Chiropractic Balance Blog

Core and Low back Strengthening Exercises

Core and Low back Strengthening Exercises

Week Two of Shape Up Month Dr. Shivani has teamed up with Personal Trainer Raj to go over some Core and Low back Strengthening Exercises First of all what are your core and low back muscles? Your core is a deep group of muscles that primarily support your torso stability and secondary assist movement. If…

Upper Body Strengthening Exercises

Upper Body Strengthening Exercises

Week One of Shape Up Month Dr Matt has teamed up with Personal Trainer Andrew Grimwood from BodayLean in Mana to go over some Upper Body Strengthening Exercises Upper Body Strengthening Exercises Upper body strengthening exercises can be often neglected within normal workprogrames but are hugely important to include as it has numerous benefits on…

The Sitting Epidemic in Porirua

The Sitting Epidemic in Porirua NZ

The Sitting Epidemic in Porirua NZ Are you suffering from lower back pain in Porirua NZ? Lower back pain is a common complaint for those that sit for long periods of time. A majority of employees work from a desk and are unable to move around throughout the day. Chiropractors at our chiropractic clinic in…

Look After your Spine, It’s the Only One You’re Going To Get!

Look After your Spine, It’s the Only One You’re Going To Get!

Love your Spine Day (it was yesterday!) You only get one of these guys so find out how you can love it more and use it wisely. 

Choosing the Perfect Pillow – Achieving good quality sleep

We spend a third of our life sleeping (200,000 hours over our life), therefore it is critical that we make sure our sleep is of good quality as that is when the body gets given the best chance of healing. Furthermore, did you know that your head weighs 4.5-5.5 kilos? And that your neck contains…

Could your Glutes be Having a Snooze?

  It’s pretty clear that a sedentary lifestyle isn’t the best for our bodies. Did you know inactivity is likely putting your glutes to sleep? Your glutes are the largest and most powerful muscle group in the body. They are primarily responsible for hip extension (2). They are also very important in the role of…