by eastbentleigh_healthgroup | Apr 20, 2016 | Health Tips
Lifting injuries are a common cause of back pain. You can protect yourself against damage with good lifting habits, both at home and in the workplace. When you lift, your spine is put under stress. Twisting or jerking while lifting and carrying can injure the small...
by eastbentleigh_healthgroup | Apr 20, 2016 | Health Tips
Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity while standing, sitting or lying down. Good posture helps minimise the amount of strain imposed on our muscles, joints, and ligaments while performing our daily activities. So why is proper...
by eastbentleigh_healthgroup | Apr 20, 2016 | Health Tips
Pregnancy should be an enjoyable life experience, however, during pregnancy a woman’s body goes through enormous changes. Due to ligament laxity and the shifting of the centre of gravity, mothers to be can develop poor posture and more than 50% of pregnant women...
by eastbentleigh_healthgroup | Apr 18, 2016 | Health Tips
To make an actual lasting structural and mechanical change takes time. Your entire spine must adapt and compensate for the movement created by a spinal adjustment. In some cases, patients may experience some minor discomfort. This is due to the movement created in the...
by eastbentleigh_healthgroup | Apr 18, 2016 | Health Tips
To receive and hold a good adjustment, your spine must be at rest before and during the adjustment. Before every adjustment, we advise that you lie on the adjusting table face down with your arms hanging to the floor to rest your spinal muscles and fan out the...
by eastbentleigh_healthgroup | Apr 18, 2016 | Health Tips
Follow these guidelines during the duration of your chiropractic treatment: Refrain from touching, probing or rubbing the areas that your chiropractor treats. Refrain from sudden twists or rotating a body part beyond normal limit, especially your neck. Refrain from...
