The Christmas build up has begun and in the middle of the never ending to do list, finding time to exercise can be a challenge. We’re out socialising on Christmas dos and up late online shopping for the perfect present, after a long day it seems easier to flop onto the sofa with a ready […]
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Facial Acupuncture
Yes it’s Christmas time again, that perfect time to treat yourself or a loved one to a personal experience towards their health and inner happiness. Cosmetic Acupuncture also known as Facial Rejuvenation, this form of Acupuncture was only for the Emperors Concubine and High Ranking Officials of the Court during the Sui and Tang Dynasties […]
Healthy Living from the Perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Improving your Sleep Sleep is indispensable and a way for the body to rest and recover. As one of the pillars of health, quality sleep can become more and more difficult due to aging or disturbances in one’s personal or work life. Unfortunately this often leads to a vicious cycle of poor sleep and poor […]
Pain and Movement
Relaxed movement and physical activity are vital to helping you manage your pain to keep doing the everyday things that are important to you. After an acute injury (for example rolling your ankle or hurting your back), the body’s first natural instinct is to tense up and protect the body. Naturally, this will result in […]
Out of the Woods
Most people will suffer pain in their lifetime. For some people it may be rare and for others it may be a constant battle. People suffer varying levels of physical pain for so many different reasons – acute injuries, chronic injuries, accidents, post-operative, bites/stings and these are just the tip of the iceberg. Some are […]
How Acupuncture may help Posture, Pain and Movement
How acupuncture may help with posture, pain and movement? Muscles should be limber or flaccid when not active and should only tense up when activated. If this doesn’t happen then you can consider it as some form of muscular dysfunction. When different areas start to tighten up it can cause dysfunctional movement of the areas […]
Posture, pain and massage
As a massage therapist I have helped a lot of people over the last few months managing their pain related to working from home. It has been clear that many people not only don’t have the proper work environment set up at home, but are also staying in the one position, slouched over a coffee […]
Top 3 reasons your hip flexors are tight
If you have been to a practitioner whether it be chiropractor, physiotherapist or massage therapist, you may have been told that your hip flexors are tight. They may have told you that this is the cause of your lower back or hip issues. Before we go into them let’s discuss what is the hip flexor? […]
Designed to Move Well
From birth, and even in the uterus, movement is life. Movement runs the brain and literally, ‘if we don’t move it, we lose it!’ This is why god forbid, if we ever have a car accident, a physical therapist is employed and assigned to come in and move your limbs for you. The movement helps […]
Active care
What is Active Care? Active care refers to using exercise to help you to recover as quickly as possible from injury and most importantly to continue to stay strong so that you can prevent re-injury down the line. That might be mobility exercises for an area that does not move as well as it should, […]
Out of the Woods Functional movement month
This month our focus in on awareness of functional movement. Do you know what the seven functional movement patterns are? If so, can you perform them optimally? If not, are you working towards that goal? Functional movement is talked about in many walks of life these days including elite athletes, yoga, pilates, cross fit and […]
Sever’s Disease in the Young Athlete
Sever’s Disease is one of the most common overuse injuries in the young athlete that we will see as Physiotherapists. It can be a largely debilitating injury that can progressively worsen over time, leading to some catastrophic results if not treated and managed correctly. Having been that young athlete myself, it has become a passion […]
Out of the Woods Women’s Health & Spring
Your health is a journey. Each journey is unique, it’s yours. You are in the driver’s seat, so where do you want to go? Everyone has their own approach and sometimes it’s hard to change your direction and steer yourself towards optimal health. What even is optimal health and how do you get there? This […]
Spring Detox
Spring is here, this is the season to nourish and detoxify your body. Detoxing strengthens your body’s natural healing power which will have you feeling and functioning at your best. Here are the top 10 reasons to do a detox: 1. Clear Toxins Everyday we breathe in toxins from environmental pollutants, household chemicals and we […]
Cosmetic Acupuncture
Facial Ageing is caused by structural rearrangement of tissue. When we are in our teens, fat in the face is uniformly apportioned and forms cushioning in the forehead, cheeks, and areas around the eyes and mouth. When we enter our 30’s, this apportioned fat loses quantity and moves downward. Therefore features that were formerly raised […]
Kinesiology Discovery session
Kinesiologist Tove invites you to a FREE 30 min session where you get the opportunity to experience what muscle testing feels like and find out how balancing ones energy can support you to reach your goals. May the goal be around becoming pain free, becoming a confident public speaker, relationship issues or mental stress and […]
Reiki and a Healthy Menstrual Cycle
Reiki is a natural, nurturing form of hands-on energy healing that brings balance to the body, mind and soul. Originating from Japan, Reiki (pronounced rey – kee) has shown great results for supporting women’s holistic health and wellness. A 2011 study showed that Reiki application reduced the intensity of pain, the value of anxiety, the […]
Improve longevity of the planet
This may be a topic that has crossed your mind in recent times. With so much in news and media regarding climate change, pollution in our environment and increasing exposure to toxins, the thought of longevity for our planet should be more of an action plan than a thought. So, what can we do in […]
Performance and longevity. It’s a marathon not a sprint!
Now I can be fairly confident in saying that those of you who train, would like to keep on doing so. And of those of you who train / exercise, again it can be fair of me to say that you’d most probably like to do so without pain and keep performing at your best, […]
A Naturopaths top tips to aging well
When I began researching and reading in preparation for writing this blog, the news I stumbled across on aging was all rather sad. My textbooks describe the aging process as senescence – ‘the deteriorative changes with time during postmaturational life that underlie increasing vulnerability to challenges, thereby decreasing the ability of the organism to survive’. […]
