Blog and Education
Education is a large part of our care.
We want to share our health tips and tricks with you to compliment your care.
The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen
The health benefits of organic fruits and vegetables have grown to become common knowledge in recent times (pun intended). Or perhaps it would be more correc...
Exercise & Longevity – are they linked?
A quick test for you: can you sit down on the floor and then get back up, without using your hands or other supports? Go on, try it. I’ll wait.exercise an...
Why Movement is Your Key to Good Health
We sit everywhere. It starts when eating breakfast, then travelling to work and for many of us sitting most of the day at work. After a long day we get home ...
Is Poor Posture Causing Your Shoulder Pain?
Within the shoulder there are several tissues that are pain sensitive. For the purpose of simplicity this article will focus on the most commonly affected ti...
Is Your Exercise Helping or Hindering Your Unwind?
It’s a tricky question. The answer for most of us is probably a bit of both. But that’s not a ‘get out of jail free card’ (an excuse to do nothing). Two thin...
Study shows benefit of seat wedge for children
A study in England found that by implementing a simple seat wedge (just like the ones we use) there was a 58% reduction in lower back pain in children aged 1…
The Barefoot Revolution
Spring is upon us! The sun’s out, the air is fresh. It’s time to get on those runners and start running again (if you put it on hold during the winter months!)
How’s Your Posture Making You Feel?
We all know that our state of mind can affect our postures. When was the last time you saw someone who felt depressed or powerless and they adopted a slouche...
Why Should You Squat?
The full or deep squat is one of the most important movements for us to be able to do and the ability to perform a full squat is a sign of good physical heal...
Better Height, Better Heart!
Think your ABC adjustments are just taking care of your muscles, joints and discs?!
Why is Sitting Bad for Your Back and How can you Improve It?
Spring is upon us! The sun’s out, the air is fresh. It’s time to get on those runners and start running again (if you put it on hold during the winter months…
Is Your Pain Related to Poor Sleep? Tips on a Better Nights Sleep
A recent study from Great Britain has linked poor or insufficient sleep as a strong indicator for widespread body pain. Widespread pain is defined as that wh...
Is Your Pain Related to Poor Sleep? Tips on a Better Nights Sleep (Copy)
“I think it’s muscular.” I don’t think a day goes by where I don’t hear this sentence by one of our patients, the inference being that what they are feeling ...
Posture and Disc Problems
Our spines are essentially made up of vertebrae and interverbral discs. The vertebrae are there to provide a frame and the discs are there to provide a cushi...
How to Protect Yourself Against Cold and Flu this Winter
I am a strong believer in the body’s ability to defend itself against germs. I believe that when I get sick it has more to do with my current state of healt...
How To Develop More Mindfulness
Over the last few years I have become more aware of just how important mindfulness is if you want to live a happy and healthy life. For the uninitiated, mind…
My First Flotation Tank Experience
Continuing on my 2016 mission to test and try a variety of different health concepts, this month’s experience was my first delve into a flotation tank. I did...
Living Your Best Life
I saw a patient the other day that was being adjusted as usual, answering my rapid-fire questions in her usual considered and thoughtful way, when she sudden...