this can have a negative effect on the overall health of your back and spine.
with the vertebrae, blood flow, and even concerns regarding the spinal nerves.
How Physiotherapy Helps
You might be amazed to discover the different factors that could be influencing your back health. Such as: • Your personal level of physical activity, including how often you exercise and the intensity of your typical workouts. • The types of shoes that youwear, in addition tohow frequently youwalk indifferent types of shoes, particularly shoes that lack support or those with high heels. • Prolonged engagement in sedentary behavior, including sitting at a desk for eight hours or more consecutive days of the week, or spending free time on the couch or otherwise relaxed. Aerobic activity and strength training exercises actuallymake it possible to reduce your risk of injury and to improve your ability toovercomeback painby strengthening the vertebrae and improving blood flow and nutrient disbursement throughout the back. When you are inactive, blood flow can actually become impeded, and
Anyone who has struggled with back pain can tell you plain and simple: When your back is hurting, there is no way to pretend that it isn’t. Simply going from sedentary activity to being active and healthy isn’t an option — at least not so easily. It takes time and effort, and when back pain is obstructing you fromgetting started, it requires help. Physiotherapy can help you overcome back pain by giving you the knowledge and support necessary to help your back feel better, giving you the option to get off the couch and push yourself to reach new goals. Working with a licensed and experienced physiotherapists ensures that you do not take on too much too quickly, but instead are guided through the process of healing with gradual steps. For more support in finding relief fromyour back pain, talk to your physiotherapist.
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some of Jon’s passions as a chiropractor. Jon graduated fromWestern University in London Ontario, with a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology, before most recently graduating from the University of Western States in Portland Oregon as a Doctor of Chiropractic. Jon’s patient centred treatment approach includes chiropractic joint manipulation, rehabilitative exercise, hands on and instrument assisted soft tissue work, cupping, ultrasound, and e-stimulation. Education is also a large part of Jon’s approach so that patients can play a role in their own treatment. Outside of the clinic, Jon enjoys various forms of movement including martial arts, weightlifting, cycling, SCUBA diving, and more. Please call our Tillsonburg clinic at (519) 842-5162 to book your appointment with Dr. Jon Kozak today!
Dr. Jon Kozak is rooted in his motto “movement is medicine” as he practices his discipline. In fact, he became a chiropractor himself because of his first hand experience as a patient due to a cycling injury in his knee, and after a year of suffering, a chiropractor helped alleviate and eliminate the pain. While chiropractors are spinal health experts, benefits go beyond and can help with pain and mobility in the extremities.
Dr. Jon Kozak, Chiropractor
Jon has nearly a decade of experience as a personal trainer andmartial arts coach. Teaching movement patterns and providing pain relief are
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