Backpacks were designed to take the stress off growing bodies as they transport their books, lunches, and extra-curricular materials to and from school, and are now often considered a necessary accessory for school-aged children. However, one in every five children are reporting low back pain, and the prevalence of low back pain in adolescents is […]
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It was just over eight years ago when the opportunity arose for us to purchase what was then known as Family Wellness Chiropractic. We were both working in the business and knew it had great potential, to provide a unique offering to our community. As mothers with our own young families, we were passionate about […]
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So, you’ve reflected on 2017 – the high’s, the low’s and you want to put a plan into place for the goals you want to achieve and the things you want to attract in 2018? Instead of New Year’s resolutions, why not consider creating a Vision Board! A Vision Board is a tool to help […]
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It’s important to understand that our bodies are detoxifying all of the time, that is after all the primary job of our livers. Therefore in order to get the most out of a detox we need to focus on supporting this everyday process rather than going on a short term detox protocol. Detox programs certainly […]
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Eczema (or atopic dermatitis) represents a chronic, relapsing, itchy, inflammatory skin condition that poses significant therapeutic challenges and has no known cure. It primarily involves the epidermis and includes atopic, contact, stasis, seborrheic, nummular, dyshidrotic, generalized, or localized scratch dermatitis. Eczema affects 2 to 7% of the population and has a prevalence exceeding 10% of […]
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Are you experiencing ongoing pain and dysfunction from a long term issue and have tried several therapies but nothing has really helped? Maybe SCENAR or PHYSIOKEY therapy can help you. This type of therapy involves the use of a handheld electrical device to stimulate the body’s own healing responses into action. Here at Embrace Life […]
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What is an ankle sprain? An ankle sprain occurs when you over stretch the ligaments within your ankle. The severity of the soft tissue tears within the ligaments vary from mild, to severe, or even an avulsion fracture. Most commonly this occurs on the lateral (outside) aspect of your ankle mostly during a wide variety […]
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Hands up if this describes you: You have been carrying some niggling pain with you for some time… while at work… at home… or while exercising (‘pain’ in this case can also include aching tension or burning). If asked to pinpoint the initial time when this occurred, you may say that it just seemed to […]
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Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome is in essence, a sports-related overuse knee injury in adolescents that causes knee pain. It can be extremely painful and debilitating, often causing them to stop playing sport, and can even affect their everyday life activities such as walking to school, climbing stairs and even sitting down from standing. No active child wants […]
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Winter Wellness I love the season changes – the way nature adopts to its new surroundings is really so fascinating! Us humans being a part of that nature will start to notice as the weather cools down the body wants to heat up and naturally we start to crave long sleeved skivvy’s, enclosed shoes and […]
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