The Future Of Wearable Technology Wearable technology is one of the most exciting new developments to hit the fitness industry in the last few years. Watches, wristbands, glasses, trainers and even jewelry are no longer just what they seem. All of these everyday items and more are being made ‘smart’, so that they can capture …
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, …
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 …
Hula Hooping – Not just for kids anymore! The last time I hula hooped was about a year ago when I was a member of a group fitness studio down in Hobart before I moved back to Brisbane. Before that – I was probably in primary school. When I first joined this fitness studio, I …
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 …
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 …