Are your joints and muscles ready? Many factors that are commonly overlooked, from not appropriately treating painful joints to under-hydrating and failing to stretch, can cause pain and movement limitations that disrupt or even halt your pre-summer fitness regimen. To get the most from your workouts and training, incorporate these tips from our chiro Dr […]
If you’re returning to running and looking to match or beat your current performance, or you're taking up running as part of your summer fitness routine, it pays to take precautions to prevent running-related injuries and conditions. Heed these safe running tips from SH physio Sandra. 1. Invest in your dress. Wear good, supportive […]
Limits on food shopping trips. Needing to prepare three meals every single day (goodbye cafe, lunch boxes and dining out). All-day access to the fridge. Boredom or craving comfort. If these lockdown-related factors have thrown your healthy eating for a loop, you’re not alone. But COVID-19 restrictions don’t have to result in opting for low-quality […]
If you’re a parent in Melbourne, lockdown can be a daily battle of trying to keep the kids entertained while curbing screen time and ensuring that they’re learning and developing critical skills. Suddenly you’re expected to be a teacher, a social companion and playmate, a source of mental stimulation AND a parent?! The good news […]
If you’re feeling dissatisfied with your body after weeks of eating more and moving less, good news! You may not need to spend months on the treadmill and off the pizza to feel more positive about your body. Instead? Just. Get. Moving. The act of exercising itself may improve body image, regardless of actual physical […]
Are you already feeling the effects of returning to days at a desk or hours spent driving to client appointments? If you can’t avoid being deskbound in the workplace, the next best thing is learning to sit in a way that protects your spine and prevents back and neck pain. Here’s a quick sitting tutorial […]
Imagine your entire life changed overnight. Your usual routines were stopped in their tracks. Life, financial and career plans were put on hold indefinitely (maybe you even lost your job). You were separated from friends and loved ones. If you lived alone, you were isolated. And if you were a parent, suddenly you had to […]
Oh-oh, it’s slump day! After another week craning to fit in the webcam (or leaning on one elbow on the couch to answer emails), it wouldn’t be surprising if you noticed your shoulders rounding and head poking forward -- with or without accompanying pain, tightness or stiffness. Relate? An antidote to deteriorating posture (aside from […]
If your chiropractor pulls out one of these, should you run? It looks scary and sort of sci-fi, but the ‘activator adjusting instrument’ is a common tool used by chiropractors to target specific points quickly and with low force. By delivering force lightly and quickly, the spring-loaded instrument may bypass or minimise muscles’ reactive tensing […]
With or without COVID, getting knocked down is inevitable. Life will continue to throw curveballs. What’s important is getting back up and keeping on going. In other words, perseverance (also known as ‘grit’). The good news is that there are tricks you can use to cultivate this attribute and make forging ahead a bit easier. […]
It’s official. Kids love the new children’s therapy room at our state-of-the-art Craigieburn clinic. (Just quietly, so do our child and adolescent physios, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and psychologists!) This is because every element has been designed to be playful, colourful and fun while enabling therapeutic tasks and activities. While our therapists take their mission […]
Playground chasey. Music lessons. Sports training. Many activities children undertake in a non-lockdown day develop important skills and abilities. But with out-of-home activities on hold, it is largely up to parents to replace them. One way to engage children in tasks that help them to learn and develop is to create games that build in […]
Is your child communicating with confidence? To mark Speech Pathology Week #SPweek, we’re celebrating the many ways speech pathologists can help children with speech, language and other communication-related challenges to enjoy satisfying social interaction, engage with education and enhance learning and express their thoughts and feelings. One of these ways is with assistive technology. For […]
Have you noticed that you’ve stopped moving over the past few months? Between loss of incidental activity (say taking the office stairs or walking from the car) and the shutdown of gyms and sports schedules, it’s logical that many of us would become a bit idle. Why does it matter? Unfortunately, inactivity can be self-perpetuating, […]
How did you choose your last pair of running shoes? This is a frequently-overlooked factor in both performance and injury prevention. While it is also important to consider activity type, here are some points to consider: Know your feet Most feet fall into one of three broad categories, which tend to be answered by […]
