Back Care Awareness Week This years Back Care Awareness week is now under way (7th to 11th October 2013) and is themed “Caring for Carers.” In the UK there are currently around 7 million unpaid carers who provide valuable assistance and support to friends, family and neighbours. Carers are often exposed to higher than usual levels …
Back Nodger and my Trigger Point Toolbox I’ll be honest about the Back Nodger. Initially, I played around with this obscure looking tool and thought to myself “Seriously?”. I wondered how it would differ from my current range of spikey balls, pocket physios, acupressure balls and my precious RumbleRoller. For those that know me personally, …
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, …
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 …
The Back Nodger The Back Nodger feels amazing – It’s been designed by experts as a pressure massager – a portable version of a masseur’s thumbs! Anyone who’s ever had those aching knots or niggles in tense shoulders, a stiff neck or suffered from a bad back, will welcome a good Nodging. These annoying little …