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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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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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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When it comes to exercising, people seem to be all about cardiovascular and resistance training but forget about lengthening and stretching muscles. And I’m not just talking about doing a few quad stretches after a run; I mean a whole workout dedicated to stretching and ultimately strengthening muscles and improving posture. Yoga and pilates are […]
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Junk Free June is an initiative that was created with the ideal of giving up an unhealthy habit and replacing it with a healthier one. The aim is to create healthier lifestyle choices to combat the impact that poor nutrition has on individual health and overall wellbeing. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Report on […]
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If your kids are anything like mine I bet they love computer games. And as much as I try to be diplomatic every time my six your old asks to play Minecraft on the ipad, I can’t help but think that too much computer time is going to cause physical problems for them as […]
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Tech-neck, the term and the health condition, is derived from the onset of cervical spine degeneration resulting from the repeated stress of frequent forward head flexion while looking down at the screens of mobile devices for long periods of time. While tech-neck is certainly a new medical term, the condition is impacting children from […]
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Long before they are born, babies are thinking, feeling and even acting. They can learn and remember. Renowned conductor, Boris Brott, found that as an adult he knew and recognised a piece of music sight unseen. You can imagine how surprised he was to discover that mother, a professional cellist, had practised that music […]
Read MoreHaving practiced yoga for over 6 years and delving into many different styles, I was excited when I fell pregnant last year to begin a whole new practice of prenatal yoga. I discovered by practicing prenatal yoga that I was able to connect with the power within and loved the feeling of sharing my practice […]
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