We all love essential oils! These powerful natural remedies can really assist us with our health and wellbeing and they smell amazing! Here are few tips on how to use your essential oils For A great night sleep… Lavender and Chamomile: these two oils are definitely your best friends when it comes to a good […]

This month, I met up with Dan, owner of and Personal Trainer at Fitness Culture in Bondi Junction, to ask him a few popular questions around training and how to best achieve your fitness goals.   Gaetan: Can you tell us how you like to organize a typical session at the gym? Dan: Usually we start with a […]

If not, you are not alone. Sleep problems are common and can lead to, or contribute to, chronic health problems. There are many good suggestions for improving sleep and most health practitioners have a long list of helpful ideas that they are able to hand out to weary, sleep deprived clients. These ideas have been […]

This DNA method triggers the release of the body’s internal chemicals such as endorphins and enkephalins, which have pain-relieving properties. Use of the DNA method produces a drug free solution to various forms of pain such as musculoskeletal pain. This acupuncture method also helps to create a treatment matrix for some of the more difficult […]

Ever felt like you need to crack your neck or back multiple times during the day? If so, you may have an area of joint instability and at risk of causing further joint dysfunctions over time Instability is when there is too much joint segment movement relative to the one above and below. When a […]

But first, let’s start with what is a Nutritionist? A Nutritionist Practices Nutritional Medicine which is based based on naturopathic principles which treat the root cause of your symptoms/ conditions. By treating the cause, you alleviate the symptoms. We also treat the 'whole' person and not just a symptom which allows your body to use […]

So you went to the doctor presenting with pain. You were lead down a path which involved getting an ultrasound or an MRI and an inflamed tendon or bursa was found. A simple solution to this was suggested – a cortisone injection. Where you’ll receive a quick injection which will act as a strong anti-inflammatory […]

Chiropractors treat neck and spinal problems! Whether it stems from muscle, joint, nerve or disc, we have a solution. There is nothing worse than waking up with a neck full of ache. Most people at some point will wake up feeling a pinch in the neck and shoulder. Whether it was sleeping in a new […]

How your knee pain may be associated with your hips… Do you suffer from chronic knee injury? Maybe it comes and goes after exercise? Heard the term Patellofemoral pain syndrome used? The expertise of a physio can help connect the dots surrounding knee pain through  analysis of the biomechanics of the leg as a whole. […]

Do you have sudden weakness in certain shoulder movements? Sudden weakness in external shoulder rotation with or without pain may be related to irritation of the suprascapular nerve. It’s a nerve that comes from the neck and travels through the shoulder blade. It controls the external rotators of the shoulder including the Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus […]

Before you ask, no I am not Chinese. I am English/Scottish decent and about as pasty white as you can get. That doesn’t mean that I do not enjoy and respect the many cultures we welcome in this country. I do not observe any of the traditions around the Lunar New Year personally, however I […]

Is your training buddy broken? Health Space can help! Everyone knows the pain of finally getting into an exercise routine with a friend, and then facing disruptions when one of you gets injured. But at Health Space, we have an amazing team of integrated and holistic therapists to help get you and your friend back […]

Lovers of Indian food, give yourselves a second helping: Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin — the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color — improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss, according to the results of a study conducted by UCLA researchers. The research, published online Jan. […]

Three hours of yoga a week for a year improved serum levels of adipokines — proteins secreted by fat cells, which are involved in inflammation — in patients with high-normal blood pressure and metabolic syndrome in a new study. These findings, by Rashmi Supriya, PhD, from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, and colleagues, were […]

Tennis elbow is an inflammation or degeneration of muscles in the forearm that allow you to bend your wrist back. It causes pain in the outside of the elbow and can radiate down to the wrist, which may worsen with particular wrist movements.  Tennis elbow can come on from a recent change in workload, an overloading of wrist activity or a change in use of racquets, tools or […]

Prepping for Period Leading up to your period, your body undergoes a couple of changes which may results in what’s known as Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) which let’s be honest, no one needs in their life. Here are some explanations as to what is going on and what you can do about it: My Back Hurts! […]

Hurt your lower back? This is a common condition we see at Health Space clinics. Although this is a common condition, the diagnosis of what contributed to developing your lower back pain is unique and therefore the assessments and treatment methods will differ for everyone. We know that most episodes of lower back pain will […]

1. Organize & stabilize spine: keep spine in a neutral position, no local flexion or extension faults, whilst keeping the core switched on 2. Create torque in your primary engines: The primary engines being your shoulders and hips. When adding torque you want to have external rotation within the socket to "tighten" the joint and […]

Why is the spine so important? Your spine is the central pillar of your body and has two main functions. It keeps you upright and protects the part of the Central nervous system (CNS) called the spinal cord that is essentially the master control system of the body. Not only does the CNS control movement, […]