ACC Registered Chiropractors
Serving Waikato since 1971
Why is sitting the leading cause of lower back pain? A recent study has looked at the loading pressure of the individual discs of the spine in various positions. The internal pressure was measured in the unit pounds per square inch (PSI). Results: Lying down on either your side or stomach placed approximately 14 PSI…
Run with incorrect posture and you will run no more According to “Runners World” running participation has grown more than 70% in the last decade. We often view running only from the health benefits that can be attributed, but we often don’t look as closely to the consequences of running with incorrect posture. Running injuries,…
Ergonomic Makeover: Fix Your Workspace in 3 Simple Steps Give your workspace an ergonomic makeover and reap the benefits of better posture, better productivity, and less pain and discomfort at work. A recent poll determined that 86% of employees that work at a desk job were in pain during work. However, with improving work place ergonomics, pain…
Sciatica is one of the most common forms of lower back and leg pain. While Sciatica is not a medical diagnosis, it is a symptom of an underlying problem in the lower back (such as a herniated disc or spinal stenosis that is compressing or irritating the nerve roots). This is an important distinction because it…
Sleeping Tips for Patients with Chronic Pain We’ve compiled some sleep tricks that you may find useful to help you regulate and improve your sleeping patterns. 1. Only go to bed when you are tired Do not allow yourself to toss and turn in bed. This only makes things worse, and usually you’ll end up…
Many people present with neck and arm pain and the most likely cause is due to disc damage at the bottom of the neck. When a disc in the cervical spine ruptures, soft material from inside the disc can form a bulge that presses painfully against the spinal cord and nerve roots. Anatomy Spinal discs…
In a recent publication, ageing was looked at extensively including the effect of lifestyle on medical conditions such as dementia, diabetes and even bone strength (osteoporosis) – but now it appears that what you do on a day to day basis can also protect you from a range of cancers by over 30%. In fact…
What Is Inflammation? When you think of arthritis, you think of inflammation. Inflammation is a process in which the body’s white blood cells and chemicals help protect us from infection and foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. In some diseases, however, the body’s defense system (immune system) triggers an inflammatory response when there are…
A new study that appeared in the British Medical Journal linked sitting for long periods, such as watching TV, as being a risk for diabetes, strokes and even heart disease. Sitting has now been classed as having the same degree of risk as obesity and smoking and has been attributed to shaving years off…
Medscape Medical News from the: American Heart Association (AHA) 2012 Scientific Sessions Shelley Wood – Nov 04, 2012 Heartwire Medical Journal LOS ANGELES — Finnish men who lost more than 15% of their cardiorespiratory fitness over a 10-year period faced a near doubling of their risk of acute MI over the subsequent decade and more than…