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Should You Try A Back Brace For Lower Back Pain?
What is a back brace? A back brace or lumbosacral orthosis (LSO) is a device a person may wear to support their back. Some people believe they may reduce back pain, prevent injuries, promote recovery, and encourage correct posture and proper spine alignment. A...
Your Past Shapes Your Future – A Chiropractic Perspective
As our society becomes more and more “civilised“ we become more and more future-focused. We focus only on technological advancement and what is the next best thing. Forgetting about our past and specifically our beginnings, we run the risk of losing sight of valuable...
Benefits of Chiropractic care for Women
Whether you are pregnant or not, a new mother, overweight, live a stressful life, are physically active in work and/or sports, Chiropractic care could benefit you. Chiropractic care can promote overall health and well-being but many of those who seek help from a...
5 Tips to Make Sleeping Easier and Better
All living creatures need sleep. If It's the state during which they’re most vulnerable, why didn’t evolution do away with it? It must be because it’s absolutely essential. The question is: why? Imagine a drug commercial that advertised a substance that would:...
Chiropractor’s Toolkit – Digital Posture Scans
“Posture affects and moderates every physiologic function from breathing to hormonal production. Spinal pain, headache, mood, blood pressure, pulse and lung capacity are among the functions most easily influenced by posture.” AJPM 1994 Your posture is vital to how...
Chiropractic Care to Ease the School Holidays Stress
While school holidays are an exciting time for children, it can be a time of stress and anxiety for parents - organising time off work, childcare, holiday clubs, a family holiday, or a visit with extended family. Chiropractic care can help your body deal with stress...
Can Chiropractic Help with Tennis Elbow?
Have you ever experienced pain or weakness in your elbow radiating into your lower arm, your hand and fingers? Then you may have experienced Tennis Elbow. Despite its name, most people who are diagnosed with tennis elbow are not tennis players. What is Tennis Elbow?...
Nature’s Adjustments – A Chiropractic Perspective
Picture this… You’re walking in Newlands forest, early in the morning. The gravel crunches under your feet, You hear the birds chirp and feel the crisp morning air. The gentle incline has you feeling the muscles in your legs and has your heart beating a little faster...
Chiropractic Techniques
Chiropractic was first founded in Davonport, Iowa in 1895. A Chiropractor’s primary treatment method is the Chiropractic adjustment which is more specific than a spinal manipulation. A Chiropractic adjustment is a highly skilled and specific movement designed to...
Nurturing
When people describe me, I don’t imagine that the first word that comes to mind is “nurturing”. So I am going to try and come at this from the most logical and scientific angle that I can. To start off with let us define what it means to nurture. To nurture (someone...
