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 […]
7 Easy Tips on How to Drink More Water
Water is one of the most important nutritional intakes our body needs. The human body can last weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet water is the most common nutritional deficiency. Staying hydrated is so important! Water maintains the health and integrity of our cells, lubricates joints, helps to eliminate metabolic waste, aids […]
Headaches & Migraines: Part 3 – Sub-Occipital Headaches
Headaches and Migraines can be quite debilitating and can seriously effect our quality of life. Depending on the cause, they can take anywhere from hours, to days, or even weeks to dissipate. Did you know there are THREE main kinds of headaches that have different causes and symptoms; Migraine Headaches, Tension Headaches, and Sub-occipital Headaches. […]
Headaches & Migraines: Part 2 – Tension Headaches
Headaches and Migraines can be quite debilitating and can seriously effect our quality of life. Depending on the cause, they can take anywhere from hours, to days, or even weeks to dissipate. Did you know there are THREE main kinds of headaches that have different causes and symptoms; Migraine Headaches, Tension Headaches, and Sub-occipital Headaches. […]
Headaches & Migraines: Part 1 – Migraines
Headaches and Migraines can be quite debilitating and can seriously effect our quality of life. Depending on the cause, they can take anywhere from hours, to days, or even weeks to dissipate. Did you know there are THREE main kinds of headaches that have different causes and symptoms; Migraine Headaches, Tension Headaches, and Sub-occipital Headaches. […]
The Yarra Hills Chiropractic Difference
Most Chiropractic clinics will adjust you without extensive analysis of your spine, or even without x-rays, often require their patients to attend multiple visits per week over a long period of time. 3 reasons why Yarra Hills Chiropractic is different. 1. We analyse your spine thoroughly using the 5 step Gonstead system Nervoscope: measuring heat […]
Why Stretching is Important
Stretching maintains, improves, and increases flexibility. This muscle flexibility allows your joints to achieve their full range of motion. Stretching helps to keep your muscles supple, allowing them to extend to their full potential; this helps us when exercising or playing sport, during recovery, and in our every day activities. Stretching and Exercise Stretching after […]
Blood Sugar
Why is it when you give up sugar, you find it hard to stay away from it? Or even after giving up sugar, you still experience fatigue, yoyo energy, cravings, or that 3pm slump? The answer: A diet high in refined and processed foods and with minimal healthy, whole foods. Blood sugar imbalance is epidemic. […]
What is the difference between Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Physiotherapy? Part 3: Method
METHOD In Part 1 and Part 2 we discussed the History and Philosophy of Chiropractic, Osteopathy, and Physiotherapy in our 3 part blog series. This blog we will be taking look a the methods of each of these disciplines. CHIROPRACTIC The Chiropractic method is largely varied depending on who you see and what kind […]
