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5 Tips For Staying Calm

Running around silly this silly season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nay_W-4M6Fk Here are 5 tips for staying calm and keeping stress in check1. Breathe deep using your diaphragm.2. Stay hydrated.3. Take time out to rest and ask for help.4. Think of 3 things you are grateful for each day.5. Get adjusted. Offering fun, festive and healthy options this ChristmasContinueContinue reading “5 Tips For Staying Calm”

Posture and Mental Health

Christmas time can either be a joyous occasion or a stretch of our mental health. The expectations of family, extra financial stress in buying presents, and increase in sugary foods and alcohol all contribute. Below are some coping mechanisms to help deal with this stress by improving our posture. Easy Ways to Boost Mood ThroughContinueContinue reading “Posture and Mental Health”

Safe Movement for Mums

Returning to exercise postpartum can be tough. There are many barriers, including physical discomfort, social isolation, financial constraints, and difficulties in being able to prioritise your health over all the other things on your plate at the time. You also just may not be interested. I get it. I wasn’t either. I was happy inContinueContinue reading “Safe Movement for Mums”

Movement- an essential nutrient for the health of the spine.

Did you know that the intervertebral discs of the spine are mostly avascular? That means they have a very poor blood supply, and therefore rely on another mechanism to supply their nutrition and remove waste products from cellular function, and that is movement! Did you know?* The spine has 33 bones with discs between each*ContinueContinue reading “Movement- an essential nutrient for the health of the spine.”

Why spinal motion is so important.

The spine is composed of 33 bones. These bones are called vertebrae and are divided into five sections: the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine sections, and the sacrum and coccyx bones.These structures are all connected to each other by ligaments, tendons, and muscles to create this amazing, upright and movable structure that provides your nervousContinueContinue reading “Why spinal motion is so important.”

Pregnancy Nutrition

Before we dive into pregnancy nutrition, let’s look at the general nutrition status for Aussies – according to research only 4% of Aussies eat the recommended 5 serves of veggies a day, and it’s estimated that up to 80% of Aussies have a nutritional deficiency, such as iron and Vitamin D deficiencies You can seeContinueContinue reading “Pregnancy Nutrition”

Dry Needling vs Acupuncture

What is it and what is the difference? You may have heard the terms ‘Dry Needling’ and ‘Acupuncture’ used interchangeably; and while they both involve inserting very thin needles into specific locations, the theory underpinning each practice is vastly different. Acupuncture is a type of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and is focused on facilitating theContinueContinue reading “Dry Needling vs Acupuncture”

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)”