Simple mindfulness techniques can help you manage stress and achieve more balance in your life. Set aside some time every day to practice deep breathing exercises. Focus on breathing deeply down into your tummy using your diaphragm to expand your lungs fully. This helps you to de-stress and promotes relaxation.
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The Pelvic Tilt
Read MoreWhen you’re suffering from lower back pain, you might feel as if your entire pelvic area is immovable. This stretch can help you start to bring some movement back to this area gently. Begin by lying on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Try to relax your low back, […]
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Acute Low Back Pain
Read MoreThe lower back is the area of the spine between the bottom of the ribs and the pelvis. There are five movable lumbar vertebrae with discs in between them. They are supported by strong surrounding muscles and ligaments with spinal nerves existing between each of the vertebrae. The pelvis articulates with the spine and provides […]
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New Year, Healthier You
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions are a bit like babies: They’re fun to make but extremely difficult to maintain. Stop Making Excuses & Learn How to Be Healthy Get-in-shape goals tend to fizzle as early as the third week of January, per recent data based on Facebook searches. Yet some keep at it. What’s their secret? People […]
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Warm Up
Read MoreWhether you are a novice or an expert in exercising, it is essential to warm up and stretch before you exercise. Warming up is necessary as it helps to prepare your body for exercises by increasing your heart rate and improving blood circulation. It even prepares you mentally for your workout. Stand upright and march in […]
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A Better You
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again when everyone is setting out New Year’s Resolutions and unfortunately it won’t be long till a majority of people start breaking them. There are many reasons why New Year Resolutions don’t stick- they may be unrealistic, there is a lack of self-discipline or life gets “too busy”. Our New […]
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Memories at Christmas
Read MoreNo matter how stressful the food preparation or how difficult the relatives, remember the time you heard the bells on the sleigh. Remember the teeth marks in the carrot you left out for Santa’s reindeer, and how Santa always ate the piece of cake you placed for him on a saucer. Remember, how 1 year […]
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Water Exercise/Leg Lifts
Read MoreStand in the pool next to the side wall with one hand on the edge Raise one straight leg slowly to the front Lower slowly to the starting position 5 repetitions per leg
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Christmas Injuries
Read MoreThe holidays are all fun and games until someone gets hurt. With all the hype and demands surrounding Christmas time, it’s no surprise that thousands of people are injured every year from falling off a ladder while stringing lights or cutting their finger while carving a turkey. With a little more patience and a lot […]
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USE IT OR LOSE IT by December 31st!
Read MoreDid you know that you lose private health fund benefits each year? Most of our patients are unaware of this, so we thought we should let you know. NOW is the time to use your entitlement before it’s lost forever for treatment in our practice! Choose to use your health fund entitlement today. Most health […]