by admin | Jul 10, 2026 | Back Pain, Elbow Pain, Hip Pain, Knee Pain, Lower Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Training
Should you train through pain? Pain during exercise is one of the most common reasons people stop going to the gym, running, or playing sports. Whether it is shoulder pain during pressing movements, knee pain with squats, or lower back pain after deadlifts, many...
by Dr Jed Shepherd | Jan 19, 2026 | Acute Injury Management, Osteoarthritis, Patella Tendinopathy, Tendinopathy, Uncategorized
How Blood Sugar and Inflammation Affect Your Joints and Tendons You might not immediately think of blood sugar or inflammation when it comes to joint or tendon pain. Yet research shows that your broader metabolic health plays a crucial role in musculoskeletal...
by Dr Jed Shepherd | Jul 14, 2025 | Chiropractic Care, Hip Pain, How to Treat Acute Injuries, Knee Pain, Lower Back Pain, Muscle
What If Pain Isn’t the Best Marker of Recovery? When it comes to recovery from pain or injury, both practitioners as well as patients tend to put a lot of focus on pain as a marker of improvement. But this is not always optimal or realistic. When it comes to...
by Dr Jed Shepherd | Apr 30, 2025 | Acute Injury Management, Chiropractic Care, How to Treat Acute Injuries, Knee Pain, P.E.A.C.E. & L.O.V.E., Quad Injury, Sports Injury
WHAT TO DO AFTER A QUAD CONTUSION OR CORKIE? If you’ve ever taken a solid knock to the thigh while playing footy, rugby, or soccer, chances are you’ve had a quad contusion—more commonly known as a corkie. It’s that deep, dead-leg feeling that makes...
by Dr Jed Shepherd | Mar 10, 2025 | Knee Pain
Why Do My Joints Snap, Crackle, and Pop? Understanding Crepitus and Joint Noises What Is Crepitus? While the word crepitus may sound unpleasant—often mistakenly associated with being decrepit—it simply describes any grinding, creaking, cracking, grating, crunching,...
by Dr Jed Shepherd | Sep 25, 2024 | Cupping, Dry Needling, How long before Chiropractic treatment works, Knee Pain, Lower Back Pain, Neck Pain, referral to see a Chiropractor
How to choose a health professional for pain and injury A common question that we encounter in the clinic when it comes to seeking treatment for pain and injury is, who should I see? In this day and age, we have a huge myriad of different providers in the allied...
