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Is Your Mobile Causing ‘Tech Neck’?
Staying connected to friends and family is easier than ever with social media. The tradeoff is that your daily screen time may be 1, 2, 3 hours or more. And let’s face it, a lot of those hours online are spent in an awkward forward head posture that experts have begun...
How to Prevent Spinal Disc Injuries
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. I often wonder if the author of that quote happened to have a disc herniation. By investing in a pro-active approach to your spinal health now, you may be able to avoid suffering from a disc injury later in life. And,...
Hot Spinal Discs: Can an Inflamed Disc Heal?
It’s called a “hot” disc for a reason. Disc herniations cause a tremendous amount of inflammation that can irritate nearby nerves and cause pain. But, did you know that inflammation is actually…a good thing? In fact, inflammation suggests a high likelihood of relief...
A Spinal Disc Bulge or Herniation: What’s the Difference?
The bones, discs, ligaments, and muscles of your spine are designed to help you maintain proper spinal alignment, posture, and movement. Between each set of bones or vertebrae is a small rubbery disc. These discs act as small shock absorbers for your spinal bones and...
Dynamic Stretching: A New Way to Feel Better
You’ve probably been told many times that you should stretch before and after a workout. Most people never do because static stretching is boring and takes so much extra time at the gym. However, there is a way to combine stretching with your workout. It’s called...
Tape: All Hype or Scientifically Sound?
It’s difficult to find a single sporting event where you won’t see an athlete wearing colourful tape somewhere on their body. You may have wondered what it is, and more importantly what it’s used for. The tape is called kinesio tape and was initially developed by a...
Moving Kids Towards Better Health
Life is motion. Moving every day is crucially important to your overall health and wellness. Everything from cardiovascular disease to depression has been tied to a lack of physical activity. And this isn’t something that only adults need to be aware of. Getting...
Foam Rolling: It Hurts So Good
The Bottom Line: Foam rolling has exploded in popularity over the past few years. No longer used only by athletes and trainers, foam rolling (or myofascial release) is now used by people at all levels of fitness. The goal of foam rolling is to improve muscle function,...
Headaches: Before You Reach for Medication…
Bottom Line: Do you suffer from headaches? If so, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that up to 50% of people deal with headaches each year. While an occasional headache is nothing more than a nuisance, when they become chronic, you can experience challenges at home and...
DeStress – Lower Cholesterol Naturally
It’s amazing the technology that we have at our fingertips (literally). I can remember having a blood test done years ago, and as is the routine my cholesterol levels were included. I reported back to the GP, with her saying, “Your Cholesterol is high, you have to go...
Lessons from Mouth to Mouth
Since I was a teenager in scouts, through to surf life saving and to this present day as a chiropractor, I have learned first aid. As a first aider, it is typically what the name implies. You are first on the scene, you have to think logically and in a systematic...
Super Bugs or Super Sick?
I was sitting in a café this morning after dropping off my daughter to school. I thought that I would get some work done before moving on and starting for the day. I sat down and started to unpack my things. As I was doing so I overheard the conversation of the...
How to Lower Your Cholesterol without Drugs
At the end of a consult earlier this week, a patient (let’s call her Maria) said “oh, by the way, my Cholesterol has dropped down to 4.8” My response was “That’s fantastic news, what was it before?” She replied “It was up to 7.2, and my GP wanted me to go onto...
(re)Connect to Our World
My daughter Zara has called me a hippie as I have taken off my shoes and walked barefoot on the oval whilst watching her and Hamish play soccer. I heard a quote by James Chestnut ‘We are wild animals living in a human jungle’ . This I feel is all too true. Have you...