Dr. Clive Clutton

Dr. Clive Clutton Your chiropractor with a commitment to changing your health, fitness and life with a special interest in sport injuries. Healthy. Happy. Strong.

Evidence based Chiropractic care is a collaborative plan that centers rehab exercise, education, and self-management, wi...
01/15/2026

Evidence based Chiropractic care is a collaborative plan that centers rehab exercise, education, and self-management, with manual therapy used strategically—not as the main event.

Electro Acupuncture can help with painIt should be used as a part of a more comprehensive rehab program.
01/12/2026

Electro Acupuncture can help with pain

It should be used as a part of a more comprehensive rehab program.

01/06/2026

🔹Why Big-Toe & Foot Strength Matters for Your Health🔹

Strong feet aren’t just for balance — they’re part of your body’s foundation for healthy movement and aging.

📌 1. Better balance = fewer falls
Research shows that hallux (big-toe) strength is linked to better physical performance like walking speed, balance, and lower fall risk in older adults. Stronger hallux muscles correlate with better Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) scores and improved balance tests.  (Concha-Cisternas et al., 2025)

📌 2. Strong toes support functional mobility
People with stronger toe flexor muscles tend to have better gait mechanics and dynamic stability — meaning more confidence in movement and less risk of mobility loss with age.  (Quinlan et al., 2020)

📌 3. Balance performance predicts longevity
A large observational study found that people aged mid-life and older who couldn’t balance on one leg for 10 seconds had a higher risk of death over the next 7 years — even after adjusting for age and health status. Better balance often reflects stronger muscles, coordination, and overall physical health.  (Gil Araujo et al., 2022)

📌 4. Foot muscle health declines with age
Studies show toe/foot muscle strength decreases with aging due to muscle atrophy from lack of proper use, which can impair walking and stability.  (Mickle et al., 2016)

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💡 What This Means for You

✨ Strong big toes help with:
✔ Balance
✔ Gait stability
✔ Functional mobility
✔ Lower fall risk

And because balance performance is linked to longevity, maintaining strong toe and foot muscles may contribute to healthier aging overall.

Spend lots of time bare foot!!

🔹Can Grip Training Help Reduce Stress?🔹Training your hand grip isn’t just about stronger hands—it may support stress reg...
01/04/2026

🔹Can Grip Training Help Reduce Stress?🔹

Training your hand grip isn’t just about stronger hands—it may support stress regulation and mental well-being through measurable physiological effects.

🟥The Science Behind It:

• Improves nervous system balance
Isometric handgrip training has been shown to improve autonomic nervous system regulation by increasing parasympathetic (calming) activity at rest. Better autonomic balance is associated with lower stress reactivity.
📖 Millar et al., Journal of Applied Physiology

• Lowers resting blood pressure
Multiple studies and meta-analyses show regular handgrip training can reduce systolic blood pressure by ~4–6 mmHg. Lower baseline blood pressure = lower physiological stress load.
📖 Carlson et al., Hypertension Research

• Reduces cardiovascular response to stress
Exercise training, including isometric protocols, reduces how strongly the heart and blood vessels react to stressors.
📖 Brook et al., Scientific Reports

• Linked to better mental health outcomes
Population studies consistently find higher grip strength is associated with lower anxiety and depressive symptoms—suggesting muscular strength may buffer against psychological stress.
📖 Smith et al., BMC Public Health

🧠 Why this matters:
Stress isn’t just mental—it’s neurological and cardiovascular. Improving strength, even in small muscle groups, can influence the systems that regulate your stress response.

💡 Bottom line:
Hand grip training isn’t a cure for stress—but it’s a simple, evidence-based tool that supports resilience when combined with regular movement, sleep, and recovery.

Interested in a simple protocol used in the research?
Let me know.

ExercisePhysiology WellnessResearch

Something said that stuck with me.
12/19/2025

Something said that stuck with me.

Build Resilience, not Avoidance.
12/06/2025

Build Resilience, not Avoidance.

Build resilience, not avoidance.
12/06/2025

Build resilience, not avoidance.

11/11/2025

Train to move your hips independent of your spine.

Too many people come in with low back pain and have a lack of hip movement independence

What is the meaning of your life?Each day your actions are a vote toward the person you want to be.
10/16/2025

What is the meaning of your life?

Each day your actions are a vote toward the person you want to be.

GrowthI originally said a different word beginning with ‘S’ that I now replaced with “Filth”That’s growth right?“Growth ...
10/11/2025

Growth

I originally said a different word beginning with ‘S’ that I now replaced with “Filth”

That’s growth right?

“Growth isn’t clean — it’s built from the dirt you’ve been through. “🌱
”

10/10/2025

🔹 Hips Rotate 🔹

You’ve heard the quotation “Motion is Lotion, Rest is Rust”?

So move your hips through the entire range of motion that it has. It’s an assessment AND a “treatment”

Healthy, Happy, Strong.







Phew. I didn’t die.Memento Mori.
09/20/2025

Phew. I didn’t die.

Memento Mori.

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Burlington, ON
L7R1E3

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Tuesday 10am - 7pm
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Thursday 10am - 7pm
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