If you have ever had pain in the front of your shoulder with your overhead presses, bench press or chest work, this article is for you. If you notice that you have posterior shoulder tightness in the rotator cuff that just doesn't seem to go...
Proper Ergonomics and Chair Posture With These 2 QUICK Tips Below are the three principles we teach every patient to use while working at a desk. Move every 20-30 minutes The chair does the work and holds up your spine. Cues: shoulder blades against...
Specializing In Treatment For Cyclists In Toronto If you have ever spent more than a few minutes with me it is likely that cycling has come up. Over the previous six years, I have fallen more and more in love with everything bikes and the community of...
Should I Get A Standing Desk? "Should I get a standing desk?" or "Will a standing desk help my spine" are some of the most common questions we field in the office when it relates to working from home and the massive shift away from our...
Dr Alex Ritza | Downtown Toronto Chiropractor | 6 Mindsets That Lead To Better Health Have you ever looked a someone in your life that you admire for his or her prowess and wondered how he or she got that way? Maybe it is a friend that you...
Dr Alex Ritza | Corrective Chiropractor Symptoms Are For Survival - Not For Judging Your Health One of the most common professional questions I receive from friends and strangers alike is, “Why should someone see a chiropractor if they are not in pain?” The answer I give, which...
Tension-Type Headaches And Migraines - What Is The Difference? The type of headache you are having will often determine how much relief you can find for yourself with stretching/exercise or relief strategies. That's right, not all headaches are created equal! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTEGfpPDLxs The international headache guidelines provide diagnostic criteria...
ELBOW PAIN RELIEF: FIXING MORE THAN THE ELBOW Tennis elbow and Golfer's elbow pain is a frustrating thing to deal with! And you are going to perhaps be more frustrated when I tell you that the pain in your elbow is in all likelihood, not just,...
Hey everyone! In this video, we're going to be going over some rehab exercises you can do if your IT BAND feels tight or you have an IT band injury. The video below addresses that directly and is the rehab protocol I would do if (and...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHetGTo1S2c[/embed] Today we're talking about Shin splints. So what is to follow is a custom made Rehab program that I created for one of our practice members that let me know that he was having some shin splints. That's going to have everything you need for the...
Elbow Pain Relief In Toronto Dr Alex Ritza – Your Downtown Toronto Chiropractor CHIROPRACTIC CARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED NEAR YONGE AND BLOOR RATED ONE OF TORONTO’S BEST CHIROPRACTORS ONLINE Elbow pain, and specifically "Tennis Elbow" is by far one of the most common complaints that we hear in our office....
My two most recent episodes from the Better Ever After Podcast that have been the most downloaded to date. While not originally planned, these episodes compliment each other perfectly. Understanding pain and how it is generated in the brain is fundamental to understanding your own body....
In this episode, we're going to be discussing six tactics and strategies that you can use to make yourself more productive. And specifically, we're going to be talking about making yourself more productive in terms of making it to the gym or fitting in some...
If you prefer to read rather than listen, here is the transcript of my latest episode of the Better Ever After Podcast. In this episode, we're going to be covering a topic that's going to apply to everybody, whether you're an athlete or a couch potato. I'm...
Today we're gonna be talking about Canada's new food guide that was just released last week. I'm going to give you some thoughts about it, a little overview about what it actually talks about, four things that I would change about it to make it a...
Do I Need To Take A Protein Supplement? What The Research And Not Your Ripped Friend Says. BETTER EVER AFTER PODCAST - EPISODE 26 I have never taken a protein supplement in my life and I recently found myself wondering if I was missing out on something...
I want to help you as much as possible to enjoy your holiday season. Whether that's Christmas or another holiday, I hope that it is as happy and healthy because we are entering it into one of the most challenging times of the year in...
It is that time of year again when the weather in Toronto is all over the place, there is less sunlight, the barometric pressure is like a see-saw, the stress of Christmas, other holidays and year-ends at work are looming and the conditions are just right...
You show me someone who is a “natural” and I will show you someone who has just practiced a lot. This is something that I have come to believe through reading about neuroplasticity, epigenetics, which is the study of how the environment determines how your genes...
From Ep.018 of The Better Ever After Podcast How I am hoping that this blog is going to help you is by adding a small pause to your day where you step outside of your body and take a broader perspective. What I hope it might help...
The Mindset That Will Help You Achieve Your Biggest (Health) Goals And Enjoy The Process Of Doing It If there is something in your life that you are working towards, whether it is weight loss, running a half marathon, graduating from a school program, a competition...
Whether you are a professional, parent, or entrepreneur that feels busy and low on time or someone that just would like to have better energy, sleep, immune function and feel better, today we are going to be talking about specific strategies that you can use...
So let me ask you, and take a second to think about it, what in general is required by the body to be healthy? In general, you probably would say good food, movement or exercise, you might even say something about mindset and maybe even a...
I am a big believer in the tenet that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. I really hope that you have heard this Jim Rohn quote before because I am convinced that it is true. The idea is that...
