How To Prevent Mouse Shoulder Pain

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“Mouse shoulder” may sound like an odd sort of genetic disorder, but it’s actually a very common sort of pain associated with excessive long-term use of a computer mouse and poor posture. It’s not difficult to see why it’s such a common syndrome: humans simply aren’t designed to sit in front of a screen all day, every day.   What … Read More

Chiropractor Health Hack- Treadmills and injury prevention

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Been a chiropractor in Brisbane and working from Fitness First Elizabeth Street I see a lot of people exercising on the gym treadmills. Treadmills have been a convenient alternative to walking or running outdoors and at this time of the year it is understandable why so many people use them. There are however a few injury concerns around logging too … Read More

Chiropractic Tip- Benefits of remedial massage therapy

Remedial massage therapy is a popular treatment modality that focuses on removing muscle tension, trigger points and reducing musculoskeletal pain. It is generally considered part of complimentary or alternative medicine. Good remedial massage works extremely well in conjunction with chiropractic care as chiropractic adjustments will correct any misalignments in the joints of the spine, pelvis and extremity joints while remedial … Read More

Chiro Advice: Tips for hot seating offices

Hot seating is becoming very popular in large offices. The idea of hot seating is that rather than having a set desk to work from office workers must move around different desks day to day. While this may solve some HR problems it certainly isn’t great for their workers posture and spine health. In an ideal world it would be … Read More

Runners knee- Signs you have a tight IT Band

The Iliotibial band or ITB is a thick fascia which runs from the tensor fascia latae muscle in the hip to its distal connection into the lateral knee. Inflammation and pain at the outer knee is a common complaint in runners and often overuse of the ITB can be the cause. Common signs of ITB syndrome include pain and swelling … Read More

Acupuncture

As a chiropractor I am lucky that I get to meet a variety of other awesome health practitioners. I recently had my first experience with acupuncture and loved it! I had always been nervous about acupuncture as I don’t love needles but surprisingly I found that it wasn’t painful and I hardly noticed when the needles were applied. The next … Read More

Weightlifting Belts: Do Weight Belts Prevent Injury?

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Weightlifting belts are a common piece of equipment in many gyms. They offer a range of exercise and health benefits that can assist professional power lifters along with those interested in improving their lifting technique in strength training. When it comes to incorporating weight belts and other high intensity exercise equipment into your routine, it’s important to understand any safety … Read More

Chiro Advice- 5 tips to protect your lower back

The lower back is susceptible to injury during lifting, twisting, sudden movements as well as prolonged poor posture. Any of these can cause injury to the soft tissue, joints or nerves of the lower back. Ask anyone who has had a major lower back injury and they will tell you that they would do anything to avoid injuring their back … Read More

Chiro Advice- What is Sciatica?

Being a chiropractor I regularly get people who visit my clinic with sciatica. Sciatica is a very general term which describes symptoms associated with compression of the sciatic nerve by some type of problem in the lower back. The symptoms include a burning, tingling or shooting electric shock type pain down the buttock and down the leg or sciatica can … Read More