It’s hard to believe we are saying goodbye to yet another September! The leaves start to hint at that first change in colour, swim season makes way for sweater weather, and the kids returned to school after this year’s (long) summer break. As parents, we start organizing lunch boxes, water bottles, shoes, coats, and this year, masks, to pack into our children’s backpacks to be prepared. Let’s talk backpack safety! I noticed on my son’s return, how heavy his backpack felt and decided to re-evaluate backpack size and bag components to make sure it wasn’t causing undue stress on his…

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Over the years, Oakville Chiropractor Dr. Brian Huggins and Dr. Tiffany Huggins have had several patients come into the office who have asked themselves the following questions: Are you experiencing numbness or pins and needles in your thumb or fingers? Do you feel intermittent pain in your wrist or hand? Does your grip seem to have become clumsy or weak? If this sounds like you…read on! Carpal Tunnel Syndrome It’s no secret that 2020 has been a year of changes. Millions of Canadians found themselves transplanted from their school and workplace environments, to conducting business as (un)usual from their own…

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Hello friends and patients! We here at the Oakville Chiropractic Centre have been trying to create blogs that our patients find useful. If there is a topic you would like us to cover, please simply give us a call at 905-845-2291 or fill out a form on our website. Today’s article is to educate our readers about Spinal Decompression Therapy. Our day-to-day life can be strenuous in many ways and this stress can effect us all differently. Some people experience different body aches, but one of the most common effects is back pain. Back pain can be due to prolonged…

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What Is Spinal Stenosis and How Do I Treat it? Here at the Oakville Chiropractic Centre, we treat all kinds of ailments. One that is a bit more rare but we would like to educate our patients and readers about is Spinal Stenosis. What is it and can my Oakville Chiropractor treat it? Millions of adults suffer from neck and back pain. Some also suffer from pain, numbness, or tingling radiating down the arms or legs. While many factors cause back and neck pain, including soft tissue injuries such as whiplash, many of the symptoms people experience result from spinal…

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In the regular course of your daily events, you may experience a surprising limit to your normal mobility from simply moving a piece of furniture or from doing that twist move you enjoy so much in your dance routine. Suddenly, acute pain has got you in its grips, and you are at a loss as to how to relieve the intensity so you can move and breathe again comfortably. Maybe you have been experiencing aches and pains throughout your body and you just don’t know why but the pain doesn’t seem to be subsiding. If you have gone through a…

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Here at the Oakville Chiropractic Centre, we treat patients for so many different reasons. With the new shift in todays workplace, people are working from home but forgetting to place importance on the way and position we are setup in front of our computers. When Covid-19 became a household name, no one could imagine the shift that was about to take place. Suddenly, our norm became homeschooling hosted in the living room, telecommuting from the kitchen and a fresh cup of coffee from that new bistro “Nescafé”. Many of our patients started noticing neck or backaches from long hours in…

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Hello friends and family! Dr. Brian Huggins here of the Oakville Chiropractic Centre. As I sit here at the computer and reflect how quickly August is flying by, I realize how fast the entire summer has flown by which is totally contrary to March, April and May. It felt like March had 62 days and April the same. It’s time to reflect on your isolation and quarantine period. In mid, March when everything shut down, I was of the mindset that this was quite temporary and we would be back to our normal routines fairly quickly…clearly I was wrong. In…

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Day in and day out, sciatica can take a toll on both your physical and mental health. Finding relief might seem  impossible, but there is hope to be had! Many people with sciatic nerve pain are turning to chiropractors for help and getting positive results. There’s even better news for those living in Oakville and surrounding areas. Dr. Huggins is an experienced Chiropractor in Oakville who can help with your sciatica. Just how do chiropractors provide relief for sciatic pain? Let’s find out. What is sciatica? Every 1 in 10 North American adults suffer from a condition called sciatica. This…

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The majority of people assume that Chiropractors are only “back doctors” or “neck doctors”, while this is not the case. Chiropractors treat several different types of pain in the body and help ensure your body is functioning at its highest potential. How does chiropractic care do this you might ask? Through manipulation of the spine and the effects that an adjustment has on your nervous system. The nervous system serves as an inner coordination tool that allows information to be transmitted from the brain to the rest of the body and sends signals to the body to create an appropriate…

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Happy Pride from the Oakville Chiropractic Centre! This week (June 28 th) marked 51 years since the historic Stonewall Uprising where members of the LGBT community fought for gay rights and freedoms. While many establishments were quick to turn away patrons based on colour, creed, and sexual orientation, the Stonewall Inn was one that offered service to even the most marginalized members of society. Though police raids were routine among gay bars in the 1960’s, that night was anything but. Although the rebellion brought about riots and controversy, it also began paving away for change and better representation within their…

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What a time we are living in. Here in the Halton Region we are entering Phase II of re-opening during the Coronavirus. In addition to all of the COVID-19 madness, we have seen society screaming out with social injustice and racial bigotry. I cannot totally understand the issues as I have not walked in those shoes, but I can assure you that we at the Oakville Chiropractic Centre are totally empathetic and support the message Black Lives Matter. The videos that have leaked show abhorrent behaviour and devoid of humane treatment. It saddens and hurts to see the treatment and understand…

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Hello to all of our Oakville Chiropractic friends and family! We haven’t been posting regular blogs since Coronavirus hit us and since we are back in the office we figured it’s time to get our blog back up and running. With the summer break fast approaching, many of us might be thinking of hitting the road with our family. Although road trips are great fun and a nice way to bond with your family members, those who suffer from low back pain can find them a real hassle. Here are some tips and tricks in order to make your long…

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Greetings Friends and Patients! Well it seems as if we have been in isolation and quarantine for a lifetime, but at least here in Ontario, there are the first signs of return to normalcy. At the time I am writing this info to you, chiropractors and dentists etc. are only able to see emergency or patients in pain. We are preparing to (when we get the green light) welcome all back to our office in the new normal. It is understandable that many of you may have an anxiety about reintegrating to the regular pace of life. We appreciate your concerns.…

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