Animal inspired stretches that will help improve your posture
When it comes to good posture, our friends in the animal kingdom inspire some of the best stretching exercises available.
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Roundworm could be the answer to treating your nerve Iinjury
Scientists from the University of Queensland have discovered the molecular mechanisms that allow severed nerves in roundworms to fuse back together may hold the secret to treating nerve injuries in humans. By combining neurosurgery with molecular biology, project leader at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Dr Massimo Hilliard, said the findings could help to treat conditions.
Sleep posture and back pain
On average humans tend to get about eight hours of sleep a night. It’s estimated that over the course of our lives, we spend about a third of our lives sleeping.
So can your sleep posture affect your back, and overall health and well-being? The answer is an emphatic ‘yes’!
That’s because getting enough good quality sleep gives your body time to recuperate, repair and detoxify. This in tur…
The importance of the body’s core
As personal trainers we emphasis the importance & promote exercises to build a strong core for spine and low back protection.
The trunk and low torso is the power centre of the body, which comprises over 50% of the body’s total mass. Essential for maintaining the body’s equilibrium and posture are the muscles of the lower torso and inner abdominals, an area commonly referred to by many p…
Prevention through bracing in young adults
There is overwhelming evidence that bracing in young adults diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, the most common and insidious form of the disease, is so effective that the need for surgery is completely prevented. This was the finding of a clinical trial undertaken across 25 sites in the USA and Canada back in 2013. T
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.
Healthy Communi…
A kit to reduce injuries for older Greek-Australians
A national safety kit to help reduce falls and injuries among older Greek-Australians was launched today at the Australian Greek Welfare Society in Melbourne by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop. “One in three people aged over 65 fall each year and falls are the leading cause of death for people in this age group,” Ms Bishop said.
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…
Australian research shows depression can cause back pain
Research results just released from the University of Sydney shows that depression can cause back pain. This new research uncovers a deeper level of the relationship between pain and depression – it is old news that nearly half of back pain patients experience depressive symptoms; we can all understand that persons suffering chronic pain would feel mental distress.
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.
