Just as your car requires regular tune-ups to keep it running smoothly, and your teeth need checkups to maintain good oral health, your body is an intricate and fascinating structure that needs regular care to function optimally. Part of that care is eating right, exercising regularly and getting quality sleep. You may even take vitamins and [Read More]
How did you feel when you woke up this morning? Did you wake feeling refreshed after a good night’s sleep? Or did you wake feeling achey, stiff and sore, or worse, did you wake with a headache? If you feel that you are not getting the best sleep at night it could be your pillow. As well as providing comfort, the right pillow should provide the [Read More]
Spring time is approaching and almost inevitably become the times when we tackle those larger garden projects; something we have the time and (hopefully) the weather to achieve. Our bodies are very well adapted to a variety of tasks, but we need to be careful not to take advantage of this and push our bodies to breaking point! Lifting - Firstly, [Read More]
Men are succumbing to back pain at a younger age than before due to to physical strains of a sedentary lifestyle, according to a body of chiropractors. 'Sitting is the new smoking' is the phrase on the lips of a generation of worried office workers. Barely a week seems to pass without a warning that our sedentary lifestyles are causing [Read More]
It’s been called the “gentleman’s game,” but more and more women are joining in as well. Many schools and colleges have teams and it’s considered the perfect game for networking or negotiating important business deals. We’re talking about golf, and golf courses are big business, from building them to maintaining them, as more and more players [Read More]
One of the most common things Dr Emma Rampton gets asked is "what can upset a baby when breastfeeding?" Her answer is usually along the lines…. It really is trial and error but some mothers find certain food problematic, like onions and green veges. Here is an article that may give you some more information. Will My Breastfed Baby [Read More]
If your back is aching, you are not alone. Back pain causes more ill health than any other condition, including heart disease and malaria, a major international study has found. An analysis of the health of 188 countries found lower back aches cause more years lived in pain than anything else. It is the top cause of ‘years lived with [Read More]
The spinal cord is literally an extension of the brain, and therefore spinal health is brain health says the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association, as part of a drive to explain how improved brain/body communication is vital to improving the nation’s well-being. Celebrating International Brain Awareness Week, chiropractor and [Read More]
New research into the effects of chiropractic care suggests that it may have an important role to play in maximising sporting performance and aid recovery from a range of conditions where muscle function has been compromised. The New Zealand College of Chiropractic’s Centre for Chiropractic Research has recently published a study in the journal [Read More]
