Victoria Chiropractic and Rehabilitation
248 Erie St W N9A 6B5 Windsor, ON, Canada

LIFT LIGHT TO SHOVEL RIGHT . Did you find yourself reaching for the heating pad not just to get warm this past week? Overdo it while removing the piles and piles of snow? . First, get assessed by your practitioner if you feel you've sustained an injury as a result of your shoveling. Second, here are some tips for preventing strains/sprains when shovelling in the future... . Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water Dress in several layers and wear boots with solid treads on the soles to minimize fall risk Use a lightweight, nonstick, push-style shovel When shoveling push, don't throw, and avoid twisting or turning Use your knees, leg, and arm muscles to push and lift while keeping your spine in neutral Lastly, watch for pesky ice patches! . Oh, and please salt your sidewalks with paw-safe salt to help protect your furry neighbours! They really appreciate it. See more

GROWCO REHAB UPDATE . Level up your postpartum rehabilitation game with our new @growco.rehab GLUTE LOOPS. Versatile, comfortable, and challenging with light, medium, and heavy bands, you’ll start to see a whole lot of these in your program from now on and we can’t wait to start incorporating them into our in person and at-home sessions. . If you’ve been doing virtual you can also arrange to have these dropped off for you to use along at home.... . Swipe to check out our 3 favourite ways to enhance our go-to GrowCo exercises: the clamshell, the glute bridge, and the kick-backs. . Still needing to schedule your postpartum assessment to get you started on this program towards recovery and safe return to physical fitness? DM us, we’ll get you there. See more

Happy National Golden Retriever Day to our fave golden, Lennox Law!

END THE STIGMA. . It’s #BellLetsTalk day. . We’re here to remind you, especially during these uncertain times, that’s it’s okay to not be okay. We’re always here to talk if you need it and to help offer resources related to maintaining or improving your mental health. Let’s use this day and everyday to help end the stigma. ... . Follow the @cmhawecb for more! See more

YOUR HEALTHIEST 24 HOURS . What does a healthy 24 hours look like? . 1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY... It is recommended to perform PA daily but at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week including a variety of types/intensity and muscle strengthening at least twice weekly. . 2. SLEEP Adults should get 7 to 9 hours of good quality sleep on a regular basis with consistent bed and waking times. . 3. SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR Limit sedentary time to 8 hours OR LESS including no more than 3 hours of recreational screen time and breaking up long periods of sitting as often as possible. . Stay tuned this week for ways to beat achieve your healthiest 24 hours DURING a province-wide stay at home order (yes, it’s possible!) See more

G I V E A W A Y . Leave us a review on Google AND Facebook for a chance to win a FREE Initial Assessment for a loved one. . The draw will take place on February 13th!... . GOOD LUCK See more

FEE SCHEDULE CHANGE . Effective February 1st, 2021, we will be observing a fee increase of $5 across all chiropractic and massage therapy services. This is enable us to continue to provide you with safe, effective, and the most up to date patient care possible. . : 519-995-5079... : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R . While we remain open as an essential service during this lockdown, our commitment to your safety includes constantly updating our policies and protocols to best keep you and your loved ones healthy. . We’ve updated some policies moving forward to do just that (in addition to all other protocols which will remain in place) and added a couple reminders:... . 1. The addition of temperature checks 2. We strongly encourage the use of non-surgical grade masks (preferably three layered) in lieu of cloth masks or bandannas. 3. Please reschedule if you have ANY symptoms or have any reason to believe you or a close contact have been exposed to COVID-19. 4. Please reschedule if you are awaiting test results. 5. Please complete all emailed COVID screenings prior to entering the clinic. . Appointments for both chiro and massage remain available this week. We look forward to safely welcoming you into 2021 with all of your health goals in mind! . : 519-995-5079 : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

From all of us at Victoria Chiropractic, wishing you and yours a very cozy and relaxing Christmas this year. . We’ll be closed as of noon today and will reopen Tuesday morning at 8am. . Stay safe & healthy!... . See more

Apart from the days we’ll be closed for the holiday, we will remain OPEN as we enter the province wide lockdown as of December 26th. As an essential service, we do not take our responsibility to your safety lightly. All protocols will continue to be in place during this time. We kindly ask that if you have to cancel an appointment to try to do so 24 hours in advance. Please continue to fill out your screenings online and sanitize on arrival and departure. ... Thank you for your continued support and patience while we navigate this second wave. Stay healthy, follow protocols, and we’ll see you soon!

YES YES YES! . A thousand times yes! We do have @alluresleep pillows in stock just one week out from Christmas (that’s a major holiday in December). Even though we may not get to see our loved ones this year, give them the gift of sweet dreams into the 2021 with the queen size Allure Sleep pillows for $75.00 (that’s tax in). . They’re made for ALL types of sleepers, come with TWO pillows in one (and insert and an outer shell), and are MADE in Canada ... . Have questions about these amazing pillows? Want one set aside? Curbside pickup? Delivered? DM us here and we’ll hook you up before the holidays. . : 519-995-5079 : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

Holiday hours are in! Book in soon as spots will be limited for massage and chiropractic over the next couple weeks. . Happy Holidays to you and yours! . : 519-995-5079... : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

H O L I D A Y G I F T S . The holidays are right around the corner and we have lots of great gifts we’ll be highlighting for all you last minute shoppers this week. Don’t have an appointment? No problem. We can set up a safe, curb-side option in our parking lot, or arrange delivery within Windsor-Essex . Stay tuned for deals and details!... . : 519-995-5079 : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

Posted @withregram @growco.rehab If your diastasis recti (DR) is not showing signs of healing, we need to ask why? DR on its own is not inherently bad, but when it’s not healing it’s a clue that there is some form of underlying dysfunction. Breathing mechanics?... Hypo or hypertonic pelvic floor? Scar tissue from c-section or tearing? If you have DR you’re at higher risk of: back pain hernia disc herniation pelvic floor dysfunction You might also feel like you still look pregnant, always bloated have a pooch. Commonly, we can resolve all issues through the application of proper exercises, techniques and lifestyle modification. Have you tried the GrowCo signature post natal rehab classes?

