Chiropractic Mission Statement,

Back pain, neck pain, and headaches are the most common reasons why Canadians first consult a chiropractor.

Every time you overdo, there’s a small amount of damage done to your spine. Vertebrae (the bones of the spine) can slip out of position or move improperly as muscles pull. In a few days the muscles heal, the pain eases, yet the vertebrae stay out of place, creating a chronic but unfelt vertebral distortion. This causes pressure on nerves and sensitive tissues and can lead to fixation (a sticking together) of two or more vertebrae.

When the position and movement of vertebrae become distorted there is abnormal pressure on the disc and joints. Eventually the joints deteriorate into a condition called degenerative joint disease. You may know this as arthritis (comparable to a car becoming rusty).

Constant lifting, bending, poor posture, etc., put consistent stress on your joints. It’s usually not the one big thing that you did, but the many small and repetitive things that you do. Often major symptoms can come after warnings like stiffness, aches, muscle pulls or spasms, but very commonly there is no warning at all!

If a condition which is new and acute is left uncorrected, it can become chronic. If a chronic condition is left uncorrected, it will become permanent. Regular chiropractic care can help take care of the small, unfelt distortions before neglect turns them into major disasters.

Chiropractors are specialists in manual adjustment of the vertebrae of the spine and other joints. Adjustment helps relieve pain and restore normal alignment and function to the spine, joints and supporting structures of the body – so you can enjoy your everyday activities again as quickly as possible.

Chiropractors are also educated to prescribe therapeutic exercise, provide nutritional counseling, and recommend rehabilitation and injury prevention strategies. Chiropractic can provide excellent relief for many injuries. Chiropractic can help you live younger, longer.


On a more personal note: I am a graduate of the University of Guelph School of Human Kinetics, and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Further education has been advanced in Sports Sciences, and Counselling Psychology. I played varsity sports – rugby and football, and worked my way through school doing physical labour ... I know the realities of working and playing hard. I enjoy gardening, gourmet wilderness canoe trips, being a good parent, and serve on the South Georgian Bay Community Health Centres board of directors.

My mission:

· To help people find relief from pain and poor health

· Identify and correct the underlying causes of dis-ease and injury

· To help people live well ... younger-longer

· To offer a constructive influence in the lives I have the privilege to interact with.

Best regards, Dr. Wayne Coghlan

Comments

Edward said…
All these types of pain can be healed by a reliable Chiropractor because they too are effective health professionals!
October 23, 2011 at 1:21 AM
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