New chiropractic website introduces corrective chiropractic care and family wellness to the community of Maple, Vaughan Ontario.

 Maple, ON - Back To Health Chiropractic Centre has had a growing online presence since June of 2010, with the launch of this clinic blog site. Since then, it has expand to Twitter (www.twitter.com/backtohealthcc) and recently Pinterest (www.pinterest.com/backtohealthcc).

Last month, Back To Health Chiropractic Centre launched it’s new clinic homepage, www.iBTHCC.com. The purpose for this homepage is to give people and prospective patients an introduction to the clinic and offer insight into some of the services it offers – such as corrective chirorpactic care, pediatric chiropractic care, pregnancy chiropractic care and wellness seminars.

“People may want to get the ‘look’ and ‘feel’ of a chiropractic office before coming in for an appointment”, says Dr. Walter Salubro, clinic owner and chiropractor.  “More importantly, they want to know how chiropractic can help with their specific condition, pain or problem.  The goal for our new homepage is to give people an idea of the type of chiropractic office we are and what to expect from their visit to our Centre”.

Back To Health Chiropractic Centre has been serving the people of Maple and Vaughan since 2001.  It is a family-wellness, children-friendly chiropractic centre that provides corrective chiropractic care to people of all ages.  Go check out the new homepage at www.iBTHCC.com.

Backpack Safety Tips From Back To Health Chiropractic Centre In Maple, Vaughan.

Maple, ON - Yes, it’s back-to-school time, which makes for a perfect time to talk about backpack safety for kids. Years back when I was in grade school, I don’t recall carrying many books home and certainly never had on overloaded backpack. Today, it seems that backpacks are stuffed with huge binders, textbooks and many other bulky items such as shoes, lunches, pencil cases and electronic devices.

By the time you finish reading this article, you will know what is the impact of your child’s health due to heavy, overloaded backpacks.  You will also be given some key tips to making backpack use more safe for your child so strain and prolonged injury can be prevented.  First, let me put backpack weight in perspective when it comes to carrying backpacks. 

 One day, a child with a backpack came into the chiropractic office. The child weighed about 60 pounds and was carrying a backpack that weighed about 20 pounds.  When the father was told by the chiropractor that his son’s backpack was way too heavy for his child, the father responded, “But it’s only 20 pounds.” 

Now, the father was a 180 pound man, so 20 pounds seemed relatively light to him.  When the father was told, “That 20 pounds for your son  is one third (33%) of his body weight. That would be like you carrying a 60 pound backpack on your back. How would you like to carry 60 pounds on your back?” The father’s answer was obvious, “No way!”.

Backpack Safety Awareness Week At Back To Health Chiropractic Centre September 10-14, 2012

Sometimes we lose perspective on a situation and seems like it’s not big deal.  But when you begin to see the big picture, you will see that it is a big deal.  Heavy backpacks for children can be detrimental, can cause postural distortions and even onset of symptoms.

One study showed that when backpacks weigh 15% or more of the the child’s body weight, it will cause compensating postural changes, such as shifting the head forward.  Even more, at 15% and 20% of the child’s body weight, a backpack will begin to cause discomfort after walking, primarily in the neck region.¹

Over time, the continued use of heavy, overloaded backpacks can cause serious postural problems in children even before they get into highschool and college, when the backpacks become even more heavy.

10 Tips To Make Backpack Use In Children Safer

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Maple (Vaughan), Ontario - It is common for people to seek treatment from chiropractors for low back pain, neck pain, headaches or even injuries from work and car accidents.  These are conditions that are mostly seen in adults.   Since a child will not typically complain of low back pain, neck pain or headaches, the parents may never see a reason to get their child checked by a chiropractor for a well exam or a spinal / posture check-up.   However, regardless of any pain or symptom, a child may have spinal misalignments or posture displacements that could be putting strain on their nervous system.  Since the nervous system controls and co-ordinates every function of the body, it’s imperative that the nervous system remains as stress-free as possible for optimal health, optimal growth and optimal body function.

Consider this … spinal misalignments can occur at any time throughout the child’s growth, development and life.

Here are the 10 top reasons for your child to have a chiropractic check-up:

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“Chiropractic Works! Adjusting To A Higher Quality Of Life” is a wonderful book written by Timothy J. Feuling. Mr. Feuling is the vice president of the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA).  This book is an enjoyable read as it gives you many real life stories of people who have had their life dramatically improved with chiropractic care.

What I really like about this book is that right from book’s introduction, Mr. Feuling says that this book is written with children wellness in mind.  He explains how children, as well as men and women of all ages, have benefited from chiropractic care and there are plenty of stories throughout the book that illustrate this.  Some stories are also written by chiropractors, but most of them are stories written by the patient.

