Explainer: The ‘Slipped’ Disc Myth.

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

Explainer: What is the ‘Slipped’ Disc Myth? A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia in 2015 confirmed that Australia’s workplace productivity is crippled by back pain; back pain impacts up to 70% of Australians annually, costing over $14 billion a year in lost productivity. Many of us have heard our colleagues and close…

March 22, 2016

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Joint Pain Month at AV Chiro

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

Did you know that your chiropractor can look after more than just your back or neck? While necks and spines form the backbone of chiropractic care, all joints, muscles and ligaments can benefit from regular adjustments. This month at Andrew Vincent Chiropractic, we’re introducing Joint Month. Over the next few weeks, keep an eye out…

March 10, 2016

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Get the Low-Down on Standing Desks

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

We’ve posted a few blogs recently on how sedentary behaviour dominates modern life, and exploring the reasons as to why sitting has been dubbed “the new smoking”. In our last post on sitting, we talked about a recent study presented at the 2015 World Diabetes Congress by Joseph Henson MD, which found that breaking up…

February 17, 2016

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Backpack Tips to Get your Child’s Happy Back at School

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We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and a safe holiday period. Now that the new year is here, it’s back to school for Queensland kids! The start of a new school term often means it’s time to stock up on new uniforms, pencils, paper – and a new school backpack! According to an…

January 18, 2016

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Quit the Sit!

By Andrew VincentUncategorized

We’ve known for some time that too much sitting increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, certain kinds of cancers and early death. In a previous post on sitting, we talked about the fact that life is about movement; if we don’t keep moving, our circulation, brains, bowels and back become sluggish and get stuck,…

January 14, 2016

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