What is Trigger Point Therapy? Before we can answer the question “What is Trigger Point Therapy?” We should perhaps explain what a trigger point actually is. Generally it is agreed that trigger points or myofascial trigger points are quite simply muscle knots, which are small areas of tight muscle. These knots cut off their own blood …
Posture Awareness Month Here in the Brisbane office we have dubbed July “Posture Awareness Month” as we have special offers for the duration of the month on our range of chiropractic cushions for our Registered Professionals. During July we’ll also be passing on helpful facts about good posture, bad posture, how you can help your posture, …
Epicondylitis Tennis Elbow With Wimbledon just about to get under way, there will be quite a few people reaching for their racquets, blowing off the dust and heading outside for the first time since last June. After that I am sure there will be quite a few visits to doctors, physio’s etc for new cases …
Stretching Tools If you had told me two years ago that I should use a Spiky Ball as one of my stretching tools I would have shrugged it off. Most of the Spiky Balls I had seen were in the mouths of dogs at the park. I was uneducated in how to use the ball for that rehabilitation …
Trigger Point Therapy Trigger point therapy is not a miracle cure for all muscle pain although it is generally under rated. A little self-treatment has the potential to quickly, cheaply and safely help with many common pain problems that don’t respond well to any other treatment. When we are talking about “Trigger Points” (myofascial trigger points) we …
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening – Why it’s Important We’ve all heard the ads on the TV and Radio. The sneaky innuendo, the misleading hints. I’ve seen a couple of “Embarrassing Bodies” episodes where there are ladies who approach the doctors about their unexpected “incidents”. Perhaps you’ve even seen this ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6VYDaO6k-I Media coverage surrounding incontinence …
Blood Pressure and Aerobic Exercise Sitting here pondering on whether or not I should pay a visit to the quack because of my high blood pressure got me thinking that a little “Googling” may enlighten me as to some things I could do to help relieve the problem. Well according to Google, apart from the …
Stretching Exercises – Why Stretching is Under Rated Contrary to popular belief, stretching is not just something you should be doing before and after exercise. Stretching exercises should really be incorporated into your everyday routine. But, if you’re anything like me, your bed will be too comfortable when you wake first thing in the morning, …
Sensory Processing Disorder – How we can help For those unfamiliar with this neurological condition, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is not uncommon. It affects 1 in 20 children, and even affects adults. It can also be common to find patients with Autism experiencing SPD. Individuals with SPD might misinterpret sensory information such as sound, movement …
Tens, Interferential and Electronic Muscle Stimulation – What’s the Difference? Many people often ask about the differences between a TENS unit, and EMS unit. The difference lies below: TENS, Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation: This type of stimulation is characterized by biphasic current and selectable parameters such as pulse rate and pulse width. TENS stimulates sensory …