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Momentum Health and Chiro Your whole health is our priority! We are an established multidisciplinary health clinic!

07/11/2025

What are some cases Dr. Brooke treated this week?

This week, Dr. Brooke has been helping patients move and feel their best, treating:

🤰🏼 Pregnancy-related lower back pain
🤕 Cervicogenic and tension-type headaches
🏋🏼‍♀️ Shoulder bursitis and impingement

As a holistic Chiropractor, Dr. Brooke focuses on restoring mobility, improving strength, and empowering patients to take an active role in their recovery.

06/11/2025

Hip pain or tightness after squats? 👎🏼

It’s more common than you think — but it doesn’t have to be your normal.

In this video, Dr. Mo runs through some of the common things we look at to help your hips move and feel better. Sometimes that means adjusting your stance or foot position to better suit your hip anatomy, or adding a b***y band to build lateral hip stability.

If we find hip mobility restrictions, you’ll likely receive specific exercises to improve active range and strength — think hip CARs, end-range hip flexion, or 90/90 variations.

Every treatment and rehab plan we create is based on your individual assessment and findings — no cookie-cutter programs here.
These are just a few of our favourite strategies to help reduce hip-related pain and improve movement in and out of the gym.

RECOVER. REBUILD. PERFORM.

04/11/2025

• WHAT’S UP WEDNESDAY •

🧊 From RICE to PEACE & LOVE ❤️‍🩹

The way we treat injuries has evolved — and it’s about time!

Once upon a time, we were all told to follow RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) for soft tissue injuries.

But recent research has shown that this old approach might actually slow down the healing process and delay recovery.

Now, the focus has shifted to PEACE & LOVE — a more complete, evidence-based framework that promotes both tissue healing and long-term recovery.

Here’s what it stands for:

🕊 PEACE (for the acute phase)
P – Protect: Avoid activities that increase pain for the first few days.
E – Elevate: Keep the injured area raised to reduce swelling.
A – Avoid anti-inflammatories: Inflammation is part of healing — don’t suppress it too early!
C – Compress: Use elastic bandages or taping to reduce excessive swelling.
E – Educate: Empower yourself with knowledge and understand your body’s healing process.

💗 LOVE (for the subacute/chronic phase)
L – Load: Gradually reintroduce movement and load to stimulate healing and strength.
O – Optimism: Your mindset matters! A positive outlook helps recovery.
V – Vascularisation: Get that heart rate up with pain-free cardiovascular exercise.
E – Exercise: Restore mobility, strength, and proprioception through targeted rehab.

The shift from RICE to PEACE & LOVE reminds us that healing is active, not passive — and that recovery goes beyond just rest and ice.

✨ Move smart, stay positive, and give your body the best chance it deserves!


What I’d tell you if I wasn’t afraid to hurt your feelings 👀(But let’s be honest, I already tell most of my patients thi...
30/10/2025

What I’d tell you if I wasn’t afraid to hurt your feelings 👀
(But let’s be honest, I already tell most of my patients this anyways).

1️⃣ You don’t need X-rays to be adjusted — and your joints aren’t “out.” That’s just good a sales tactic. (Yes there is a time and a place for imaging, but we don’t typically need it to investigate functional human movement patterns)

2️⃣ You don’t need more treatments. You need to move better between them (aka: do your prescribed exercises).

3️⃣ Stretching alone won’t change your body. Strength and active mobility will. 💪

4️⃣ I’m not your crutch — I’m your teammate. I’ll guide you, but you have to put in the work.

5️⃣ That 10-year chronic hip pain won’t be “fixed” in one session. It needs investigation, strategy, and consistency.

6️⃣ Cortisone isn’t always the answer. Sometimes it’s just a temporary band-aid.

7️⃣ If you’re not doing your exercises… you’re not going to improve. Simple as that.

8️⃣ Pain ≠ damage. It’s a warning signal, not always harm.

9️⃣ Adjustments are great — but they’re rarely the most important part of your care.

