A Healthy Back Bag Video

Iconic international brand, the Healthy Back Bag’s teardrop shape distributes weight across the back rather than pulling from one point on the shoulder. The more places a bag touches the body when it is worn, the lighter it feels thus encouraging good posture. There are no rigid bits in or around The Healthy Back Bag, it moulds to the shape of the body, which combined with a non-slip strap ensures that the bag both contours to the back and stays on the shoulder.

Spinal cord injury: hope through research

A Short History of the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury

Accounts of spinal cord injuries and their treatment date back to ancient times, even though there was little chance of recovery from such a devastating injury. The earliest is found in an Egyptian manuscript written in approximately 1700 B.C. that describes two spinal cord injuries involving fracture or dislocation of the neck vertebrae…

Aussies lacking basic knowledge to keep themselves healthy

The Healthy Communities Research Centre at UQ Ipswich is calling for a national focus on “health literacy” following the release of findings which reveal that most Australians don’t have the basic knowledge to keep themselves healthy.

The recently-released findings are based on the 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Using mindset to feel less pain

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our thoughts can successfully intervene with feelings of pain. If you are suffering mild forms of back pain you might consider including mindfulness, meditation or cognitive behavioural therapy into your pain management regime. How is pain processed by the brain? There are two neural pathways responsible for feeling pain.

Research shows customised physical therapy relieves back pain

New research has put customised physical therapy as a method of treatment for back pain to the test. Since being published in the prestigious British Medical Journal in October 2015, this new research will change the way back pain is treated, now and in the future.

La Trobe researchers wanted to know if physical therapy was living up to it’s reputation, and what kind of physical intervention…

Human back pain linked to ape like bone structure

Back pain may be the result of learning to run before we could walk, in evolutionary terms, according to a new study which has linked a common cause of back pain to our ape ancestry. The study suggests that rapid evolution from walking on all fours to upright on two legs, leaving people with vertebrae similar to chimpanzees susceptible to back pain.

What’s new at the NACDS trade show in Denver Aug-15

NACDS is the major annual Chain Drug Store trade show in the USA, and our Sales Director Jonathan visited last week looking for new brands and unique products to bring to the Australian market. It was also an opportunity to catch up with current major US supplier Jobri who were exhibiting at the event.

 

Watch this space for new products coming soon!

The link between chronic pain and vitamin D

Vitamin D is an essential ingredient for a healthy human body, to absorb calcium and promote bone strength. The greatest source of Vitamin D is not found in any food or over-the-counter supplement; instead, this simple nutrient comes from the sun. Sunlight is abundant in Vitamin D, delivering it to the earth each day through ultraviolet rays.

The Aeris Swopper – Swopping ?

Developed and produced by aeris GmbH in Germany by husband and wife team Joseph (an engineer) and Dorle (a world famous physio) Gloeckl, the Swopper was designed to help people relieve their back and spinal problems, and overcome the challenges our bodies face with static sitting.