, goals, and overall wellbeing. The truth is in January we’re busy recovering from glutinous holidays, attending postponed seasonal parties, and credit...
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Snow Shovelling 101
The season of snow is upon us. Do you have your snow shovelling strategy in place? Sure, you can head out and grab a shovel at every whim of winter, but if you treat snow removal as a process you will reduce your risk of...
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