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Using the brain to understand pain
When it comes to understanding pain, the lack of an objective measure is often seen as a barrier. Because each individual experiences pain differently, using the brain to further understand pain can be a difficult method.
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.
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.
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Watch this space for new products coming soon!
Herman Miller Embody Office Chair
Herman Miller Embody’s back is inspired by the human spine. The back is alive. As you twist and turn in your chair, Embody moves with you. Its Backfit adjustment adapts to the unique curvature of your spine, holding your head in balance to your technology while you move freely and naturally. View our range of herman miller chairs here.
Glucosamine – an effective treatment for back pain
If you are one of the millions of people who suffer with a ‘bad back’, you must first obtain an accurate diagnosis from your chosen practitioner. Your pain may be the result of injury, arthritis, or simply due to the ageing process, whereby joint function may become impaired when cartilage begins to break down.
The discs in our spine contain fibro cartilage, which acts as a shock absorber be…
Herman Miller Embody – how to adjust guide
Herman Miller Embody is the first chair designed to support your body and mind. Combining simple adjustments with instinctive Herman Miller design, Embody fits a wide assortment of body sizes, shapes, and spinal curves, in all kinds of workplaces. One size fits all ! View our range at of herman miller chairs here.
Motivating kids to make exercise fun
You know your kids should be active, but often they can be found lazing around in front of the TV, video game or computer while the sun shines outside. It’s a scene parents everywhere have lamented. The solution is pretty simple: Get them active by making exercise fun.
In fact, don’t even call it “exercise.” Call it “play” and give them lots of opportunities to do it. If you gently suggest a…
Disc prolapse (herniation)
A prolapsed (herniated) disc occurs when the outer fibres of the intervertebral disc (its annulus) are injured, and the soft material known as the nucleus pulposus, ruptures out of its enclosed space. The prolapsed or ruptured disc material can enter the spinal canal, compressing the spinal cord, but more frequently the spinal nerves.
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.
