Perfect abdominal breathing is readily observed in the newborn but unfortunately as we age, tension and stress in our day-to-day lives restrict this preferred pattern, resulting in a chronic and largely detrimental pattern of breathing.
Shirley Rd Chiropractic is pleased to announce that we have now become a stockist of the Mimos Baby Pillow. For many years we have looked after babies who suffer from plagiocephaly – a condition where the skull flattens on one side.
Today, the average weight carried in our children’s backpacks is understood to be a staggering 30-40% of their own body weight. Repetitive loading on the spine is well understood to be a prominent risk factor in the development of spinal pain and considering today’s increasing incidence of back pain and scoliosis in children and adolescents, such facts unfortunately come as no surprise.
Headache, migraine, joint pain, fatigue, irritability, bloating and digestion problems: these are just a few of the common symptoms that may arise from an intolerance to gluten. This condition is fast gaining recognition as a key factor in the presentation of chronic health issues.
It was an honour to be recently asked by Dr. Anthony O’Reilly from The Chiropractic Alumni (tCa) to present a lecture on the “Neurology of Scoliosis” at a Sydney College of Chiropractic and Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic Conference (20 August 2011).
Join us in the "Just Start Walking" campaign this National Chiropractic Care Week (23-29 May). Chiropractors at Shirley Rd Chiropractic will be using the month of May to help patients and the Crows Nest/Wollstonecraft community to put their best foot forward and start walking their way to health and wellbeing.
With the first round of school holidays coming on April 8-27 (in NSW), children are going to be enjoying a break from pencils, books and "teachers' dirty looks" for a couple of weeks over Easter.
It is understandable that all parents want the best for their newborn babies. Just walk into any large baby store and you are inundated with devices that are proposed to be "beneficial to the development of your baby".
Some months ago I was asked to present a lecture at North Shore Private Hospital to the senior midwife educators.
Many people who suffer from typical tension-type headache, or the more complex migraine, would reach for the simple pain reliever to reduce their headache. And initially, a couple of tablets would quell the headache.
