ARTICLES

The Corporate Athlete: How to Reverse the “Desk Hunch”
We often use the word “athlete” to describe people running marathons or lifting heavy weights. But if you spend 40+ hours a week navigating high-pressure meetings, crushing deadlines, and sitting at a desk, you are engaging in a physical endurance event of a different kind.

Muscle Tension vs. Nerve Pain: Which Professional Should You See First?
A “symptom checker” style article that helps patients self-identify their needs while ultimately leading them to a consultation.
The Concept: Break down the sensations of dull aches (muscle) versus sharp, radiating, or tingling pain (nerve/joint).
Key Insight: Explain that your clinic provides a “triage” approach where the chiropractor and RMT collaborate on a single recovery plan.

The “Power Couple” of Wellness: Why Chiropractic and Massage are Better Together
This is your foundational “educational” piece. Many patients think they have to choose one or the other; this article explains the physiological synergy.
The Concept: Chiropractic focuses on the nervous system and joint alignment (the “hard” tissues), while massage focuses on the muscles (the “soft” tissues).
Key Insight: If you adjust a joint but the muscle is still tight, the muscle will pull the joint back out of alignment. If you massage a muscle but the joint is restricted, the tension will return.

More Than Relaxation: Why Your Mind and Body May Benefit from Regular Massage
Reduce your stress levels with massage therapy.
It has been found that massage therapy can reduce stress levels. When maintaining your health, getting regular massage therapy treatments can not only support your body but also your mind and nervous system.
Therapeutic massage can also provide a nurturing and safe space for people to rest and refocus, allowing them to connect with their mind-body connection.

Elevate Your Game: Understanding Sports Specific Therapy with ProSport 360
Sports Specific Therapy with ProSport 360
Mechanical Sports Therapy helps athletes optimize performance in any sport, played anywhere in the world.
Each of our sport-specific therapies has 5 distinct and unique protocols that target the soft tissues and mechanoreceptors of the body, helping athletes build strength, recover faster, and improve performance.
When playing any kind of sport, soft tissue is a supportive part in the human body and sometimes taken for granted. Get the support you need for your body.

The Heart of Healing: Why Community is a Vital Ingredient in Your Recovery
When healing from an injury it is not only important to get the right health care providers like chiropractor, massage therapist or osteopath, it is also important to have a community around you for added support.
If someone is in pain and discomfort sometimes loneliness can set in if we do not have the right help or community in place. Lakeshore Chiropractic Group knows this and makes a point to get out into the community so their clients and the local public feel supported by the health practitioners.