Are you an Active Couch Potato?

Do you go to the gym or put on your running shoes and head out for a jog most days of the week but still end up sitting all day at work? If this sounds like you then you might just fall into the category of an ‘Active Couch Potato’. An active couch potato dedicates time to exercise but is … Read More

Don’t forget to train your obliques!

It is common knowledge that we need to keep our core strong in order to protect our spines however a lot of people seem to focus on the superficial core layer, rectus abdominis (RA) and forget about the lateral stabilisers, the internal and external obliques! The external oblique is a superficial muscle and is visible running from ribs to the front … Read More

Tips to Alleviate Low Back Pain

Back pain can be difficult, painful and debilitating. More than 70% of back pain comes from a lumbar facet joint, the sacroiliac joint or a lumbar disc injury. If the correct cause of the back injury isn’t treated you will likely only receive temporary relief from the pain. Tips for helping with Back Pain Get a good diagnosis- Getting the … Read More

Weight Training for Injury Prevention

I see a lot of patients who come to see me with injuries or niggles associated with poor training and programming. I’ve found that functional resistance training is a great way to build strength and function without the creating the muscle imbalances and injury patterns seen with machine based weight training and chronic cardio sessions. Functional Weight Training When weight … Read More

Core Strength and Low Back Pain

I see patients every day in my chiropractic practice complaining of low back pain caused by a number of different issues with the joints and muscles of the lumbopelvic area. A really common cause for low back pain stems from a lack of core strength. I’m a big believer that good abdominal strength is important for everyone and here’s why. … Read More

Hip Flexors: Part 2

In the first part of this article I described some very common symptoms associated with hip flexor muscle imbalances and tightness. These symptoms are becoming the norm in this day and age where inactivity and sitting for hours on end is standard operating procedure. In this article I’m going to give you a couple of great tips that can help … Read More

Is your lower back pain caused by your Sacroiliac Joint?

  The sacroiliac joint or SI joint is a large joint in the pelvis between the sacrum and the ilium. This is a large and important weight bearing joint which is designed to transfer weight from the upper body to the lower limbs. The SI joints are surrounded by large ligaments and muscles which help to stabilise this joint. As … Read More

Is Neck Pain Giving You A Headache?

Anyone who has suffered from persistent headaches will tell you how frustrating and tiring they can be…And it seems like headaches are surprisingly common with the World Health Organisation predicting that approximately 47% of the adult population experiencing a headache at least once a year. Headaches can be caused from a number of different problems but the headaches that I … Read More

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Did you know that we are spending up to 80% of our days sitting? There seems to be an increasing amount of research directed at the problems caused by sitting for long periods of time. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a way from getting around the fact that sitting for long periods of time has become a part of … Read More