U P D A T E D H O U R S . Dr. Evin Kolm is currently accepting new patients and now is a great time to take care of any aches, pains, or functional improvements! His updated hours are below . Tuesday 8am-1pm... Wednesday 2pm-4:30pm Thursday 9am-1pm Friday 9am-4:15pm Saturday 9am-12pm . Please remember to continue to wear your mask and fill out your COVID screening prior to your visit! . : 519-995-5079 : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

Hey all! With Windsor-Essex entering the red zone first thing tomorrow morning, we wanted to update you on our clinic operations. We’ll be open for business with the same measures we’ve been taking since re-opening in June. . Some ways to help continuing to prevent the spread are: . Do not enter the clinic in ANY capacity if you are experiencing symptoms- even mild. You will never be penalized for cancelling appointments due to this.... Wear a face mask at all times that completely covers your nose and mouth. Avoid bringing friends or family members to your appointments with you. Continue to fill out screenings which are emailed to you prior to each and every visit. Wash/sanitize you’re hands throughly before and after each treatment (we’re doing the same!) Maintain social distance where able by following the floor stickers. Opt for contactless payment methods. We also recommend having your receipts emailed to you. . We’re committed to keeping this community safe & moving! See more

B R E A T H W O R K . Think about how you normally breathe. Do your clavicles and chest rise? Do you hold your breath? Does your heart rate increase or decrease with your breath? . D i a p h r a g m breathing stimulates your vagus nerve, bringing your nervous system from the fight or flight response into your rest and digest operating system.... . This helps with stress, anxiety, and elicits a natural method of activating your transversus abdominus, helping to build your core. This is a great precursor to exercise. . To perform, place one hand over your chest and one over your belly. On each, deep inhale expand your stomach outwards and when you exhale draw the belly button in towards your spine and try to bring all 4 quadrants of your abdominals towards your belly button. . Try it yourself! See more

Posted @withregram @drevinkolm_ Why Acupuncture? Whenever patients ask me this question, I like to answer it by repeating something I heard @dralejandroelorriaga say think of the needles like an extension of your fingers. The needles essentially allow me to reach structures that are otherwise unreachable when only working on the surface. Another huge component of this treatment is that inserting needles allows me to directly interact with the internal structures that m...ay be giving you problems. The muscle that is giving you a problem could be as many as four layers deep! Or, if it’s a peripheral nerve that’s irritated, I can get a needle directly in its environment and provide a high frequency electrical stim to it. Peripheral nerve irritation may feel like tingling, numbness, burning or throbbing along a specific path along your extremities. It’s also a great way to stimulate the joint capsule (think where the arm attaches to the shoulder, or where the leg attaches to the hip) as these structures also have sensory innervation! What better way to treat them than by directly stimulating them?! Couple that with some Functional Range Conditioning (more on this later) and those joints will be moving like you’re 16 again Windsor victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com or 519.995.5079 Essex 519.776.5151 #acupuncture #chiropractic #neurofunctionalacupuncture #health #FRC #movement

N E W P R O D U C T A L E R T . We now carry SIGVARIS graduated compression socks! . What do they do? Compression acts as a additional layer of muscle that gently squeezes the weakened vein and encourages normal blood flow... . Benefits include: reduction in swelling, prevent blood pooling, relief of symptoms related to vascular disorder, prevention of spider or varicose veins, minimize risk of developing a venous disorder, and revitalization of the the legs . Who could benefit from compression? Skill trades workers, factory workers, hospital workers, teachers, hairdressers, desk workers and even massage therapists and chiropractors . Ask one of our trained practitioners at the office and we’d be happy to discuss this with you and get your fitted into some stylish compression socks . : 519-995-5079 : victoriachirowindsor.com : victoriachiropractic.janeapp.com See more

Thanks for the reminder that healing goes #BEYOND6WEEKS This is important. @growco.rehab certified professionals see far too many women, suffering from significant pain because they went back to their boot camp or pilates class the day after they were given their 6 week clearance. Please take note: the 6 week checkup is a measure of baseline survival NOT a for back to full activity. ... If you had ACL surgery 6 weeks ago, would you run a marathon today? Of course not, but that’s not the messaging women receive about their post partum recovery. Tag a new mom that needs to know this info! Mama, (and fitness professionals who work with mamas), please consider that in general it takes: 8 weeks for your uterus to fully shrink back to prepregnancy size 280 days for your ligaments to fully heal up to 5 months for your joints to fully stabilize up to a full year for your c-section incision to heal that hormonally, birth is the single largest sudden hormone change in the shortest amount of time for any human being, at any point in their life cycle a massive emotional toll on mom What #GROWCO is saying is that we’d all be well advised to move a little slower, and take care of mama, too. Having knowledge in how to train a woman when she presents to your fitness class after giving birth is a non-negotiable for fitness professionals. DM if you need some guidance with your return to activity after baby.