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We know the story of an apple falling on Sir Isaac Newton’s head and inspiring him to formulate the ‘law of gravity’. Gravity, or gravitation, according to Wikipedia, “is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another, including planets, stars and galaxies. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects and causes the ocean tides.” There is much focus on the role gravity ...

I love opening mail, always full of postcards from friends abroad! … Ha! Not really! More like bills, bills & more bills! The last one from my Income protection mob, stating the number of IP claims has doubled since 2011, hence my premium has soared. It really ‘gets my goat’ because most Musculoskeletal injuries can be avoided with the right embedded knowledge and guidance. According to AIA Australia, ...

Is the madness in your life manifesting into physical pain? I treat many clients who come in with physical problems, which have developed due to underlying stress they are experiencing in their personal, work or family lives. It makes sense. Everything above the neck controls everything below the neck. If the head is removed, the body is generally quite relaxed & aligned. As much as stress can cause physical issues and injuries, the reverse ...

I’m bringing posture back… yeah!!   I’ll be the first to admit it! The subject of ‘posture’ is not hot, it’s not sexy… it’s not even cool. Just the word ‘posture’ conjures up bad memories. Memories of your Mum, Dad, teachers, grandparents etc.. sternly saying/nagging/yelling!! “Sit up straight! Don’t slouch! Shoulders back!” It’s been ground into us at an early age, but let’s face it, some of us didn’t listen to the advice of ...

For all of those who google searched ‘back pain, how to fix it, cause of, where to go, who to try, chiro, osteo, physio, myo’, let it be known that most back pain is caused by an incorrect pelvic foundation. So before everyone screams, “core strength this” and “pilates that’, all of that is great and fine and of course 100% right in some respects, but if that strength ...

“They click and hurt when I go down stairs is the usual complaint.” Most people at some stage or another in some quest for fitness or general human activity will have a knee or two go ‘bung’. Just below the knee cap, on the inside(medial, we call that) and self diagnosis or worse still Goggle grief will have you looking for “a clean out” in a heartbeat thinking it needs ...