Summertime Tune Ups

This is the time of year that we see the most injuries at our chiropractic clinic Barrie. Most of these result from increased activities. Patients that have been cooped up all winter are ready to hit the ground running in the Spring and Summer. They go from a sedentary lifestyle to an active lifestyle overnight.
Don’t get me wrong.
It’s a great idea to be active and live an active and healthy life, but we can’t do it all at once. Unless you’ve kept up with some form of exercise during the Winter, trying to go full steam ahead with a fitness regimen at once can result in a serious setback.
In order for our bodies to function at a higher level, they need to work up to it. That means starting with a small increase in activity and then adding to that with time. We can increase the level of activity when our body feels ready. If we do it that way then we are less likely to injure ourselves. Don’t be overzealous and try to go from 0 to 60 in just one day. Start with some low impact exercises first and add more as you go each week or even every few days if you’re up for it. Be sure to warm up before you start and do a bit of cool down.
The next thing I find important is to seek help, when necessary. If you start an activity and it’s hurting you, be aware. Most likely it’s a problem with how you’re doing the activity or a problem with the joints or muscles that is easily treatable. All you need to do is ask. The difference between a weekend athlete and a professional is usually form. Those with perfect form are less likely to get injured. So work on your form. If you’re unsure what the right form is for a particular exercise, do your research or ask a professional that can give you guidance.
Your chiropractor is the perfect person to look at your situation. We are trained in musculoskeletal issues (issues that pertain to a combination of musculature and skeleton). We can decide on the appropriate course of action to get you back into tip top shape faster. A chiropractor that has some experience with sports and with those involved in sports can often help you develop a form that is not going to cause injury. This is especially important if you’ve had a prior injury or problem that could recur or get aggravated. In such cases, it’s best to consult your chiropractor ahead of time rather than deal with the fallout. It is the perfect time for a summertime tune up.
Call Simcoe County Chiropractic today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Ron.

Author Bio:
Dr. Ronald T. Linzner B.Sc., D.C. has been a chiropractor for Back Pain in Barrie, Ontario since his graduation in 1996. He has an interest in the feet and gait and their effect on the spine and is experienced in diagnosing and correcting problems with your gait. He designs custom orthotics and orthopedic shoes. If you are not sure if it is a chiropractic problem ask. He will be happy to let you know.

10 Tips to Relieve Neck Pain

Chiropractic clinics these days get a lot of patients suffering from neck pain. Long working hours in front of the computer, irregular diet and improper posture are some of the contributing factors.

So how can you help yourself? How can you avoid or get rid of the neck pain?

Don’t worry, there are a few things that can help you stay fit and relieve your neck pain.

1. Stay hydrated

Water intake is important for your spine as the discs between the vertebrae require water to maintain the height and the spinal alignment to take pressure off.
Maintaining a regular hydration habit over time prevents further degeneration of the cervical discs, which reduces neck pain.

2. Keep your computer screen at eye level

The positioning of computer screen at the eye level is essential. Make sure that when you sit comfortably in your office chair, your gaze is directly in the middle of your computer screen. If it’s not, adjust the screen height. Also, take frequent breaks – get up and move around at least every 30 minutes for 2-3 minutes.

3. Use a mobile headset

Avoid holding your mobile phone between your ear and shoulder for a long time. A hands-free device is a great way to talk. It not only helps you to maintain the right posture but also keeps the harmful radiations away from your brain.

4. Maintain proper posture

Poor posture can cause neck pain, shoulder pain and back pain. Always maintain the right posture at all times while sitting, walking or standing. This helps to avoid straining of muscles and ligaments and also gives you a confident look.

5. Carry weight evenly

A common mistake people make is, carrying a heavy purse or briefcase in one hand. This creates an uneven posture in your shoulders, straining the muscles of one side and causing pain.
Carry only your essentials in your purse or briefcase. Consider using a backpack for heavier loads to evenly distribute the weight across your shoulders.

6. Use a water pillow

Various water pillows are available in the market and are worth considering for patients who have tried traditional neck pillows and braces without any positive effects. These pillows can be made firmer or softer according to your needs.

