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Articles in Category: General Health
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
“I need a crack all over. Whoever can crack me, book me in.”
This is a request that tends to appear at a chiropractic clinic. Why does this request not receive a positive response from the clinic? Chiropractic study takes five years, with three years of bachelor's plus two years of masters. Within the 5th year, there is a...
Articles in Category: Acupuncture
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
Puncturing the Myths of Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been used to treat different conditions for at least 3000 years in China and has gained increasing acceptance worldwide. Because acupuncture has a history that reaches back to prehistory, some people are sceptical about its scientific merit. However,...
Articles in Category: Chinese Medicine
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
Puncturing the Myths of Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been used to treat different conditions for at least 3000 years in China and has gained increasing acceptance worldwide. Because acupuncture has a history that reaches back to prehistory, some people are sceptical about its scientific merit. However,...
Articles in Category: Chiropractic
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
“I need a crack all over. Whoever can crack me, book me in.”
This is a request that tends to appear at a chiropractic clinic. Why does this request not receive a positive response from the clinic? Chiropractic study takes five years, with three years of bachelor's plus two years of masters. Within the 5th year, there is a...
Articles in Category: Ergonomics
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
FIVE Things You Did Not Know About Chiropractic
ONE: It is a 5 year program Yes. It is not a 6 months diploma of cracking. Chiropractors must have a minimum 5 years university education in Australia and in addition to the academic qualifications, to work in Australia a registration is required with the Chiropractic...
Articles in Category: Newsletters
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
Diabetes – All the important info that may benefit you, or someone you know!
What causes type 2 diabetes? Diabetes runs in the family – if you have a family member who has diabetes you will have a genetic predisposition to diabetes. Additionally, the risk of developing diabetes increases with certain lifestyle factors that may influence blood...
Articles in Category: Nutrition and Recipes
Diabetes – All the important info that may benefit you, or someone you know!
What causes type 2 diabetes? Diabetes runs in the family – if you have a family member who has diabetes you will have a genetic predisposition to diabetes. Additionally, the risk of developing diabetes increases with certain lifestyle factors that may influence blood...
Fitness Tracking – By using the BodyMetrix System
Do you know someone that has a New Year’s resolution of leading a fit and healthy lifestyle starting in 2017? Wouldn’t it be great if you could help them start their new journey? Well now you can! By giving them a gift of knowing their Body Fat Percentage as well as...
Articles in Category: Orthopaedic Injuries and Rehabilitation
FIVE Things You Did Not Know About Chiropractic
ONE: It is a 5 year program Yes. It is not a 6 months diploma of cracking. Chiropractors must have a minimum 5 years university education in Australia and in addition to the academic qualifications, to work in Australia a registration is required with the Chiropractic...
The Forward Head Posture
In the clinic we have been discussing the different types of common postures observed in people and how ideally the spine likes to be in an as neutral position as possible (not leaning forward too far and not overextending backwards). This month, we will start fixing...
Articles in Category: Sporting Injuries
FIVE Things You Did Not Know About Chiropractic
ONE: It is a 5 year program Yes. It is not a 6 months diploma of cracking. Chiropractors must have a minimum 5 years university education in Australia and in addition to the academic qualifications, to work in Australia a registration is required with the Chiropractic...
My GP said I need to see a physio!
By Don Williams One of the circumstances we run into from time to time at Institute of Sports and Spines is patients reporting that their GP said they need to see a physio for their problem, “it’s not a chiro problem”. There can be a tendency for people to question...
Articles in Category: Training and Performance
Self-care: Why having regular massages is so important
By - Alan Magusara So many of us spend most of our week working and experiencing all the stressors of daily life. One of the misconceptions of making time for a massage is that it’s just ‘indulging in a luxury’ or only for that holiday once every few years. However,...
FIVE Things You Did Not Know About Chiropractic
ONE: It is a 5 year program Yes. It is not a 6 months diploma of cracking. Chiropractors must have a minimum 5 years university education in Australia and in addition to the academic qualifications, to work in Australia a registration is required with the Chiropractic...