Back2Life Chiropractic

With over 10 years experience as a Chiropractor, Michael Fordham is highly experienced in sports injury and rehabilitation treatments. Proficient in treatment for the very young and the very old, elite athletes and professionals – Micheal is also the official chiropractor to the Cronulla Sharks Rugby League First Grade team, since 2003 to the present day.

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Back pain: work, exercise and posture

At some point in our lives, back pain is likely to affect each of us. In Australia, the cost of lost productivity and treatments costs a massive $34 billion according to a 2007 study by Access Economics.

So why is back pain occurring at epidemic levels? Is it because we work too much, do injuries happen through exercise, or are we just not standing straight and tall? In truth, work, exercis…

Why ‘text neck’ and back pain is a real thing

We used to worry about our kids getting ‘square eyes’. Now, it’s ‘text neck’ – and the side effects for posture and back pain are alarming. 

As you are reading this article take note of your posture. Is your head leaning forward? Are your shoulders hunched? If you are reading on a phone are your arms bent at your sides? The position you are currently holding has a name: “Text Neck” – and it …

The future workplace: new technologies designed to get us moving

Albert Einstein did some of his best thinking walking around campus. The Queen of England discusses national matters with Prime Ministers as they take a turn about the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Malcolm Turnbull has a standing desk in his Parliamentary office. If the genius and powerful have ditched sitting all day, there must be an excellent reason why we should all follow suit.

Firstly …

New methods for diagnosing back pain

A new study unveiled in January 2016 by the Arthritis Research & Therapy Journal has found a fast, effective way to identify the root cause of lower back pain with a simple blood test. This study undertaken by the USA’s Feinstein Institute looked at 23 people with back pain plus 10 control subjects relying on incredible knowledge of how the body’s biochemistry changes in response to differe…