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A concerned Mum recently asked me, “how heavy should children’s school bags should be?” It’s a great question! You may also be wondering how school bags impact on your child’s health. When your child’s bag is too heavy, it can cause back pain, changes to the natural curves of the spine, rounded shoulders, muscle strain and/or fatigue. Ideally, back packs …
All your extra visitors at Christmas time can prompt a cleaning blitz in preparation. And none of us seem to escape the weekly cleaning duties! (Maybe we should have been born princesses! 😉). These household duties can impact on your spinal health. Simple household chores can be a cause of lower back pain. A study in 2015 showed that 3.7 million …
World Spine Day (a Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health initiative) is held on 16th October every year. Every year people join in to empower and raise awareness of spinal disorders and caring for your spine. Worldwide, back problems are rated as the number one health issue. 50% of Australians are not active enough, which puts your spinal health at risk. The …
As we approach the end of winter, here are some tips to keep your spine mobile. We often can become more sedentary in the cooler months. This can affect your spine and posture. We often take these cooler months as an opportunity to curl up on the couch and binge on Netflix, read or nap. When you sit with poor …
Are you enjoying the cooler weather after our long summer this year? What a change! It has been quite chilly for us Queenslanders! The colder weather can cause some people to have back pain, though. Why is this? It can be caused by tightening of the ligaments, muscles and tendons that irritate the nerve roots leaving from the spine. If …
This means you could be guilty of sitting in the same position for a lot of your day. This can have a poor effect on your posture and spine. You may have to sit in a car, train or bus for a couple of hours on the way to and from work. When you get home, you could typically add …
Once the weather starts to cool in our Great Southern Land, Australians’ passion for winter sports come to the fore in our interests. Whether that’s Rugby League, Rugby, AFL, Soccer or Netball, they become an important part of our leisure time. Here are some tips to help look after your spine, whether you are a spectator or a player (at …
Lots of office workers would have heard of Ergonomics, but what does it mean? It promotes muscle/joint health and helps prevents injuries, considering an individual’s current limitations (eg height, back pain and function, previous injuries etc). Ergonomics makes sure that the design of spaces and products suit the person using them and is suitable for that person’s requirements. It is …
You do it every day…. It doesn’t require any special equipment, can be done anywhere, anytime…. In fact, you ALREADY do it every day! It can help with other goals, such as weight loss, better well-being and improving your fitness. What is it??? Walking is what our body was designed to do. It doesn’t create stress on our joints, helps …
With the recent completion of the Gold Coast Commonwealth games, it seems a good time to talk about muscle injuries. Muscle strains and tears don’t only effect elite athletes, they more often effect regular people like you and I. This can be whether you’re physically active or not, even with good nutrition and/or exercise. They may occur from sports injuries …