Make Working from Home Work For You
So many people have found themselves working from home, for an undefined period of time. If you can work from home, AWESOME! You are doing your part to help keep your community safe and health. However while you are doing this, you also need to be looking after your own health and wellbeing. Yarra Hills […]
5 Tips For Back To School Kids
CHOOSE THE RIGHT SCHOOL BAG A good school bag should be no more than 10% – 15% of your child’s total weight. Nor should it be too physically big for them. While it might be tempting to buy a bigger bag that they can grow into, large bags are less supportive of your child’s back […]
Choosing the Correct School Bag
Choosing the correct school bag is vital in the health of your growing child’s spine. Kids all have growth spurts at different times, but they are always growing, and strain from the wrong kind or too heavy school bag can affect their spines, causing problems down the track. SIZE We understand that in the long […]
Are You Ready For Life?
Life is full of unknowns, but you can take simple and practical steps now to be ready for life at any age! Currently 15% of the Australia population are ages 65 and over, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that this will increase to 22% by 2056. An increase in the age […]
Keeping Active
An active spine is a healthy spine. This is important at any age. The Department of Health recommends a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each week. Activities such as surfing, soccer and strength training in the gym can have great benefits to your overall mental and physical health. According to […]
Improve Your Posture
By decreasing the amount we move each day, we have increased the severity of poor posture and in turn, it’s negative effects on health. Daily activities that we now consider common, like sitting at a desk, driving instead of walking, and even playing video games, may lead to incorrect posture. Posture is the position in […]
Restart Your Health
Are you struggling with your health – fatigue, digestive issues, weight, hormonal imbalance, sleep disturbance, or just don’t feel 100%? Lyndal Harris can help! Lyndal is a Functional Nutritionist, trained by the Nutritional Therapy Association. She sees symptoms (such as digestive, fatigue, mood, skin, hormonal, etc.) as the body’s warning signs of underlying dysfunction. By working foundationally, […]
How Chiropractic Can Keep You Playing Cricket For Longer
Cricket has been a staple of the Australian summer for generations. Whether it’s a simple game of backyard cricket, or you’re in your full whites for an all dayer, from children to adults, if the sun is out, cricket is in the air. But what are the risks of cricket? One of the most common […]
World Spine Day 2018
World Spine Day brings people together from all walks of life – patients, health providers, healthcare organisations, associations and governments – to help ease the global burden of spinal disorders. With an estimated one billion people worldwide suffering from back pain, it affects all age groups, from children to the elderly. World Spine Day is […]
Tips For a Pain Free Winter
Winter is well and truly here. With frost covered mornings and the sun struggling to break through the low clouds, the thermostat is certainly hovering around the single digits. And with the cold weather comes aches and pains. Doctors aren’t sure why, but cold weather tends to aggravate chronic pain conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, or […]
