Category: Chiropractic
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The weight of the mind
In this article, we’re going to dive into the biomechanics of the head and neck and find how the angle of your dome influences the neck and back. Let’s head on! The average human ‘noggin’ makes up about 6% of your total body weight (2). That means if a typical population is studied, the head…
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Pack like a Soldier
The infantry gets a bad wrap for being stereotypical ‘knuckleheads’ but alongside their marksmanship training and rucksack marches, they learn the genius of packing a bag and the physics of positioning weight. Whether you hate or love maths, lifting and carrying is all about physics. The infantry knows this better than most as they march…
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Strength and bulk: why speed matters for rehab
We may not be rehabbing a muscle at ‘race pace’ but the phrase “slow and steady”’ is a key aspect of regaining endurance and muscular control. Let’s quickly discover the weight of how speed influences muscle development. First, we need to discuss how a muscle responds to any kind of loading. When you lift weights…
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I slouch and that’s the perfect posture
Perfect posture is a thing that everyone strives for, notices, makes comments on. We seem to understand that the flattest, straightest, shoulders back-ist, chest out-ish posture seems “perfect”… but is there a perfect posture? The body loves movement. We’ve known this for thousands of years and all studies on movement and exercise tells us that…
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Golfer Pick Up
We can all learn a thing or two from golfers If you’ve hurt your back, you understand the pain and toil having to pick anything up from the ground. Whether this is your dropped phone or some loose change, a hurt back can reduce your ‘drive’ and leave you ‘puttering’ around. It may even tempt…
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Knees and Bows
The big question is why do we have joints in the legs that fold? Because we knee-d them 😂. While myself and the siblings were all quite young, we were having a snack time and eating fruit. My brother took his apple and extended his arm all the way out. He then chomped the air,…