MMD Chiropractic Health Centre

MMD Chiropractic Health Centre At MMD Chiropractic Health Centre we take pride in offering you quality care, availability and we never rush your assessment or treatment time.

We also look for and treat the cause of your pain, not only your symptoms! MMD Chiropractic Health Centre, in Hamilton, Ontario, has been proudly serving patients in the Hamilton and surrounding areas since 2005. Owned and operated by Dr. Marnie Mabee D'Andrea, DC, MMD Chiropractic Health Centre offers high quality care, assessment and treatments for a wide range of ailments. At MMD Chiropractic H

ealth Centre, the professional team doesn't just treat the symptoms. With a focus on identifying and treating the cause of the pain in order to provide you with long-lasting relief, MMD Chiropractic Health Centre works to improve your quality of life. Offering services in chiropractic care, kinesiotape, laser therapy, massage therapy, orthotics and more, MMD Chiropractic Health Centre strives to provide you with safe, effective, painless therapy options to promote a healthy, pain-free lifestyle for every patient. The friendly and knowledgeable team at MMD Chiropractic Health Centre invites you to contact the office today to schedule your appointment. MMD Chiropractic Health Centre is located at 866 King Street West, in Hamilton, Ontario.

05/23/2026

Check your hip mobility at home with this simple test. How did you do? Booking available online at the link in bio.

Are you suffering from a soccer related injury? Or are you trying to get back to playing ⚽️? We can help you get back...
05/23/2026

Are you suffering from a soccer related injury? Or are you trying to get back to playing ⚽️? We can help you get back to playing the sport you love.

05/19/2026

When the hip flexor or psoas muscle tightens or becomes short, it will approximate the hip to the lumbar spine, increasing the lumbar curvature or making the low back curve forward.  When this happens, the joints of the lumbar spine come closer together and may become irritated.  Also, the muscles of the low back become very tight.  In addition, the muscle attachments to the discs can increase the shear forces at the disc leading to disc injuries.  

With tight hip flexors, hip extension becomes limited leading to further altered walking or running.  Often compensation will result in more rotation at the thoracolumbar spine (the bottom of the rib cage) or a wagging the tail type gait.  And further lumbar spine extension.  

The psoas works with the diaphragm, multifidi, pelvic floor and transversus abdominus to maintain lumbar stability.  When the psoas is tight, it becomes overactive as a global stabilizer resulting in altered core stabilization.  

Lastly, because the psoas shares insertions with the diaphragm, a tight muscle can lead to altered breathing patterns.  Often, more apical/chest breathing is seen with a tight Psoas muscle, flared lower ribs, reduced diaphragmatic excursion (reduced inhaltion or exhalation) and thoracolumbar spine stiffness.  

Do you need help with a tight hip flexor?  Click the link in bio to learn more or book an appointment.  

Have you been hurt lifting at the gym? Did you know chiropractors can help you move better, feel better and perform bet...
05/14/2026

Have you been hurt lifting at the gym? Did you know chiropractors can help you move better, feel better and perform better? Let us help you return to the sport you love. Booking available online. Click the link in bio to learn more about us.

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We have just finished up our therapy room. Now available to rent full days, half days or hourly upon request Monday to ...
05/11/2026

We have just finished up our therapy room. Now available to rent full days, half days or hourly upon request Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm. More info at mmdchiropractic.ca or send a DM. We look forward to welcoming you to our space.

05/05/2026

Low back pain and hip mobility are closely related so much so that often, hip mobility is the reason why low back pain continues to return chronically until the hip is finally addressed.

The hips are connected to the spine via the pelvis. The pelvis contains numerous large muscles that help move the hip joint and coordinate motion through the spine in addition to the smaller muscles that are involved with hip rotation. The glute muscles and the smaller hip rotators all connect from the hip to the spine via the sacrum, sacroiliac joint and the coccyx. The psoas muscle is located on the inside of the abdomen, but connects the lumbar spine to the hip joint directly acting as the major hip flexor.

The concept of regional interdependence states that joints in the body do not operate independently but in connection to the joints above and below forming a kinetic chain. This chain of joints alternate between mobility (wide range of motion) and stability (providing support). The ankles, hips, thoracic spine, shoulders and wrists are considered mobile joints. While the knees, lumbar spine, scapula, cervical spine, elbows and fingers are considered stable joints.

If the ankles or hips do not move well, when they should be very mobile, the joints above or below will try to move more to compensate for this lack of motion. Since the hip is supposed to be a mobile joint and it doesn’t move well, then the knees or the lumbar spine will move more to compensate and risk becoming injured. This is where we connect the lack of hip mobility with lumbar spine injuries.

If you arehaving repeated low back pain episodes and think your hips may be involved click the link in bio to read our full blog post and self test your hip mobility at home. Or book in at MMD CHIROPRACTIC for an assessment.

05/05/2026

We are here to help with all your sports injuries and improve your performance. Even the ones you don't necessarily think of! 🏄‍♀️

04/28/2026

One way to strengthen a muscle is to resist motion. We can add weight and/or move our body in such a way that the muscle we are trying to strengthen has to resist the motion by maintaining a certain position. When we strengthen the core, we want to apply the same principles. One example of this is the Pallof Press.

In this example, the athlete is positioned in the half kneeling position.

Pull the band laterally

Grasp the band with both hands

Press the band forward

Perform the number of reps that you can do well

Turn 180d and face the other way and perform another set.

This exercise works the core by:

The L external oblique works extensively to counteract the rotation (resisting the urge to rotate to the R side)

Both external and internal obliques work together to compress the abdomen

The press forward increases the leaverage making you contract more to prevent being pulled to the anchor point

Re**us abdominus and the transversus abdominus work together to stabillize the spine and prevent excess arching of the spine.

If you are looking to try this at home, use a band anchored to a solid, heavy object making sure you won’t pull anything down on yourself. Then follow the instructions above.

Interested in learning more? Click the link in bio to book an appointment to have your movement tested and start your path to better moving joints.

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Address

866 King Street West
Hamilton, ON
L8S1K3

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 1pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

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+19055292911

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