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In the previous installment of this series of articles on neck pain, we discussed how the upper trapezius is often wrongly suspected in cases of neck pain. In fact, there are many other deeper...
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Eating healthily for your kidneys
Nutrition
Eating the right amount of protein, sodium, potassium or phosphorus may help control the buildup of waste and fluid in your blood. This means your kidneys do not have to work as hard to remove the...
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Mechanical Neck Pain | Florence Charbonneau-Dufresne, Physio PLT and NDG
Selon Hogg-Johnson et al. (2009), la prévalence sur 12 mois des douleurs cervicales idiopathiques chez les adultes se situe entre 12,1 % et 71,5 %, les estimations moyennes étant de 30 % à 50 %. En...
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Vegan lifestyle - Recommandations
Nutrition
A vegan diet only includes plant-based foods such as cereals and grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. It excludes all animal-derived foods including meats, fish, seafood, chicken,...
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Let's not talk about weight anymore | Anahite Afshar, LRP Nutritionist
Nutrition Have you heard about the "Weight? No comment!"?
xxInspired by the American "Fat Talk Free® Week" (1), this campaign is an initiative of ÉquiLibre, an organization whose mission is to prevent and...
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The truth about a healthy physical foundation
Nutrition Taking care of your health can seem overwhelming, but true health can be achieved by taking one small step at a time. And, it can be hard to know where to start, but it's best to start with the...
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The Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis | Florence Charbonneau-Dufresne, Physiothérapeute
Physiotherapy Efficacité de la thérapie par ondes de chocpar rapport à la physiothérapie conventionnelledans le traitement de la fasciite plantaire chroniquexxContexte cliniqueLa fasciite plantaire est...
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Medical cannabis: a new turn for health | Marie-Josée Denis, Naturopath
Osteopathy Naturopathy Cannabis is a hot topic in the news, especially since the new legalization of its recreational use. However, its use for therapeutic purposes remains little known by the general public. However,...
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome | Florence Charbonneau-Dufresne, Physio
Osteopathy Physiotherapy Pathophysiology and Anatomy
Patellofemoral syndrome is also described as anterior knee pain. The symptoms are mostly located around or under the patella/knee cap. The patella is the knee cap. It is...
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The links between stress, its hormones and posture | Izaak Lavarenne, Masso-Kiné
Masso-kinesitherapy Stress is a concept that has become ubiquitous, both in our conversations and in our lives.
The public is now aware that particularly prolonged or acute stress has harmful effects.
Posture, too,...
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Breathing | Izaak Lavarenne, Masso-Kiné
Masso-kinesitherapy Everyone can breathe, right? Wrong! At least that's what many say and I would tend to second that.
It's not that people can't breathe, it's that very few of them know how to breathe properly.
So how...
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Osteoarthritis of the hip or coxarthrosis | Carl Pelletier, osteopath
Osteopathy Affected population and risk factorsCoxarthrosis affects both men and women and its prevalence increases with age, with a more feminine recrudescence after 55 years of age.
xxIt affects more than 45%...
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