More than likely, you’ve already heard that too much sitting isn’t good for your health and the importance of maintaining a good sitting posture while working in the office. If so, do you know how to set up a computer workstation to reduce the chance of repetitive type strain injuries? By setting up your office […]
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It is salt awareness week! Salt is a topic I often discuss in clinic, as there are many different salts on the market, and conflicting ideas around safe consumption levels. Firstly, it is important to remember there is a world of difference between table salt (the regular salt found on supermarket shelves, and added to […]
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Today marks the 8th birthday of our very popular child health clinic. Over the years we have seen many new parents that have gone on to be regular visitors with their subsequent offspring and become part of the Embrace Life family. We are often asked why did we start the clinic and we provide a […]
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New year is often the time that we start to think about having a cleanse – whether we have over-indulged with foods, alcohol or even late nights, we are motivated to detox if our overall health (or waistline) is suffering. Does detoxing have to be painful? It doesn’t need to be – nor does it […]
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The start of a new year means long, hot days as well as back to school and work for many children and adults. More and more of us are carrying heavier backpacks or wearing our backpacks incorrectly which places undue stress and strain onto the spine. Many people do not use both shoulder straps and […]
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Come the New Year many of us make resolutions we try and maintain, however only 8% of Australia’s population maintain these throughout the year. In the first few months these are often forgotten and fail due to a range of reasons such as goals being unrealistic, too many goalsare made or progress is not seen/ […]
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Your body is an amazing thing. It constantly regulates the 1000’s of processes going on at any one time and tells you reliably when something is out of balance. Unfortunately though, our modern lifestyles demand that we attend to all the business of our work, home or social lives while ignoring the signals that our […]
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Lower Back Pain (LBP)is a common condition seen and treated by physiotherapists at Embrace life. With 80% of the population suffering from this at some point in their life, there are various causes: mechanical (soft tissue), discogenic (such as herniated disc), degenerative (like spinal stenosis), or neurogenic. At Embrace Life physiotherapists with years of experience […]
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This article was written with Mums expecting multiples in mind, however, the advice can apply to all Mums. As all pregnant mum’s know there are lists of jobs to get done before a baby arrives. For mum’s expecting more than one baby this list of jobs can seem very daunting! You will have heard of […]
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What is Developmental Co-Ordination Disorder? DCD, also known as dyspraxia, is a motor disorder affecting the ability to achieve both gross and fine motor skills in children that is not attributable to other motor disorders e.g. Cerebral Palsy, stroke etc… This affects 5 to 6 % of school aged children more commonly occurring in boys […]
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