Benefits to Improving Your Balance!

Qualitative research has proven that people do not consider balance health to be an actionable component of their overall health. However, having a strong “core” will help you tremendously at an older age, or at any age for that matter as it helps us keep from falling over when standing or moving. Here are some…

Four Easy Ways to Stand Correctly for a Healthy Back

Most of us know that standing is better for our back than sitting, therefore it is becoming more common for workplaces to offer stand-up desks. However at Chiropractic Balance we often find that people have never been shown what ideal standing posture is and their best efforts to ‘sit-less’ may be causing more damage than…

Seven ways to strengthen your core

Keeping these muscles in good condition will help you fend off a bad back – just make sure you mix it up Make the time A strong core isn’t about having photogenic abs, you commonly use your core in everyday movements, including simple things like carrying the shopping or getting out of bed in…

Safe Lifting Technique to Protect your Back

At Chiropractic Balance poor lifting technique is one of the most common causes we hear about when it comes to low back injuries. The good news is that these injuries are preventable as your body and spine are designed to be able to lift, but we need to understand how to lift properly in order…

10 Tips for Optimising Spine & Brain Function

In a recent study thousands of people were asked whether they would rather suffer from a back problem or a brain problem. Every single individual responded that they would choose to suffer from a back related issue. People tend to assume that even severe back problems present less of a health challenge than brain problems because the…

Is this the Bottom Line of Your Back Pain?

Chiropractors have long been aware of the link between neglected weak buttock muscles and lower back pain. Weak glute muscles are also a contributing factor in knee pain, hip pain, hamstring strains, poor posture, balance problems and being prone to injuries. Many people may not even be aware that their glutes, which are some of our most important pelvic stabilising muscles, are not as strong as they should be or that these imbalances now go by the name of “dead butt syndrome” or “gluteus amnesia”. Read more to see if these problems may be affecting you.

Introducing the iHunch

Do you have an iPhone? What about an iPad? Or even an iPod? The latest i-Whatsit is probably the most ubiquitous yet – the iHunch. But it’s also probably the most harmful for your health. Read all about it here.

Dealing with Depression

Over 25% of our population has suffered or will suffer some kind of mental illness, mainly either Anxiety or Depression. How we we deal with Depression if we ever get it? How do we help others with it?