Pregnancy and Pelvic Floor Control
A comfortable pregnancy and pelvic floor control can be largely achieved by maintaining balance in the pelvic joints, as well as good control of the abdominal ‘core’ and pelvic floor muscles. During pregnancy, the ligaments around the pelvis can stretch and become relaxed due to hormonal changes and the extra weight of the baby. While […]
Having Trouble with Core Activation?
(scroll to the bottom of this page for more details) If you are constantly stretching, ‘rolling out’ muscles and doing core exercises without any relief from back, hip, knee and ankle issues, perhaps there is a missing piece to the puzzle. Pelvic misalignment or joint dysfunction is a common problem that can cause these types of problems, […]
What do most Headaches have in Common?
The nerves in the upper neck appear to be a common thread between many types of headaches. How this important area is treated could hold the key to relief from this common complaint. What part does your Neck play in a Headache? Your neck does more than you think. The three top vertebrae enable you […]
5 Things to Consider with Shoulder Pain
Your shoulder is a large, complex ball-and-socket joint that connects your humerus (upper arm) to your shoulder blade. The shoulder has a wide range of motion because your humerus sits fairly loosely in the joint, but that can make it more vulnerable to injury. Tears of the rotator cuff (a collection of muscles and tendons […]
Words matter: Why calling it ‘bone on bone’ can worsen osteoarthritis of the knee
(scroll to the bottom of this page for more details). It happened again last week… A new patient came to see me after having an MRI of his knee because of persistent pain. He’d been told the images showed his knee wasn’t good, that the cartilage was worn down and it was almost ‘bone on […]
Posture Breaks Video PDF
Sitting behaviours have been linked to all-cause mortality rates in many studies. It appears that vigorous exercise will offset some of this problem (1). Nevertheless, a strategy to interrupt prolonged sitting is crucial for wellbeing. This is why we have developed a simple Posture Break strategy that will compliment your chiropractic, and is beneficial even if […]
eBook – The 4 Key Exercises
When it comes to maintaining a healthy spine, there is often a lot of confusion around the basic exercise science. It’s true, we need strength of the muscles around the spine and ligaments, but it depends on what you mean by strength? If an image a body builder with huge muscles turns up in your […]
COVID-19 UPDATE
UPDATE: APRIL 2022 From time to time, parts of our community will be impacted by heighted COVID-19 protocols. To protect the health of our staff, clients and the broader community, we respectfully ask that you stay home if you are feeling unwell with symptoms of COVID-19, and follow all relevant Queensland Health directives. To our valued clients, Your health and […]
ADAPT-Ability Workshop – Resources
For information on our next Adapt-Ability Workshop, please call us on 3357 3366. We cover so much information in our workshop, and have decided to condense some of the key information into one convenient location. This information is ever-evolving, so please check back from time-to-time for the latest research and resources. Defining ‘Health’ The current World […]
Nine Lifestyle Interventions – Cold Exposure & Healing
What has cold exposure got to do with Chiropractic? Well we think quite a bit. Let me explain… As chiropractors, we often see conditions like back pain, sciatica, and migraine to name a few. We might ‘treat’ those conditions with things like adjustments, muscle activation techniques, mobilisations and cold laser therapy. And when appropriate, we […]