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Back Pain & Abdominal Strength

When you injure your back people will often tell you that you have to strengthen your abdominals. If this is not explained correctly one would take this statement that you need to strengthen your stomach muscles by performing sit-ups.  The statement is correct but doing si...

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Move it for your health

Regular physical activity is an important part of getting healthy and staying healthy. The benefits of regular physical activity can include:  Build strong bones and muscles in kids.  Develop skills and stronger balance.  Maintain and develop flexibility.&...

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 What is a Hemisphericity?

The brain is essentially divided into two halves, hemispheres. Namely, the left and the right hemispheric cortices of the brain. While many functions are shared across hemispheres, several functions principally identify to one hemisphere. Generally, the left hemisphere is reco...

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Neck Pain

If you are one of the many Australians that suffers with neck pain, you will be pleased to know that our proven Chiropractic approach may offer the solution you have been searching for.  One out of ten of us will have neck pain at some time in our life. In most cases it is...

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Joint Pain & Arthritis

What is Arthritis ?  Arthritis is a major cause of disability and handicap in Australia affecting people of all ages and walks of life. Arthritis is not a single condition.  Arthritis literally means inflammation of the joint.  There are over 150 kinds of arthr...

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Fall Injuries

Fall injuries are very common. Injuries resulting from falls represent a significant public health problem throughout the world. It was estimated during 2006/2007, the total cost of health care associated with falls injuries in the older people in NSW was over $550 Mill. The Uni...

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Dyslexia with Children

A misunderstood area in the field of learning disabilities is the role of gross motor skills in helping children with dyslexia. A common feature of dyslexic children is that a large majority of these children have very poor gross motor skills. A question asked by many researcher...

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Festive Season Celebrations

Give Yourself a Gift This Christmas, Stay Healthy During The Festive Season.  It’s not called the silly season for no reason. Partying, drinking, indulging, overeating and running around like a headless chicken from event-to-event and shop-to-shop, it’s no wonder man...

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Ice & Heat Applications

Ice is an effective and natural pain killer and anti-inflammatory.  Ice should be applied over the inflamed area in the acute or early stages of your problem. (See below for application)  Whenever you experience swelling, redness or sharp / stabbing pain it is gene...

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Headaches

Headache is one of the most common illnesses in Australia, with around 15 per cent of us taking painkillers for a headache at any given time.  Because headaches are so common, most people think they are a normal part of life. However, a persistent headache is a sign that s...

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Your autonomic nervous system

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulates the functions of our internal organs (the viscera) such as the heart, stomach and intestines. The ANS is part of the peripheral nervous system and it also controls some of the muscles within the body. We are often unaware of the ANS b...

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Workstation Setup

Your workstation should be set up to cause the least amount of stress on your body. Prolonged hours of poor posture or repetitive work habits, often in a stressful environment can result in significant overuse injury. Applying the following points can help minimise such injuries...

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