Chiropractic care has come a long way since its foundation in the late 1800s. The days of the “bone out of place” way of describing what is going on under the surface are long gone. Research in the field of
By Kristen Page (BChiroSc. MChiro) Chronic pain is a BIG problem. 24 million Australians were living with chronic pain in 2018. 53.8% are women (1.74 million) and 46.2% are men (1.50 million). For the majority (56%) of Australians living
by Kristen Page BChiroSc. MChiroprac It’s a bit of a bold statement but it did get your attention. So… is sitting really killing us? There is no doubt that sitting has become routine in today’s society. On average Australian’s
You may have seen that one of the recommendations made by the recent Lancet series of papers on low back pain was spinal manipulation. It just so happens, chiropractors are experts in spinal manipulation, often referred to as “chiropractic adjustments”
Did you know…? Over 40% of people without pain have a bulging disc on MRI (Turner et. el 2017). 80% of pain free people aged between 20 and 80 have disc degeneration seen on imaging (Brinjiki et al, 2015). Up
One of the common misconceptions about the spine is that your bones can ‘go out of place’. While true dislocations or sub-luxations (partial dislocations) do occur as a result of trauma, these injuries are serious and often require urgent medical
Below is a great little list of some common myths about pain and aging. It’s taken from the great work done by David Butler and Lorimer Mosely from the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute. Myth 1: Pain is inevitable with ageing. Contrary
I use the term “evidence based” a lot when talking to both doctors and patients in an attempt to make a representation on what I am about and where I fit in, in the health system. However sometimes I find,
Pain arising from a tendon is common especially in the sporting population. Although we are understanding more and more about the injury process and subsequent healing, they can still remain a challenge to treat. They are slow to heal, and
For a long time, we have viewed pain as a sign of injury or damaged tissue and have relied on models that are largely based on basic anatomy and physiology. These have been at best, simplistic cause and effect mechanisms