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Structural Chiropractic

Chiropractic Care for Kids

Paediatric Chiropractic Chiropractic is all about looking after the spine and the nervous system. This means that anyone with a spine and nervous system can benefit from chiropractic, and this includes children and babies! Many people are unaware that children can benefit from chiropractic care, as children don’t tend to have ‘back pain’. However, there […]

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Posture and Chiropractic

  What are the benefits of good posture?   “Sit up straight” or “don’t slump” is advice we have all probably heard at sometime during our lives, as someone is trying to tell us to fix our bad posture. But you may not understand why having good posture is so important, and all the benefits

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The Immune System and Chiropractic

What is the immune system?   The immune system is our natural defense against outside pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. It is constantly working to prevent us from getting sick or infected, or to help get us better as efficiently as possible if we do become infected. It can affect how often we get

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Mental Health and Chiropractic

Mental health in New Zealand:   Mental health disorders are an extremely common issue in New Zealand. With 17% of our adult population receiving a mood or anxiety disorder. Estimates show that almost half of our population will meet the criteria for a mental illness diagnosis at some point in their lives1. Mental health disorders

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Health… Expectations Vs. Reality

What is health? What is perfect health? Is it possible to achieve perfect health? If so, how long does it take? Are these all expectations that social media has set or is it the reality? These questions are often questions I ponder about as a well-being practitioner. Some people ask me that too, but it’s

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Nervous System & Chiropractic

Chiropractic is so much more than ‘cracking’ backs! Contrary to what most people think, Chiropractic care is not just for neck and back pain. I suppose when we become sick, we don’t tend to say, “I think my nervous system needs fixing.” Although, this can exactly the case. To apprehend how powerful chiropractic care can

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Are Adjustments Painful?

Are Adjustments painful? Myth! One of the most common mistruths about seeing a chiropractor is that adjustments are painful. Ok, let’s bust this Myth! The truth is – getting adjusted by a trained Chiropractor is holistic, safe and comfortable. There are many techniques available to adjust the spine, the classic dynamic thrust, to very light

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Raising Healthy Children: Tip # 1

By Dr. Jennifer Barham-Floreani: My number one tip or proactive step for raising the health status of your children is to FIND AN INSPIRING, RECOMMENDED WELLNESS CHIROPRACTORs and have your child’s nervous system regularly checked. Chiropractors and children I’m a chiropractic baby and cannot emphasize enough how chiropractic adjustments with a wellness chiropractor are a

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Kids Balance Exercises: Tap and Hop

Introduction Chiropractic care for your kids can greatly benefit their physical and mental development including improving their balance. Kids Chiropractic care is gentle, precise, and effective. Here’s a tip on how you can help your kids improve their balance with tap and hop. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw4rezd3Gw0[/embedyt]   Kids Balance Exercises: Tap & Hop This week’s activities

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Cervicogenic Headaches, How To Fix Them

What is it?   Cervicogenic headaches are headaches that originate from the upper neck (upper cervical spine). The pain is felt at the head, however, the dysfunction and cause of the pain is in the neck. Typically, these headaches come from dysfunction of the upper three vertebrae of your spine, which is referred to as

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