Dr Ben Whiles, DC

08/28/2023

3 guys, 5 bears 🐻

08/07/2023

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12/14/2022

Cheeks CC 🥌

09/12/2022

Hey everyone! I am once again participating in and collecting donations for Motionball Marathon of Sport in support of Special Olympics Canada. Donations go towards providing sport programs, coaching, equipment, and competition for Special Olympics Athletes across Canada. Without these donations, these programs essentially would not be able to run!

If you're interested in supporting the cause, donations can be made directly through this link: https://marathonofsport.com/sponsor/?r=40799

Thank you!

Marathon of Sport is motionball's nationwide flagship event, raising money in support of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation.

05/22/2022

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02/15/2022

Next time this photo will be on the first tee ⛳️

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas! 🎄

12/22/2021

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09/13/2021

Okanagan Family & Friends, please like and share this post!
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I will be offering treatments by donation THIS Thursday & Friday in support of Motionball Marathon for sport. All donations will go directly to motionball in support of Special Olympics Canada. Booking is available online, or you can just message me for more information.

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If you can’t make it into the clinic, I am also accepting donations online through this link: https://marathonofsport.com/sponsor/?t=5264

Marathon of Sport is motionball's nationwide flagship event, raising money in support of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation.

09/07/2021

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06/11/2021

Starting next week I'll be going live on instagram! Catch me there for lots of great info, and to ask any questions you may have.

What is the difference between stability and mobility? What about good vs bad pain?

Starting next week, Dr. Ben Whiles and I will go live ON INSTAGRAM every Thursday at 8PM to address questions & topics relating to musculoskeletal care.

We can’t wait to speak with you all then - stay tuned for more updates🙌

Follow us on Instagram here: http://ow.ly/cUAV50F7SXq

04/28/2021

Nice to see this come through the literature.

When the hip does not move, the spine labors double. For example, limited hip extension results in lumbar spine hyperextension and an increase in spinal facet joint loading due to premature coupling. Patients who undergo hip surgery show significant improvement in concomitant lower back problems, an...

03/10/2021

"Posterior-Chain Resistance Training Compared to General Exercise and Walking Programmes for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"
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Key Points:
- Posterior chain resistance training is more effective in reducing pain and disability and improving muscle strength in patients with chronic low back pain than general exercise.

- Posterior chain resistance training does not have significantly more adverse events than general exercise in patients with chronic low back pain.

- Clinicians should strongly consider the prescription of 12–16 weeks of posterior chain resistance training to maximize outcomes in their patients with chronic low back pain.
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Open access: https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-021-00306-w?fbclid=IwAR2DkceSJCh4aJNxzEwaazFV8OYaRH5tcwsqAVmTCVJhk__0NrgoJkf3NSU

Background While chronic exercise training has been demonstrated to be an effective non-pharmacological treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP), there has been a relative lack of evidence or clinical guidelines for whether a posterior chain resistance training programme provides any benefits over...

03/02/2021

I see “persistent pain” in the clinic constantly. The primary goal is to start with quality patient education. The content of these conversations need to include and touch on these three themes:
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Theme 1: Pain does not mean the body is damaged.
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Theme 2: Thoughts, emotions and experiences affect pain; pain is multi factorial.
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Theme 3: I can retrain my overprotective pain system.
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Source: Leake, Hayley B.1,2,*; Moseley, G. Lorimer1; Stanton, Tasha. R.1; O’Hagan, Edel. T.2,3; Heathcote, Lauren C.4 What do patients value learning about pain? A mixed methods survey on the relevance of target concepts following pain science education, PAIN: February 18, 2021 - Volume Articles in Press - Issue -
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002244

nducted to identify pain concepts that were valued by people with persistent pain who improved following a pain science education intervention. An online survey was distributed to a 123 people that were treated for persistent pain with a pain science education approach; responses of participants tha...

01/20/2021

Take a look, have a read, or listen to the article and video interview I did with KelownaNow! I am very grateful for the opportunity to chat with Colleen, and hopefully answer some questions you may have or have had around New Year goal setting!
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If there are any other questions you may have, about anything, feel free to send me a message.
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https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Alleviating_aches_and_pains_with_Dr_Ben_Whiles_of_the_Valeo_Health_Clinic/

In this episode of Health First, Dr. Ben Whiles of Valeo Health Clinic provides advice on how you can achieve your New Year's resolution...

11/19/2020

Aerobic exercise (AE) demonstrated an overall medium treatment effect in anxiety disorders (AD) but there is evidence for an “intensity-response” relationship. High intensity interval training (HIIT) was highly effective on a range of (mental) health parameters.
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"Highlights:
• Aerobic exercise (AE) is effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
• Studies point to an “intensity-response” relationship of AE in these conditions.
• This RCT investigated high intensity interval training (HIIT) in GAD.
• HIIT was highly effective in reducing symptom severity and comorbid depression.
• This type of training may supplement first-line treatment approaches in GAD."
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Source:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887618520301250

Aerobic exercise (AE) demonstrated an overall medium treatment effect in anxiety disorders (AD) but there is evidence for an “intensity-response” rela…

11/18/2020

"That's my quarterback!"
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https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/health/news/Health/Putting_your_health_first_with_Dr_Shannon_Snow_of_the_Valeo_Health_Clinic/?fbclid=IwAR2PF79XhpY1l3tBrf9WGOf0TqHJuggnef7vavmKjm8jLLLT2Z733lS4Vxs

In our first episode of Health First, host Colleen Bohnert chats with Dr. Shannon Snow of the Valeo Health Clinic about how working from home due to C.