Vancouver Chiropractic     Vancouver Orthotics     Toronto Orthotics Welcome to Vancouver Chiropractic & Registered Massage Therapy (RMT) services at Hycroft. We are located in the heart of Vancouver in the Hycroft Medical Building at 114-3195 Granville St @ 16th Ave. Our mission is to educate and communicate the importance of Spinal Health with our community one spine at ...

Spinal Neglect The opposite of making Spinal Health a Habit is putting spinal health on the back burner. Well we all do it at times and sometimes we just need a good reminder how important our spines are to our overall wellness. By allowing STRESS & TENSION accumulate to the SPINE we suffer the following potential consequences:  Spinal Neglect is allowing the accumulation of STRESS/TENSI ...

Spinal Hygiene is a concept in kin to Dental Hygiene as applied to the health of your spinal column and nervous system. Consider how vital your spine & nervous system are to your overall well-being. Keeping your spine properly aligned and in healthy moving order takes help. Practicing Spinal Hygiene is a major way to prevent poor posture and future back problems from developing. This co ...

Hi everyone,Welcome to today's Blog Posting by Hycroft Chiropractic & Massage in Vancouver. We're working on keeping our community well informed on natural drug-free health topics as they relate to your musculo-skeletal system. Todays'Chiropractic Topic is Top 5-Things to Expect from Chiropractic Care Less Pain & Discomfort Feeling Taller & Straighter Having more Flexiblity & Mobility Hav ...

What is Osteopathy? Osteopathy is a hands on, holistic form of treatment concerning the restoration of health. First described by Dr. A.T. Still in the 19th century, it focuses on treating the musculoskeletal system, so called “osteopathic lesions”, to re-establish balance and encourage the self-healing mechanism of the individual. Considering the interrelationship of structure and funct ...

Whiplash is an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident. Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) represent a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck. Whiplash is commonly associated with motor vehicle accidents, usually when the vehicle has been hit i ...

Vancouver Chiropractic     Vancouver Orthotics     Toronto Orthotics   Welcome to Vancouver Chiropractic & Registered Massage Therapy (RMT) services at Hycroft. We are located in the heart of Vancouver in the Hycroft Medical Building at 114-3195 Granville St @ 16th Ave. NEW - Downtown (Yaletown) Location - Mondays (2-6pm) & Saturdays (10am - 2pm)  at (FUNCTION Health Cl ...

Headaches perhaps one of the most common symptoms that present to our office. Of my aching head! Nearly everyone has had a headache. The most common type of headache is a tension headache. Tension headaches are due to tight muscles inyour shoulders, neck, scalp and jaw. This leads to muscular and spinal tension that limits spinal motion and affects your nerves directly. The ...

Do you have a Scoliosis? What is a Scoliosis? All children and adults shoul have their spines screened for a lateral curvature of the spine: a Scoliosis Screening. Please call 604-733-7744 to have Dr. Michael Horowitz evaluate your spine for posture and scoliosis. Scoliosis (from Greek: skolíōsis meaning "crooked") is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from si ...

Back Pain, Backache, Lumbago, Dorsalgia If you've ever groaned, "Oh, my aching back!", you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some point during their lives. Back pain can range from dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain. Acute back pain comes on suddenly and usually lasts a few days to a few weeks. Back ...