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Get Your Spine Right In 2011: Regular chiropractic adjustments prevent spinal decay!

Get Your Spine Right In 2011: Regular chiropractic adjustments prevent spinal decay!

January 12, 2011 No Comments

It’s January and the whole year is ahead of us. Now is the best time to get your spine accessed by your chiropractor. He can get it re-aligned and functioning better for the new year. Just like tooth decay, spinal decay (or degeneration) often shows up because of neglect. This progressively worsening degenerative condition is ...

Positive Posture 3: Sleep, Exercise and Your Spine

Positive Posture 3: Sleep, Exercise and Your Spine

November 23, 2010 No Comments

Welcome to the third and final installment of Positive Posture.  In our previous episode we spoke about the importance of work place posture, and what you could do in order to limit damaging your spine.  Now, lets focus on the two other important areas where we can work on our posture: whilst exercising and sleeping. ...

Positive Posture 2: The Fight against Low Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches

Positive Posture 2: The Fight against Low Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches

September 22, 2010 No Comments

In our previous episode we discussed the importance of posture in relation to your spinal health.  As part of this discussion I highlighted the 3 curves that exist in your spine, mentioned how you may be currently damaging your spine and finally 3 basic posture ‘don’ts’.  Right, now that you are armed with the knowledge ...

Sciatica, what a pain in the butt!

Sciatica, what a pain in the butt!

August 17, 2010 No Comments

Yes, it really is!  But contrary to popular belief Sciatica is not a diagnosis. It is instead a set or grouping of symptoms that can be contributed to compression or irritation of either the sciatic nerve itself or it’s roots.  And because the nerve roots and nerve itself can be irritated or entrapped at multiple ...

Positive Posture Fights Lower Back Pain

Positive Posture Fights Lower Back Pain

August 5, 2010 No Comments

Building a healthy body is like building a house,  you must always start with the foundations.  In the human body your skeleton acts as the solid ground for everything else to be built upon.  Therefore maintaining the strength, stability and alignment of your bones is extremely important in developing a healthy and happy body. Creating ...

How To: Avoid Lower Back Pain while Flying to your Next Holiday Destination

How To: Avoid Lower Back Pain while Flying to your Next Holiday Destination

July 28, 2010 No Comments

We all look forward to a planned holiday away, whether it’s inter-state, exotic Bali, or a lavish European trip. Not only do they give us a well deserved break from the hustle and bustle of life, but also forges lasting memories. But nothing’s worse than being sick or disabled while on holiday. That’s why it’s ...

April/May is peak season for sports injuries!…

April/May is peak season for sports injuries!…

May 24, 2010 4 Comments

And it’s no wonder with many Australians across the country now returning to play their particular form of footy or other high impact sports. In a recent Chiropractor’s Association of Australia (CAA) media release, Dr Peter Garbutt (a sports chiropractor) mentioned that Australian Rules Football was the biggest culprit, closely followed by rugby, soccer, netball ...

Chiropractic: Simply Explained

Chiropractic: Simply Explained

May 23, 2010 No Comments

Chiropractic, originating from the Greek word Chiropraktikos meaning ‘done by hand’ is a health care discipline based on the scientific premise the body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. The brain, the spinal cord and all the nerves of the body control these important functions. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structures (primarily ...

Why is my head always on a tilt?

Why is my head always on a tilt?

May 18, 2010 No Comments

When looking at photos of yourself, have you ever noticed that your head is tilting to one side? Or is one shoulder higher than the other? Or that your shoes wear unevenly. If so, then you may have a common condition known as scoliosis. Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine.It can begin as a ...

Too Much Technology?

Too Much Technology?

May 18, 2010 No Comments

These days, people are constantly “connected” to their hand-held devices, whether it is their cellular phones, portable video games like Nintendo DS, e-readers such as Amazon Kindle, or they are just using apps on an iPhone. A survey found that young people 8-18 years old spend in excess of seven-and-a-half hours a day using some form of ...

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Moving Hazards: How to look after yourself when moving house.

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Get Your Spine Right In 2011: Regular chiropractic adjustments prevent spinal decay!

It’s January and the whole year is ahead of us. Now is the best time to get your spine...

Leslie Nielsen Passes: Shirley you’re not serious!

News hit the world yesterday that one of the worlds most beloved comedy actors of the past 30 years...