Even Moderate Physical Activity Can Boost the Immune System and Protect Against Chronic Diseases
As millions of Americans flock to the gym armed with New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, medical experts are offering an additional reason to exercise.
Regular workouts may help fight off colds and flu, reduce the risk of certain cancers and chronic diseases and slow the process of aging. …
Abdominal exercises are most effective and less dangerous when tailored to the needs of an individual. Experts from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the world leader in the science and medical aspects of sports and exercise, say individuals should choose their abdominal program based on their desired outcome, not on trends or common misconceptions.
“One crunch does not fit all…
It is a common misconception that injuries are an acceptable part of any sporting activity. However this is not the case. By taking appropriate measures we can significantly reduce the risk of injuries sustained whilst engaging in sporting or recreational activities and in some cases prevent them entirely.
Sport and recreational activities are a major part of many people’s lives. They promot…
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Shows Promise for Easing Psychological Distress Associated with Disease Symptoms
A revered contemplative practice for centuries, meditation has recently inspired research into its therapeutic value for everything from anxiety disorders to heart attack prevention.
A painful, progressive autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a hi…
Massage is the most fundamental of all healing techniques and the profession of massage has been practiced since time immemorial. It was indeed one of the most effective and important forms of relaxation and sports medicine available to ancient civilizations, and still is today.
What is massage therapy?
It’s a hands-on approach for the evaluation and application of various techniques to t…
We all know that being active at home, work or play is vital for our general vitality and back health. In recent years, evidence from the emerging field of ‘sedentary science’ points to the growing impact of inactivity on public health and life expectancy.
The Bad Backs buckwheat hulls pillow starts its life on the tablelands of NSW and southern QLD. After harvest it is de-hulled, cleaned and then generously filled into natural cotton pillowcases at our warehouse in Noble Park, Vic.
It starts like this:
And ends up like this:
We’ve been selling the pillows for more than 10 years and the demand just continues to grow. Harvests of l…
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TOOLS:
WD-40
Pipe wrench
Screw Driver
Hammer
Gas Cylinder / or Replacement Cylinder
Newspaper
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Tip chair onto the side
2. Spray WD-40 onto joints of the gas cylinder. Let the WD-40 sit for a few minutes
3. Move the telescope cover down to allow easy access
4. Using the pipe wrench, twist the g…
You may not have heard of it before but there is a real, diagnosable condition out there called “dormant bum syndrome” and it could be responsible for the chronic pain in your back, knees and even in your feet. The truth is our derriere is an essential piece of equipment that is rendered dormant through inactivity.
A Sydney-based research organisation named Neura is behind a trial aiming to test whether brain training is an effective treatment for back pain. Aptly named, RESOLVE, this medical trial is testing whether applying electricity to the brain will do more to reduce chronic pain than working only with the musculoskeletal system.
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