Tyler Fix
Chiropractor | Nutrition
10118 124 ST NW Edmonton AB, T5N1P6About
Redefined Health is a Chiropractic clinic with a vision to see people live better lives. All our care programs include diet, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations and tools to help with implementation. In office care focuses on movement therapy and exercise and it is important to us that we work with the rest of your health care team. Lifestyle is the only solution to our society's pandemic lifestyle illness problem. Redefined Health strives to offer the best, evidence-based wellness and prevention treatment plans available.
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University of Alberta
Western States University
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Why does my back crack so much during an adjustment?
The technical name for what causes the noise is tribonucleation. It is really just a side effect of the joint moving. Here is a MRI video of it happening when a finger is pulled, noise and all. This comes from the University of Alberta, the lead author is a D.C., PhD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEcQluSzmM READ MORE
My back hurts when I sit down. Why?
Sitting can be hard on your back. It is not what we are designed to do for long periods of time. Your joints and muscles stay healthy by moving. Sitting is less moving, obviously, and also puts different stress loads on your spine. It is quite common to develop an overuse injury like this. No big event caused it, just a little bit of load over time adding up. A repetitive strain injury, or RSI, is a common mechanism of injury that occurs with small loads over time instead of one big injury event. With the limited amount of info and no exam, this is a reasonable option as to where the problem came from. READ MORE
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