Dr. Barnard goes over the importance of posture and how it impacts your function. In this video he shows you how to do the breathing test which is a simple way to show you how important your posture is to something simple as breathing. Many people struggle with this as they go throughout there day. Watch this video to help understand how your posture is having an impact on your day.

In this weeks video blog, Dr. Barnard Shows up how easy it is to stretch your pec muscles at the comfort of your own home or work. May people have whats called upper cross syndrome. When the pec muscles are too tight it pulls your shoulders forward and gives you that rounded shoulder look. This can cause problems for your entire spine. This is not a normal posture and this posture leads to hunch back look. Take a moment to watch this video and see how easy it is to work on your posture.

Dr. Barnard demonstrates different neck stretches that you can do while in the office or at home when your neck starts to feel tight. To many people sit at a desk all day and complain of neck pain or headaches. These simple stretches can help alleviate those aches and pains and improve function throughout your day. Take a moment to watch and make these stretches a part of your day.

Dr. Barnard discusses the cervical spine and what happens over time if your spinal alignment is off. Cervical degeneration and arthritis build up in the spine and this causes pain and disfunction. Arthritis and degeneration are not synonyms with age and if you take care of your body you may be able to avoid this.

Dr. Barnard discusses proper spinal alignment from different views. Many people get confused about the alignment of the spine in different orientations. This short clip is designed to help with that confusion. Also Dr. Barnard discusses what happens if you lose those curves in the spine and the detriment it has on you.

The Vibration Platform is another tool used at Barnard Chiropractic. These platforms are used to retrain posture, improve circulation, retrain muscle patterns, improve balance, improve coordination and more. We have two in the office we use daily. This is a integral part to what we do in the office.

Cervical Traction is a integral part of what we do in the office. Many people come into the office with neck pain. This pain can be caused by many different reason. Often we see a loss of cervical curve. This curve is vital in proper spinal alignment. Cervical traction starts to help restore this curve and relieve your symptoms.

PNF Stretching is a type of stretching that we do in the office. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation is the proper name for the technique. This type of stretching uses your own bodies neurology against itself. Trying to get the the muscles to relax we cause a contraction in the muscle we are trying to stretch. Then the muscle is relaxed allowing for further stretch and greater range of motion.

Extremity Adjusting is something that not all chiropractors do. Dr. Barnard is one of those chiropractors that treats the extremities and knows how to adjust them. In this video we see how the ankle and the bones of the foot are adjusted. If you suffer from foot or ankle pain then you want to watch this.

Dr. Michael Barnard shows us what Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Technique is. There are many conditions we encounter that benefit for using this technique. Today he demonstrates its use for plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, heel and foot pain.