Health Blog

One of our most necessary emotions is laughter, as without it life would be a long, hard, miserable road. In the brain, laughter releases the hormones of happiness called ‘endorphins’. These increase your desire to live which actually helps you heal. Life is worth living when there’s room for humour. Often it takes a conscious [...]

At any age, prevention is better than cure. It is always worthwhile to keep the pelvis and lower spine in good ‘running order’ so no undue pressure is exerted on the circulatory system to and from the legs. As you become older, lymphatic drainage is important along with exercise and adequate rest for the legs. [...]

The disc between each vertebra is there to act as a shock absorber as we bounce along. It’s there to separate the spinal bones so that they don’t rub and wear. When we don’t correct spinal sprains, we allow the discs to wear unevenly and, over time, degeneration of the spine occurs. A direct injury [...]

This can have many causes, the most common of which is a pelvic sprain, requiring ice. Another cause is an irritated (commonly termed pinched) nerve which causes spasms of the muscles and requires heat. Knowing the difference is the chiropractor’s work. The sooner you have your back adjusted the better. If a child has backache, [...]

Usually, this is the result of an uncorrected shoulder injury. The tendon in the front of the shoulder has rolled out of its groove when the fascia is torn. We are talking here about a very neglected injury. It takes years for a shoulder to get into such a state. Because the injury was not [...]