Pain resources

Female fitness runner getting ready for jogging outdoors.
Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that involves creating a series of low energy acoustic wave pulsations that are directly applied to an affected area through a person’s skin via a gel medium.  It is used in the treatment of many
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More on Pain

Have you ever felt a gradual onset of pain during work, exercise or continuous movement and immediately started wondering how and why this pain came to be?
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*This article originally appeared on Dr. Kristen Mitteness’ website. Dr. Mitteness is part of the Lifemark family.
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When pain persists, all of the changes that it causes can be overwhelming. Like most people, you try as best as you can to overcome them.
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Approximately 70-80% of the population will experience at least one episode of low back pain (LBP) during their lifetime.
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couple jogging
Living well with osteoarthritis requires both knowledge and action. People with osteoarthritis should know that it’s often possible to improve function and decrease pain despite changes to their joints.
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Anna was surprised when her family doctor told her that she wouldn’t have to give up Tai Chi.
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With Canada’s largest population, the baby-boomers, entering their retirement years, many people are going to be added (or are already on) the 6-12 months list for joint replacement surgeries, primarily for hip and knee replacement surgeries due t
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Out of all the conditions that people will seek treatment for at Lifemark clinics, one of the most common ones is mechanical lower back pain.
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