Keana Duchesneau - Chiropractic Intern

05/08/2026

Hello everyone! I am a 4th year student interning at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, and as of July I will be looking to provide care to the public!

The benefits of coming to NZCC Center and seeing me for your care, is you will receive a very thorough 2 hour new patient exam. I will also review your care plan with a Chiropractic mentor, who holds decades of experience to ensure you get the best care possible.

AND

The cost of chiropractic care with a student intern is about half the cost of typical chiropractic appointments. So, if you are hesitant to try chiropractic, then our chiropractic intern rates will feel so much easier to commit to!

Looking forward to seeing you!

08/07/2022

12/04/2021

Finally achieving @$$ to grass in a back squat! Now just to build strength in a new range of motion.

07/21/2021

End of workout hip burner/ kick development. Slow controlled tempo kicks to build that strength back up.

06/23/2021

Who has a sport or pastime they are excited to get back into when covid restrictions get lifted?

Who is thinking they are not at the fitness level they want to be to go back into that sport?

Who is ready to put some work in to get there?

Our doors are open!

05/23/2021

2 in 1 mobility stretch to combat tightness from sitting. Dont need a lot of time, space or balance for this one.

Part one- Hip flexor stretch:
Start in a half kneel, squeezing glutes to keep the pelvis from tilting forward
Lean front knee forward until you feel tightness/pulling in your opposite side hip, hold it for 10-15 and return to the kneel.

Part two- Hamstring stretch:
Straighten your front leg, then hinge at the hip (keep back tight and neutral like a board) slowly until you feel pulling/tightness, hold for 10-15. Then switch legs and start from the top.

03/30/2021

Are you always tight and sore in specific points of your body?

If you feel tightness or pulling on the front of your hips after standing from sitting (office/driving jobs),
And/or low back pain and a forward tilted pelvis, you likely have tight hip flexors.

If so, stretching and strengthening the hip flexors can help!

Here is another video of stretching them out. By placing a resistance band behind my upper thigh and allowing it to pull my hip forward, I am able to target those tight hip flexors. These stretches can be held for 6 second holds prior to performance/exercise, or held for more prolonged 15-30sec periods on their own or after exercise.

03/01/2021

Back to the Basics: Hinging.

For people who are new to exercise and lifting weight, or who experience back pain when bending forward/lifting weight, checking to see if your hinge form is competent should be one of your top priorities.

How to test: Using a straight object like a hockey stick or a broom, ensure three points of contact throughout the bending movement.
The three points of contact should be at your sacrum/butt, between your shoulder blades, and back of your head. .dylanewen uses this 3-point contact method specifically and shared with me and is a great method to use.

Why the hinge is important:
Keeping your back straight or “neutral”and bending or “hinging” at the hip allows the muscles in your back to protect your spine from unwanted pain -causing movement between vertebrae.

Competent hinge form will help protect your low back from injury and allow forward bending, especially while holding weight.

02/11/2021

Consider this perspective:

People who are overweight or obese, likely know they are, they’ve more than likely been told they are, and been made fun of or judged for it.

The last thing that the growing overweight population needs is to feel judged and excluded from the Fitness Industry, and from the Heath and Wellness population as a whole.

Rather, this population arguably need the support and acceptance from fitness coaches and trainers the most.

The ability to have overweight or obese clients feel welcomed to come to personal trainers who will not only treat them professionally but be supportive of starting from any point, rather than procrastinating going to the gym and taking control of their health because “they need to lose weight first” when we should be the best environment to help them with that.

This is not an “excuse” for people to stay stuck in states they’d like to change. Each individual will need to take responsibility for their own health and healing in order to get the change they may feel is unobtainable.

But, if it feels unobtainable to change, this industry is the help and supports to reach to. Supports that should be made as easily accessible and supportive as possible to the people in most need of it.

01/29/2021

If you know you have tight hip flexors, and work on stretching them, they more than likely are weak also.

Your hip flexors need strengthening as well as stretching.

Here are a couple versions of a banded march to add resistance to the hip flexing motion.

I started with a resistance band around flexed feet, and whether laying or standing, slowly perform a controlled march.

If you don’t have any equipment at all you are welcome to do the same movements, but as isometric holds.

01/22/2021

Whether you are a coach, athlete, long time gym goer, or beginner in fitness, Ego exists at all levels.

Letting your pride and ego lead you is an obstacle for learning, yet every level should be aiming to learn and improve constantly.

I do my best to recognize times I allow my ego to get in my way, and put it aside for the sake of self betterment.

My hope for others is to put ego aside to allow yourself to consider everything as a learning opportunity, over a threat to your ego.