Despite COVID-19, North 49 is committed to keeping you active, mobile, and healthy. The clinic continues to be open its normal business hours. However, given the need for social distancing we have changed the way that we serve you. We are now available to perform...
Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 increase. We therefore wanted to update you on what we are doing to care for our customers and team members during this time. Our plan is as follows: Your health comes first: We are encouraging everyone to follow...
A few weeks ago a young gentleman came to North 49 due to his dizziness. The dizziness had been bothering him for some time and would come on for no apparent reason. It was not aggravated with head motion, being in busy environments, coughing, or with loud sounds. His...
Are Your Ears Still Ringing in the New Year? You May Have Tinnitus What is Tinnitus? It is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present. With some people it is always there. With others it comes and goes. Often it is described as a ringing, but it may also...
Do you complain of jaw or ear pain, ear fullness, or headaches? If you do you may be dealing with TMJ (short for temporomandibular joint), which is a common term indicating a problem coming from the jaw. However, a better term for problems coming from this area is...
Do you or someone you know have pain along the outside of the elbow? If so, it may be due to a condition such as “Tennis Elbow”. You may be wondering, “Well the elbow pain isn’t from playing tennis.” You are not alone, as over 95% of those who develop tennis elbow do...
Are you sending your children off to school with a brand new backpack slung over one shoulder? If you are like most parents, a new backpack was on your child’s back to school shopping list along with pencils, erasers, and assortment of colourful binders, and a...
It comes out of nowhere. The earth around you seems to tilt and sway and you feel like you might fall. Your stomach lurches. The lyrics from the the 1969 hit song by Tommy Roe aptly describe your state: “Dizzy, my head is spinning. Like a whirlpool it never...
