Strathkelvin Chiropractic

26/06/2025

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24/05/2025

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23/04/2025

Breathing Pattern Disorders and Their Impact on Back Pain

Back pain is one of the most common chronic issues today — and often, the root cause is missed.

One overlooked contributor? .... Breathing Pattern Disorders (BPD).

BPDs, like chronic over-breathing or hyperventilation, occur when we breathe more than our body’s metabolic needs. This leads to low carbon dioxide levels (hypocapnia), setting off a cascade of problems:

⚠️ Increased muscle tension
⚠️ Heightened pain sensitivity
⚠️ Disrupted spinal stability

The lumbopelvic region — your lower back and pelvis — is especially vulnerable.
The diaphragm plays a key role in stabilising the spine, and when breathing is dysfunctional, the diaphragm can’t do its job. The result? Instability, pain, and further breathing disruption — a vicious cycle.

🔬 Research shows:
🌀 People with back pain often brace their diaphragm and abs, leading to shallow, inefficient breathing
🌀 Over-breathing can trigger respiratory alkalosis and reduce oxygen delivery to tissues (Bohr effect), increasing tension and spasms

🔍 Common signs of BPD:
- Frequent sighing or yawning
- Rapid, shallow breathing
- Overuse of chest and neck muscles
- Low breath-hold time (check your BOLT score)

The good news?
Breathing re-education works. By slowing the breath, engaging the diaphragm, and restoring CO₂ balance, you can reduce pain, improve spinal function, and regain control.

Even moderate, chronic low back pain has been shown to improve significantly with targeted breathing exercises.

👉 Learn more here: https://oxygenadvantage.com/articles/breathing-pattern-disorder/

20/04/2025

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19/04/2025

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17/04/2025

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14/02/2025

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05/02/2025

Many women feel that aches and pains are normal and to be expected during pregnancy, but this doesn't have to be the case. We have helped many women experience a healthy, happy and more comfortable pregnancy and delivery with chiropractic care. Studies have found chiropractic care during pregnancy to be both effective and safe. The Webster technique, which is used at our clinics, is a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment, the goal of which is to improve the neurobiomechanical function in the sacral/pelvic region.
You can book online for an initial assessment at either of our clinics using the link here
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05/02/2025

Dry needling, at Kirkintilloch and Balfron, can be helpful in addressing most common muscle, tendon, ligament, and joint issues. It is a skilled technique used to treat adhesions, trigger points, and connective tissue. It speeds healing and relieves pain by decreasing muscle hypertonicity, increasing joint range of motion, and correcting movement dysfunction through releasing a trigger point adhesion.

A Microcurrent Point Stimulation (MPS) device may also be used to detect and treat these active acupuncture & trigger points with great scientific precision & potency for the purpose of relaxing muscles, calming the nervous system and releasing endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers.

We have appointments available to book online here
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05/02/2025

Shockwave therapy is a treatment we use at our Balfron clinic for Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis. It is a non-invasive procedure that delivers shockwaves to the symptomatic area of the foot. The shockwaves are low energy audible sound waves (not electric waves), that increase the blood flow to speed up the body’s healing process. The exact number of procedures required depends on a patient’s individual progress. A course usually entails three to six procedures. Each procedure is performed seven to 10 days apart.

Initial assessment can be booked online here, and we have appointments available this week and next week.

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