Living Chiropractic

30/11/2025

24/11/2025

Can you move your tongue independently of your jaw? Lack of tongue-jaw dissociation can be an indicator of poor tongue function or strength and can impact your speech and swallowing. The increased compensation means there can be more demand on the jaw, facial muscles and neck.

20/11/2025

Ever heard of Central Sensitisation? It's a complex process that can be active where pain has occurred for a prolonged period. Central sensitisation can affect the way pain is perceived.

18/11/2025

Facial pain can have its source in the cervical spine. An important factor of craniofacial pain is a cervical spine assessment.

25/10/2025

💻 Spend hours on a computer for work or study?

The prevalence of neck pain is higher among office workers than in the general community, with studies suggesting 70% of desk workers report neck pain.

If you're a desk worker, you could be at risk of developing Tech Neck - a growing spinal health concern caused by poor posture and prolonged screen time.

Common symptoms include:
⚠️ Headaches
⚠️ Neck, shoulder, and upper back pain
⚠️ Postural changes and spinal curvature (especially in older adults)

Adjust your thinking: Prevention is the best protection:
✅ Maintain an upright, relaxed posture
✅ Take regular movement and stretching breaks
✅ Set your screen at eye level
✅ Use an ergonomic chair (knees slightly lower than hips)
✅ Consider a sit-stand desk to reduce spinal strain

This WorkSpace Week adjust your thinking to work well every day! Explore free resources, hints and tips, or to consult a chiro, visit www.workspaceweek.org.au - because prevention is the best protection!

23/10/2025

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) – what are they?
A range of inflammatory and degenerative conditions affecting the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, peripheral nerves and supporting blood vessels, WMSDs may be caused by a single workspace event, but commonly result from repeated harmful workspace activities over an extended period of time.

WorkSpace Week aims to reduce the occurrence and impact of WMSDs caused by physical stress, mental stress, repetitive work and poorly set up non-ergonomic workspaces. Chronic neck and back pain, shoulder stiffness and headaches can be linked to modifiable risk factors in Australian workplaces.

This WorkSpace Week (20-26 Oct), adjust your thinking to work well every day! Explore free resources, hints and tips at www.workspaceweek.org.au - because prevention is the best protection!

21/10/2025

Around 7.3 million Australians live with chronic musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with [tag ] estimating they cost the Australian economy over $55 billion annually through lost productivity, absenteeism, direct health costs and reduced quality of life.

This WorkSpace Week (20-26 October), adjust your thinking to work well every day! Explore free resources, hints and tips or to consult a chiro visit www.workspaceweek.org.au - because prevention is the best protection!

19/10/2025

🌐📈 World Statistics Day 📈 🌐
Do you know the impact of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in Australia?
• WMSDs #1 work, health and safety issue impacting workers - Safe Work Australia
• $55.1B – Annual cost of MSDs to the Australian economy including direct health costs, lost productivity, absenteeism and reduced quality of life (Deloitte Industries)
• 7.3 million (29%) - Australians suffer from chronic MSDs (ABS National Health Survey June 2024)
• 57% - The majority of Australian workers’ compensation claims are for WMSDs (Safe Work Australia) with SafeWork NSW reporting serious WMSD claims requiring one or more weeks absence, averaged almost $65k per claim between 2018-2023.
• Top 4 WMSDs: Low back pain, neck pain, mid-back pain and cervicogenic headaches
• 82% of WMSD patients reported relief through chiropractic healthcare ( for the Chiropractors Association 2023)

Today is the start of National WorkSpace Week, an initiativeby the Chiropractors Association which aims to create safe and healthy workspaces for everybody and to lessen the long-term impact on workers, employers, and the economy by improving the spinal health and wellbeing of all workers vulnerable to WMSDs.

Adjust your thinking this WorkSpace Week (20-26 Oct) - visit www.workspaceweek.org.au to register your organisation so your team can Work Well Every Day because prevention is the protection!

13/10/2025

🎉 Tomorrow is World Spine Day, a chance for the world to unite and raise awareness about the prevention and effective management of spinal conditions.
This year’s theme, ‘Invest in Your Spine,’ is a call to action inspiring everyone to take positive steps towards improving their spinal health. From daily stretching and exercises through to booking an appointment to visit our clinic, every action helps!
Don’t be one of the millions worldwide suffering from back pain. Join the movement. Visit www.worldspineday.org.au to find out how!

13/10/2025

Chiropractic Care
🤕 Low back pain is the single leading cause of global disability, and the condition that the greatest number of people may benefit from rehabilitation.
Chiropractic healthcare plays a vital role in maintaining spinal health! Book an appointment with us this World Spine Day (16 October) and let us care for your spine. We can also guide you through simple daily habits and exercises to help maintain your spinal health and overall wellbeing. 💪
For more on World Spine Day, visit: www.worldspineday.org.au

25/09/2025