Walk Your Way to Wellness – The Benefits of Walking

If you want to add a few years to your lifespan, set aside 20 to 25 minutes for a daily walk. This simple habit, which can also arguably be one of the most enjoyable parts of your day, has been found to trigger an anti-ageing process and even help repair old DNA.[1] Individuals who engage…

Perfect Posture Month – Week Two – Lower Limb and Spine Stretches

Lower Limb and Spine Stretches The strengthening of your lower back can help alleviate and prevent back pain. Studies have shown that stretching can be a useful tool to increase the body’s range of motion[1,2].It can also play a key role after injury during a rehabilitation phase to help realign the muscle fibres for optimal…

Benefits to Improving Your Balance!

Qualitative research has proven that people do not consider balance health to be an actionable component of their overall health. However, having a strong “core” will help you tremendously at an older age, or at any age for that matter as it helps us keep from falling over when standing or moving. Here are some…

Four Easy Ways to Stand Correctly for a Healthy Back

Most of us know that standing is better for our back than sitting, therefore it is becoming more common for workplaces to offer stand-up desks. However at Chiropractic Balance we often find that people have never been shown what ideal standing posture is and their best efforts to ‘sit-less’ may be causing more damage than…

Introducing the iHunch

Do you have an iPhone? What about an iPad? Or even an iPod? The latest i-Whatsit is probably the most ubiquitous yet – the iHunch. But it’s also probably the most harmful for your health. Read all about it here.