Holiday Back or Neck Pain?

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

Have you come back from a lovely holiday only to wonder why you’re in pain already? Perhaps that deck chair was not as good for joints as you thought! Let your Chiropractor have a look and re-set your spine so it can work fine! Have a look at our sitting and desk set-up to make…

February 6, 2014

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Does Being a Bookworm Boost Your Brainpower in Old Age?

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

New research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory. The study is published in the July 3, 2013, online issue ofNeurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.   “Our study suggests that exercising your brain by taking part in activities such as these…

January 31, 2014

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A detailed explanation of how chiropractic care works for headaches.

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

Tight spinal joints create pain by having pain nerves overstimulated. Tight muscles themselves are also pain-sensitive if they do not go through the normal relaxation phase that a muscle needs to do to release lactic acid and other breakdown products and take in new oxygen-rich blood. Upper neck joints, nerves and muscles, when irritated, refer…

January 29, 2014

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What else do chiropractors do for headaches?

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

During the discussion and examination of a patient the chiropractor will find out how severe the headache feels, what type of pain it is (sharp, dull, throbbing, shooting, deep ache, burning, etc) and how long a headache will last. The time of the day, week or month that a headache comes on can also help…

January 22, 2014

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What’s the real cost of your back pain?

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

Right now, 2 million Australians are suffering back pain.  They are spending over a billion dollars on medications, tests and treatments and causing over 7 billion dollars per year in lost productivity.   At a personal level, people lose income, curtail their sport and stop doing the recreational things they enjoy.  Guilt and frustration creeps…

January 22, 2014

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