Castledowns Medical & Wellness Centre

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08/14/2025

From the park bench to the classroom desk, we got you covered for all things compression.

03/26/2025

Where you send flow is where you send function. Improve circulation with some joyful movement

12/10/2024

Do you ever give yourself massages but always find that you can’t get to those spots on your neck and back that are notorious for holding tension. Or maybe it feels like you can’t get into your hip deep enough to bring relief from tight muscles.

You need a little help, and with a self-massaging tool, you can get the help you need.

Here’s a video demonstrating how to use a self-massaging tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASsIQpBCwHU

Relax your mind and body with massage therapy. Online booking and direct billing is available as permitted. Visit www.cmwc.ca for further information or use this cmwc.janeapp.com to book online

12/09/2024

There are numerous practices, like yoga and pilates, which are beneficial for your overall alignment, flexibility, and postural health. But what they don’t tell you about this kind of exercise is that they are most beneficial only if you enter into them with a certain level of awareness about your existing posture and alignment.

Yes, regular practice of yoga CAN positively impact your posture as the spinal muscles become strengthened to support a more upright and erect spine. But it’s important to begin these exercises from a place of correct alignment to ensure you don’t continue to practice compromise movement patterns. This hugely minimizes the effects of the practices and can actually be more hindering than helpful.

It’s no wonder that professional athletes are turning to functional movement exercises and yoga practices in their time outside of official training hours. The general basis for this being that the more awareness and understanding of our own physical bodies we have, the more effective any kind of movement exercises will prove.

When will you assess your alignment?

Book and appointment cmwc.janeapp.com to see if your posture can use a tune up.

12/09/2024

You might be surprised to discover that most headaches are tension headaches, and the pain isn’t caused by the head at all, but rather the muscles at the back of the next were it meets the skull.And, you may also be happy to learn that you can help relieve a tension headache by knowing how to massage a specific trigger point.So how do you do this?You want to find the trigger point(s) of your headache and then apply gentle pressure until you feel a light release.To find the trigger points at the base of your skull, first, locate your spine in your neck, and then drag your fingers out until you feel a large band of muscle running along both sides. Then follow the band of muscle to the base of your skull and slowly move your fingers to the outside of the bands of muscle until you feel a small indent between the bands of muscle and the ears. This is the area you want to apply pressure to.Relax your mind and body with massage therapy. Online booking and direct billing is available as permitted. Visit www.cmwc.ca for further information or use this cmwc.janeapp.com to book online

12/07/2024

Love massages, but having a hard time fitting them into your budget?

Consider this: Your health and wellbeing are important to the balance of your mind and body. Sure, you may not be able to get that weekly massage that sounds so nice, but self-care should be a priority.

One great way to fit massage in is to pull a few bucks from every paycheck until you have saved enough for that dreamy, tension-releasing massage. Maybe even make a jar with a “MASSAGE” tag on it and set it in a spot where you see it every day. It is great to have something to look forward to, and the wait will be worth it.

Relax your mind and body with massage therapy. Online booking and direct billing is available as permitted. Visit www.cmwc.ca for further information or use this cmwc.janeapp.com to book online

12/04/2024

If you suffer from shortness of breath, consider talking to your doctor about trying massage. Through the process of massaging the chest, back, and upper body, the respiratory muscles relax allowing for easier breathing.

Additionally, the increase in blood circulation to the lungs that is stimulated by massage helps to rid the body of carbon dioxide.

Relax your mind and body with massage therapy. Online booking and direct billing is available as permitted. Visit www.cmwc.ca for further information or use this cmwc.janeapp.com to book online

12/02/2024

Pelvic health

12/02/2024

Do you want to reduce fatigue in your everyday life?

Believe it or not, fatigue and even depression can be impacted by poor posture! This is because the flow of energy around the body becomes restricted by misaligned joints and closes off the circulation of blood and energy.

You’ll be amazed at how energized you’ll feel after just a short time of ‘standing up straight’ and maintaining proper alignment as you go about your day. Individual bodies will require different kinds of adjustments and correctional exercises. However, it’s crucial to see a chiropractic professional when you begin on your journey towards proper postural correction.

There are even studies which look at the increase in instances of depression and mental health imbalances as a direct result of poor posture caused by our modern day sedentary and desk-bound lifestyles.

What do you think? How do you feel after a day of standing tall?

Book and appointment cmwc.janeapp.com to see if your posture can use a tune up.

12/01/2024

With allergy season always around the corner, a lot of people are starting to stock up on allergy medications, but finding relief from sinus pressure can happen naturally without the side effects of medication. One way that is possible is by self-administering massage.

Here’s how:

1. Place your fingertips above your nose and then rub outward, moving over your browline as you do.

2. Repeat a few times, and then move your fingertips to the bridge of your nose just underneath your eyes, and rub down and outward.

3. Finally, make small circles on your cheekbones using your thumbs, and work your way out toward your ears.

4. Finish by rubbing out circles at the temples.

Relax your mind and body with massage therapy. Online booking and direct billing is available as permitted. Visit www.cmwc.ca for further information or use this cmwc.janeapp.com to book online

11/28/2024

Massage is no more than a lofty idea for many of us due to tight budgets and schedules, but you don’t have to suffer because of this.

You can release those tight muscles on your own, in the comfort of your own home. All you need is a tennis ball or two to get started. The idea of a tennis ball massage is to use the weight of your body to release knots by applying specific pressure to points of tension. For example, you might lay on the floor with the ball situated under your back to stimulate the muscles of your upper back.

Once you're positioned on the ball and you achieve the right pressure, you simply relax and breathe until the knot releases.

Here’s a video demonstrating a few great tennis ball massage techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY-7CXAHxfY

Relax your mind and body with massage therapy. Online booking and direct billing is available as permitted. Visit www.cmwc.ca for further information or use this cmwc.janeapp.com to book online