House of Chiro Blog

It's hard not to feel upset, sad, disappointed or frustrated when someone you love or care for is in pain or needs your help. We know that as nurses and carers, you feel this more than anyone. However, nursing or caring for someone and their problems shouldn't mean sacrificing your own health in return. So we've put together for you a Nurse's Guide to Back Pain . We're going to look at how the pain begins, what happens after that, where degeneration comes from, what your body

Bottom Line: Back pain, neck pain, and headaches. Maybe that’s how you discovered chiropractic care. The research supporting chiropractic...

Ouch, my back hurts… Sound familiar? Do you stand up after hours hunched over your desk slaving away, only to find your feet numb, pins and needles pouring into your legs, and a war being declared over your neck? While a ‘back-pain-free-desk’ might sound like a fairy-tale, in truth it is much more realistic. Are you willing to save your body from the dreaded desk? If so, read on… Step 1: Desk Duty The best place to start on your quest to a back pain free desk is… your des

We've all been there; cruising through your sunny day when suddenly the lightning strikes. A nightmare of a headache hits you harder than a truck, and you wish more than anything to get back to your near-perfect start to the day. What can you do to PREVENT a headache? 1. Drink a glass of water as soon as you get up. Hydration is essential, so let’s just get our first glass out of the way as soon as you get out of bed. You hear the alarm, hit stop, get out of bed, walk to

Most Mums (& Dads) are so busy looking after those around them they forget, or just don’t find time to look after themselves. It doesn’t take too long to work out if you don’t look after you, there is no-one else to do it! I could go on about how you need 8 hours sleep and to exercise 4-5 times a week, but I know that simply isn’t realistic for most of us! I have put together what I think are super simple, yet incredibly effective changes you can make to your daily routine th

Within a moment of sitting at your desk, the computer takes you to a world of mind-numbing work. If you are anything like me, 2 hours pass until you look away from the computer, and by that time your shoulders and neck have stiffened to the point of no return. Not only that, but your eyes will be tired and there’s no way that brain can do anything else! How are you meant to spend the weekend happily cheering at the kid's netball and footy game when your neck is hating you fo

After feeling like you have been locked up and away from civilisation for an eternity (which may have only been hours), you can finally resurface and be human again (almost). Yes, migraines are horrible. They remove you from life. Migraines are just plain and simple yuck, yuck, yuck. If you have never experienced one, count your blessings. For those of you that suffer with migraines - or know someone who does - this is for you. After you have survived the migraine from hell,

I must admit, house cleaning is one of my least favourite tasks. You can only bask in the glory of your clean house for a limited time, before the whirlwind of life (and children) stomps over your clean carpet with fresh, muddy boots. The icing on the cake; you spending the next 3 days suffering with hip and back pain, a not-so-welcome product of your hard work. You might not believe me, but it doesn’t always have to be this way! This Guide will make sure that during those

We often get asked by patients how they can stop their neck and shoulders getting stiff whilst on the computer. Well click on the video below and I’m going to show you a simple, quick and easy solution...

Would you ever buy shoes without even glancing at the size? Of course you wouldn’t! No one would bother wasting their money on shoes that don’t fit. For some strange reason, that’s exactly what most people do when they buy a pillow. Over the 20 years that I have been a Chiropractor, I have asked innumerable amounts of patients why they bought their current pillow. Did they choose it at random, or was there a reason? The two main answers I received were; It felt ok when I grab