7. Try acupressure

Acupressure provides effective relief in neck pain. It soothes the tissues by concentrating on the pain points and relaxing them. It’s important to either learn acupressure techniques properly or get it done by a skilled professional.

8. Try remedial massage

Remedial massage has great effect on neck pain. It differs from traditional massage as it involves rubbing oil into the skin so that it penetrates deep into the muscles and joints, removing toxins and improving the mobility of the muscles.

9. Increase topical and oral magnesium intake

Increasing the intake of magnesium aids in the contraction and relaxation of muscles. It helps in avoiding muscle strain and sprains that can lead to neck pain.
Magnesium is commonly found in fruits, dry fruits, vegetables, beans, soy products and whole grains.
Epsom salt or magnesium oil can be directly used on skin for a bath. Consult with your physician before using such supplements or oils.

10. Exercise neck muscles

Do strengthening and stretching exercises frequently to keep your neck muscles strong. One simple exercise is “the chin tuck” exercise. This exercise helps strengthen the muscles that pull the head into alignment over your shoulders. It also stretches the scalene and sub occipital muscles.

Always make healthy choices to stay fit and improve your health. If the situation is more painful or you’re suffering from an injury, we recommended visiting a chiropractic clinic or physiotherapist to treat the symptoms.

Call us today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Ron.

Back and abdominal exercises – What you should know

The spinal cord provides a support frame to your back. Muscles and ligaments connected to this frame give strength and stability to your spine, arms and legs. These muscles are abdominal and back muscles. They are the key components to keep your body upright and movement smooth.

When these core muscles are in poor health, additional stress is applied to your spine leading to back pain and sometimes even back injury. Hence, special exercises are recommended by a chiropractor for back pain. These exercises strengthen the core muscles, making you strong and healthy.

Benefits of Back and Abdominal Exercise

Weak or tight muscles can lead to painful cramps. They can also cause problems in the bone structure of the spine due to poor posture. Developing strength in back and abdominal muscles has many benefits like:

1. Improving your posture
2. Reducing the chances of back pain
3. Reducing the severity of back pain
4. Protecting you against injury by responding efficiently to stresses
5. Quick healing of back problems

Categories of Back and Abdominal Muscles for Exercise

There are three different muscle categories for exercises:

1. Extensors –  Back and gluteal muscles
These muscles are used to straighten the back, lift and extend, and the movement of the thighs away from the body.
2. Flexors – Abdominal and iliopsoas muscles
These muscles are used to bend and support the spine from the front. They also control the lower spine, flex and movement of thighs toward the body.
3. Obliques or Rotators – Paraspinal muscles or side muscles
These muscles are used to stabilize the spine when upright. They also rotate the spine and help maintain proper posture and spinal curvature.

Without specific back and abdominal exercises, these muscles will weaken over time, increasing the chance of developing or worsening back pain.

Guidelines for Back and Abdominal Exercises

General guidelines for workouts:

1. Do not start exercises for the first time during a back pain. Consult your chiropractor for back pain exercises first and then start.
2. Continue exercising even after pain diminishes, rather, add back and abdominal exercises to your daily workout regime.
3. Do a combination of extension and flexion exercises to balance the trunk muscles.
4. Exercises in sets of 3 to 5 repetitions for 4 times a week.
5. Start working out under the guidance of a physical therapist or at least a gym trainer to learn properly and get the right posture.

You have to be patient as the results of these exercises may take up to 6 weeks. Together with the exercises you can use custom made orthotics to maintain your posture while walking and standing.

A strong back and healthy abdominal muscles can help avoid and heal most types of back pain, especially the common forms. But always seek expert advice from a chiropractic clinic when beginning a back strengthening routine.

Get rid of your back pain today!

There is a time when everyone needs to see a chiropractor. If that time for you is now you will need to choose the best chiropractor in your area. If you are looking in Barrie Ontario, the best chiropractor is Dr Ronald Linzner. Dr Ron is the best chiropractor in Barrie for several reasons. First of all his patients say so. Those patients that come to him say that Dr Ron is the best chiropractor in Barrie and that is a great testimonial. He has had families and generations of families attend his office. A patient that refers their children is showing a great deal of confidence. They would only entrust the healthcare of their child to the best chiropractor in Barrie or the town where they live.