Mr. Feuling also does a great job explaining in a very understandable way the difference between chiropractic care and allopathic medical care.  There is a neat section called “Who’s Who Under Chiropractic Care” where the author lists over 200 celebrities, entertainers and athletes that have received or have been under chiropractic care.

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An Interview With Chiropractor, ICPA’s Dr. Claudia Anrig.

This is a great video that answers many frequently asked questions that, as a mom or dad, you may have about chiropractic care for your child.

I personally met Dr. Claudia Anrig at a chiropractic pediatric seminar she taught in Toronto.  She is one of the foremost experts in chiropractic care for children and also the co-author of the textbook Chiropractic Pediatrics. 

At Back To Health Chiropractic Centre, we receive many calls from parents in our community asking us how chiropractic can help with the care of their children and in promoting health and wellness.  If you are not from the Maple, Vaughan area, be sure to seek out a family wellness chiropractor in your area if you have questions about chiropractic wellness care.

I hope you enjoy watching this brief video clip.  As always, if you have any questions about family wellness, chiropractic pregnancy care or chiropractic care for children, feel free to call us at (905) 303-1009.  

Video By ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Assocition)

Video provided by:  ICPA – International Chiropractic Pediatric Association

For more information about the family wellness lifestyle, chiropractic care for children or chiropractic care for pregnancy, call the family wellness chiropractor at Back To Health Chiropractic Centre, in Maple Vaughan at (905) 303-1009.

Here is a great interview with Dr. Claudia Anrig of the ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Association), answering many frequently asked questions about chiropractic care for children and infants. 

In this video, Dr. Anrig addresses:

• Prenatal chiropractic care / pregnancy chiropractic  care.
• How chiropractic care techniques are modified for children and infants.
• The benefits of wellness care for the wellness family.
• Family wellness improvements as seen in changes in quality of life.

Watch the video by clicking on this link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ICPA4Kids#p/u/3/oDT1WrzcyDA

Enjoy!  To see how you, your family and your children can benefit from chiropractic care, ask a family wellness chiropractor in your area.

The ICPA provides a famlily wellness chiropractor referral directory.  Check it out here:

http://icpa4kids.org/Find-a-Chiropractor/

If you are looking for a family wellness chiropractic or a pregnancy care chiropractor in the Maple Vaughan community, call Back To Health Chiropractic Centre today.

One of our registered massage therapist just wrote an article, titled:  “Who Can Benefit From Massage? – Part 1.

Yes, chiropractic care is helpful and beneficial for pregnant women.  Read how chiropractic care during pregnancy has helped this patient at Back To Health Chiropractic Centre …

Read story here. 

To find out how chiropractic can help you during your pregnancy ask your family wellness chiropractor or call Back To Health Chiropractic Centre today at (905) 303-1009.

We provide pregnancy chiropractic care and Webster Technique.

Over the last 6 years at Back To Health Chiropractic Centre, we have had the extreme pleasure of serving over a thousand patients and their families.  Our vision is to see:

“Children, youths and families realizing their full potential,
Living with the full expression of  health and love,
Enjoying a long-lasting, healthy, happy and active quality of life.”

Our focus at Back To Health Chiropractic Centre is health and wellness for the whole family.  With childhood diseases on the rise these days (eg. asthma, allergies, obesity, diabetes, learning disorders, behavioural disorders) it’s not enough that mom or dad are the only ones on the path to health and wellness.  The time for children health and wellness is now.

Many parents today are more educated and more informed about health, wellness and prevention.  Many parents of our Centre are already making wiser health choices for their children, whether it’s about the types of foods their child eats or the amount of physical activity their child gets.  Make chiropractic care one of those health choices for your child.  Ask Dr. Walter how children can benefit from chiropractic care. If your children haven’t been checked recently for spinal misalignments, let us know and we will do spinal check up for them. They deserve it! Likewise, you can look for a family wellness chiropractor in your community that cares for children.

During this past year, Dr. Walter has completed an extensive chiropractic pediatric training with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA – www.icpa4kids.org). Dr. Walter is providing chiropractic care for children of all ages including infants and newborns. A component of family wellness care is chiropractic pregnancy care – chiropractic care before and during pregnancy for the mom-to-be. Chiropractic adjustments for pregnant women are gentle, safe and always performed with comfort.

If you know anyhow who is pregnant or is planning to be pregnant, let them know that chiropractic is an option for optimal health and wellness and recommend a chiropractic check-up.  We also have lots of resources and information we can pass on to them.

As always, we acknowledge you for your commitment to being the healthiest you can be and thank for sharing chiropractic stories and referring your family and friends to our Centre.