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Severe Low Back Pain

8 out of 10 of us will experience bouts of very strong back pain during our working lives. Thankfully, the vast majority of these attacks are not from serious causes and can be managed conservatively. It is very important to contact us if you experience an attack so we can best advise on management. Ideally…

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Chiropractic Care Reduces Back Related Leg Pain

A recent study has shown sustained chiropractic care and home exercise produced better outcomes for back related leg pain than home exercise alone. The study published in the highly respected Annals of Internal Medicine showed that patients who had combined chiropractic care – referred to as spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) in the study, with home…

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CAA National Conference Highlights

Over the weekend, I joined over 300 chiropractors in Adelaide for three days of meetings, training and new management methods for many different health conditions like: Pregnancy related back pain Severe back pain “Locked” or “Wry” neck Shoulder and arm pain Hip and leg pain I will be expanding on these health conditions over the…

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‘Straighten Up and Move’ for World Spine Day

It’s World Spine Day! Each year World Spine Day is observed around the world on October 16 to encourage spinal health by sharing information on good spinal health habits. An initiative of the International Bone and Joint Decade, World Spine Day began in 2000 to alert the public globally about the serious impact if…

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Run for your life!

Running is worth it and is the most time efficient way of getting your heart health improving. Never done it? …Then start slow and gentle. Pop down to the local school oval – gently jog the straights and then walk the curves, starting with just a few laps. Gradually add an extra lap each week…

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What’s the real cost of your back pain? – 2020 update
March 11, 2020