Back pain is a very common condition. In fact, most people will have back pain at sometime in their lives. Some people have back pain more frequently than others. If you are one of the many people with back pain then a chiropractor is the person you need to see. The Manga report, commissioned by the Ontario government, says that chiropractors get patients healthy and back to work faster and cheaper than any other form of healthcare. So chiropractors are the go to people for back pain. If your back is hurting and you need a chiropractor, and you want the best chiropractor in Barrie then Dr Ron is your chiropractor or choice.

Orthotics are small corrective devices in your shoes that help to control your feet while you walk. Since your feet are the foundation for your body and help to control your legs hips and low back, it is important that they work efficiently. The orthotics that are designed by Dr Ron at Simcoe County Chiropractic are the best devices available. They are thin able to be fit into almost any shoe and offer unbeatable control. They are the best devices form the best clinic and have great warranty service. It is amazing how much better orthotics will make you feel and how much more energy you will have if your body is not trying to control poor mechanics by itself.

You will no doubt need a chiropractor at some point in your life. If the time is now for you then try Dr. Ronald Linzner at Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic in Barrie Ontario. You will be getting the best of everything. Dr Ron has been in full time practice since 1996 and working with orthotics for over 19 years now. The experience you have when dealing with the best chiropractor and the best possible orthotics will be second to none. See you there soon.

Call us today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Ron.

Chiropractor, your friend for life

While choosing a Chiropractors in Barrie look for a chiropractor for life rather than a chiropractor who is interested in the number of times that they can see you. This can be a very important and tedious decision to make. I recently found my appointment book from 1996. June 26 of that year was my first day. That makes it nearly 20 years that I have been a chiropractor in Barrie. That was before computer booking and appointments and everything was on paper. I went through that book and found some very interesting dates. I found that there was a day booked off in late September for the birth of my daughter. I found a day booked in August for my second anniversary and a day in November for the move in our first home.
Going through that appointment book I found some other interesting things. The patients’ names from my first day are and were very special. Some of them are older now and unable to visit but still call and send things on the holidays. Some of them remember seeing my kids just after they were born and some of them are no longer with us. These people have helped me live a very good life in Barrie as a chiropractor and as a parent. Then I looked at my appointment book from this week and I realized that I must have made an impression on some of these patients over the years. Three patients from my first day were in this week and many others are still in my patient roster. They have all grown older and stayed pretty well and have continued to visit after nearly 20 years. I introduced two of those patients to each other as people that were here on my very first day and both said things that made me feel very proud. I have looked after them for years and they have, in turn, looked after me. It was at this time that I realized that I had made it. I had made it to the point where I am looked at as the chiropractor in Barrie, people want to go to. This is a great feeling and something that makes me feel proud of myself.
I look forward to at least a few of the patients that were here on my first day being here in 30 years on my last day telling their friends that they know the best chiropractor in Barrie. If you want a chiropractor that does things the right way and someone who will be here to look after you always, then give me a call. I am a chiropractor, I make and distribute high quality orthotics and have well trained massage therapist on staff here that treats people like I do.

Author Bio:

Dr. Ronald T. Linzner B.Sc., D.C. has been a chiropractor for Back Pain in Barrie, Ontario since his graduation in 1996. He has an interest in the feet and gait and their effect on the spine and is experienced in diagnosing and correcting problems with your gait. He designs custom orthotics and orthopedic shoes. If you are not sure if it is a chiropractic problem ask. He will be happy to let you know.

Is It Your Time For Custom Orthotics

Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic Barrie and it's founder Dr Ronald T. Linzner (Dr Ron) have been at the forefront of the orthotic distribution business since 1998. It was customary to make orthotics from plaster or foam casts of the patients feet at that time and that is what Dr Ron was doing. Like most others there was a certain amount of guesswork in the process in order to get an adequate amount of correction and allow the patient to resume normal function. It was a process that often required alteration of the initial orthotics in order to get the patient to be happy and comfortable with their new feet. Custom orthotics were indeed custom orthotics, but they were in need of too much alteration and as such took a much longer to get from the need for orthotics stage to the stage where all was perfect and the patient was happy.

