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Chiropractic Care – should it be part of your pregnancy plan?

Pregnancy is a time of massive change – mentally, emotionally, hormonally, and biomechanically. It is also a time when many women look for other options to manage various health challenges during their pregnancy. Chiropractic care rates among the many that women choose during this time. The great thing about chiropractic care is that it isContinueContinue reading “Chiropractic Care – should it be part of your pregnancy plan?”

Dry Needling (Part One)

Dry Needling appointments now available with Catherine. Sounds confronting? Don’t worry, it’s nothing like a medical injection! Those hypodermic needles can be >2mm wide (thicker than the average earring post), while the needles Catherine uses are only 0.3mm wide (twice the thickness of human hair). Dry needling treatment can be virtually painless! The majority ofContinueContinue reading “Dry Needling (Part One)”

Calmbirth®

Prepares you emotionally, mentally, and physically for birth. Calmbirth® is Australia’s leading and fastest-growing Childbirth Education Program. Calmbirth® takes a very holistic and evidence-based approach to its education with the fundamental underpinning of the program being the Mind-Body-Birth Connection. Pregnant couples and Birth workers alike are educated and reminded in Calmbirth® courses, of the resourcesContinueContinue reading “Calmbirth®”

Resolution Revolution

It’s that time of year where many people make resolutions for the new year. This may be joining a gym, eating better, losing weight, start meditating, doing yoga, or giving up smoking. While New Years’ resolutions sound like an amazing idea, why is it that we find it so hard to stick to them? IsContinueContinue reading “Resolution Revolution”

Ice or heat? When and how to use them.

“Do I use ice or heat?” This is one of the most common questions that I get asked in practice. I feel like there is a lot of confusion around what to use when. Below we discuss general rules on what to use when and how.Please talk to your health provider before beginning any homeContinueContinue reading “Ice or heat? When and how to use them.”

Chronic Stress: Is this the new normal?

Stress is something that we all talk about, however, I’m not sure we realise what a profound effect stress has on our health or hidden stress that we may not even consider. Stress arises when environmental demands are perceived as taxing or potentially exceeding one’s own capacity or resources to adapt to them, and thereContinueContinue reading “Chronic Stress: Is this the new normal?”

Sleep Smart : Sleep posture matters!

Have you ever woken up from a great night’s sleep, and your body has felt stiff and awful? It could have something to do with your posture while you sleep!Unlike during the day, we don’t have active control of our posture during our sleep, so it is important to use a variety of tips andContinueContinue reading “Sleep Smart : Sleep posture matters!”

Thyroid Health : How does it go wrong?

Last week we talked about optimal levels of the various thyroid hormones; but how does it go wrong, and what are the consequences? The Thyroid – who, what, where? A small gland at the front of the neckProduces and releases Thyroid hormones including T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)Responsible for metabolism and energy production Hypothyroidism –ContinueContinue reading “Thyroid Health : How does it go wrong?”

But my bloods are normal!!

Should we be aiming for normal or optimal? I’m sure we have all been to our GP before because we haven’t felt well, had some blood tests and been told ‘everything is normal, there is nothing wrong with you.’ This can be very frustrating and upsetting as the reason you went is because you knowContinueContinue reading “But my bloods are normal!!”