Flamborough Health Clinic

02/19/2026

Do you ever have it that your back feels great…
…and then it slowly starts acting up again?

It’s usually not bad luck—it’s old habits sneaking back in.

If something irritated your back before, it’s probably still a problem now—even if you feel fine today.

Stick with the habits that helped you recover. Your future back will thank you.

02/16/2026

Happy Family Day!

From our family to yours.

02/12/2026

If core exercises haven’t helped your back pain, try pressing pause on them — temporarily.

Instead focus on:
• Removing pain triggers
• Cleaning up daily movement habits
• Using your spine in ways it tolerates

Once the pain subsides, you can return to the core exercises.

02/09/2026

This surprises people, but sometimes “core exercises” actually make back pain worse.

Why?
• Improper exercises
• Poor technique
• Losing form when tired

Not just any core exercise will do. The right one, at the right time makes all the difference.

02/06/2026

Quick thought about back pain 👇

Most chronic back pain isn’t from weak muscles.

It’s from irritating the same sensitive spot over and over — through sitting, bending, twisting, or lifting.

No amount of exercise overrides irritation that never stops.

01/17/2026

❄️ Snow Shoveling Tip #4

Your legs are some of the strongest muscles in your body — use them.

You can:
• Let your leg help lift the shovel
• Use your leg as a pivot point for the shovel

Good technique goes a long way for your back.

Thanks for following along — hope these tips help you shovel a little easier this winter. ❄️

01/15/2026

❄️ Snow Shoveling Tip #3

Twisting while shoveling or lifting snow can be tough on your back.

Instead:
• Face the direction you’re working
• Push snow straight ahead
• Turn with your hips and feet when you need to change direction

👉 One more snow shoveling tip coming up next.

01/12/2026

❄️ Snow Shoveling Tip #2

Where you hold the shovel matters more than you might think.

Keeping the shovel centered and pointing toward your belly button reduces the stress on your back compared to holding it off to the side.

👉 More snow shoveling tips coming soon.

01/08/2026

❄️ Snow Shoveling Tip #1

When shoveling snow, move with your hips, not your back.

Bend at your hips instead of rounding your lower back, and twist with your hips rather than twisting through your spine.

👉 Keep an eye out for the next snow shoveling tip in a few days.

07/23/2025

Often people believe that if they push through their back pain, it will eventually disappear.

Do you?

Just the other day, I saw a patient with that mindset. She figured she just had to keep pushing herself, even if it meant irritating her back.

Maybe you’ve thought the same thing. Maybe you tell yourself, “No pain, no gain,” or “My back will toughen up eventually.”

But here is the thing: that’s not how back pain gets better.

Think about it this way – if you stub your toe on the same table leg every day, would you expect your toe to get better? Of course not. It would stay sore, maybe even get worse.

So why expect your back to get better if you keep irritating it?

The key to back pain relief, isn’t to fight through the pain. It’s to figure out what is causing it and then remove that source of irritation. Once you do that, the pain can subside, and healing can occur.

So please, don’t ignore your back pain. Don’t expect your back to get used to it. Don’t just push through it hoping it’ll just go away.

Instead, take the smarter path: Find the cause. Remove the cause. Give your back a chance to recover.

01/02/2025

Wishing you a blessed and prosperous new year!

Just a reminder of our clinic hours ⏰:
Monday 2:00-6:30
Wednesday 10:00-12:00, 2:00-6:30
Thursday 2:00-6:30
Saturday 8:00-12:00

12/17/2024

If core exercises haven’t resolved your back pain, here are four reasons why that could be:
1. They aren’t addressing the root cause of your back pain.
2. They aren’t enough to address the full cause of your back pain.
3. They are the wrong exercises for your type of back pain.
4. They are the right exercises, but you are doing them in the wrong way.

To learn more, read the full blog post.

You have been doing core exercises for a while now, yet your back pain persists, and you are wondering why. Well, there are several possible reasons for why core exercises might not have resolved your back pain. Below are four common reasons that could explain why your core exercises aren’t workin...