In 1998, Dr Ronald Linzner met with a salesman from the Footmaxx company of Toronto and investigated the new technology at the time called a dynamic gait scanner. It was capable of tracking the contact phase of the patients gait. In other words he was able to see everything that happened to the foot while it was in contact with the ground. This allowed more exact readings of the patients degree of abnormality and thus a more accurate correction. The technology was cutting edge at that time and Dr Ronald Linzner was one of the first to utilize this equipment in the Barrie area. The orhtotics were so accurate in fact that it was several years from the first orthotic made with the Footmaxx system for even one patient to require alterations. They were comfortable and functional from the start..

Dr Linzner still uses the Footmaxx system today although the scanner is now upgraded to a much more sensitive and detailed one. The materials in the orthotics are also steadily changing. What hasn't changed is the commitment to quality and the degree of care given to each and every patient. Recently, there have been some insurance carriers that require old fashioned casting as well as digital force plate results to create orthotics. Dr Linzner has allowed this to filter back into the practice in order that all patients may benefit from the advanced orthotic capabilities of Simcoe County Chiropractic. I think the best place to get orthotics made that will help not only your feet, but your entire spine as well. We can be reached at 705-733-2225 or 733back.com.

Author Bio: 

Dr. Ronald T. Linzner B.Sc., D.C. has been a chiropractor for Back Pain in Barrie, Ontario since his graduation in 1996. He has an interest in the feet and gait and their effect on the spine and is experienced in diagnosing and correcting problems with your gait. He designs custom orthotics and orthopedic shoes. If you are not sure if it is a chiropractic problem ask. He will be happy to let you know.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT CHIROPRACTOR IN BARRIE

Chiropractor Treatment for Back Pain

Whether you are new to Barrie or a long time resident, choosing the right chiropractor is an important decision. Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic is said to be amongst the best clinics in Barrie. Dr. Ron Linzner has experience practicing in Barrie for 18 years. Back pain, sports injuries, chronic conditions, work injuries and car accidents are just a few of the multitude of ailment seen at the clinic. Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic is also a Barrie destination of choice for custom designed orthotic providing a level of service that is second to none.

When looking for a chiropractic clinic and a chiropractor in Barrie, Ontario, you should be looking for a doctor that takes the time to know your name. A doctor should take the time to know what you do and fully understand the problems and symptoms you are experiencing. A doctor that takes the time to listen and learn about you is a doctor that can get to the root of your problem and solve it with great success. The confidence you have in your doctor is earned and not given freely. If the doctor can earn your confidence, then you can consider him one of the best chiropractors in Barrie. If he takes the time to get to know you, finds the problem, corrects it and sends you to get on with your day, then you can say you have found one of the best chiropractors in Barrie. This is the kind of service I try to provide each of my patients.

Dr. Ron Linzner and the Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic are also known for providing some of the best orthotics in Barrie. Using Footmaxx brand orthotics and gait scanning equipment, patients have found the orthotics to be excellent in quality, accuracy and turn around time. Rarely does an orthotic have to be modified or altered. This has lead to an excellent patient satisfaction rate. The orthotics are designed with a less is more approach. The orthotic corrects the problem experienced by the patient without being too bulky or cumbersome. An orthotic designed to be easy and pleasant to wear is one that is actually worn. The fact is most orthotics work. In order to be considered the best orthotics they have to work well, be comfortable, address the underlying problem and be worn as prescribed.

When choosing a chiropractic clinic and doctor in Barrie, you should choose one that takes the time, listens, fully understands your problem and gains your confidence. We want you to have the best experience at the Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic. You can reach us at 733-BACK or 733BACK.com. So go ahead, give us a call and let us assess your condition or build you some awesome orthotics. You will not be disappointed.

Author Bio:

Dr. Ronald T. Linzner B.Sc., D.C. has been a chiropractor for Back Pain in Barrie, Ontario since his graduation in 1996. He has an interest in the feet and gait and their effect on the spine and is experienced in diagnosing and correcting problems with your gait. He designs custom orthotics and orthopedic shoes. If you are not sure if it is a chiropractic problem ask. He will be happy to let you know.