🔟 Progress over perfection. Sometimes I don’t give a sh*t how perfect the movement is — I just want you to move your body and teach your brain and musculoskeletal system that it’s possible!

Our goal with our patients -> RECOVER. REBUILD. PERFORM.

Honest care > quick fixes

Welcome to the Team, Sarah-Jane!We’re thrilled to announce that Sarah-Jane will be joining the Momentum Health & Chiro t...
25/10/2025

Welcome to the Team, Sarah-Jane!

We’re thrilled to announce that Sarah-Jane will be joining the Momentum Health & Chiro team in just a couple of weeks! Her official start date is Friday, November 7th, 2025.

Sarah-Jane brings years of experience in the massage industry, holding a Diploma of Remedial Massage and completing numerous additional courses to further refine her techniques and treatments.

A treatment with Sarah-Jane may include a combination of:

• Deep tissue massage
• Trigger point release
• Myofascial release
• Cupping
• Dry needling
• Joint mobilisations
• Injury taping
• Exercise education

She’ll be working Fridays to ease back into practice following maternity leave. Keep your eyes peeled in the new year as she expands her schedule to include Thursdays and every other Saturday! 👀

We’re so excited to have Sarah-Jane join the Momentum family and we know you’ll love the care, skill, and passion she brings to every treatment 💛

Her main goal is to help each patient improve their quality of life and achieve their personal goals, through individualised, hands-on care.

Bookings now available 💪🏼

25/10/2025

💥 Practitioner recap with Dr. Darin

It’s been another busy week in the clinic for Dr. Darin!

Here’s a quick recap of some of the conditions and treatments he’s been working on this week:

📌 Cervicogenic and tension-type headaches – addressing posture, muscle tension, and joint mechanics to reduce headache frequency and intensity. While assess work and training demands.
📌 Shoulder mobility post shoulder reconstruction – helping patients regain strength, control, and functional movement through progressive rehab.
📌 Rib dysfunction- addressing thoracic mobility and scapular control
📌 Lower back pain – managing load and movement patterns to return to their training.
📌 SI joint pain – restoring pelvic stability and function through targeted adjustments and rehab.
📌 Tennis elbow – using manual therapy and exercise-based care to reduce pain and improve grip and forearm strength.

At Momentum Health & Chiro, our approach goes beyond just adjustments, focusing on movement, strength, and long-term results.

If you’ve been dealing with any of these issues or something similar, Dr. Darin’s movement-based approach could be exactly what you need! 💪

• FUN FACT FRIDAY • Research shows that aerobic training can have a positive effect on our brain, in both younger and ol...
24/10/2025

• FUN FACT FRIDAY •

Research shows that aerobic training can have a positive effect on our brain, in both younger and older populations.

Aerobic training is moderate exercise that uses oxygen as the primary source of energy for a sustained period of time.

Examples include;

- A brisk walk
- Jogging
- Rowing
- Swimming
- Cycling

Studies show that just 3 sessions of moderate aerobic exercise a week can increase the size/ volume of your hippocampus — the part of your brain that controls memory and learning.

A meta analysis from 2017, highlighted aerobic exercise prevented any decline in the size of the hippocampus, compared to the natural aging decline in the control group.

That means every sweat session isn’t just good for your heart and muscles… it’s also giving your brain a workout too!

Aim for 3 x 30 minutes sessions per week to help your brain out! 🧠

21/10/2025

• WHAT’S UP WEDNESDAY •

Plyometric training- what is it and why is it so important for injury rehab and future prevention?

At Momentum, we use plyometrics as an integral part of our injury rehab and return-to-sport or work programs because they help bridge the gap between basic strength and real-world performance.

Here’s why they matter 👇
💥 Rebuild resilience: Plyos condition tendons, ligaments, and muscles to handle load and impact — reducing risk of re-injury.
⚡️ Improve coordination: They enhance neuromuscular control, improving how your brain and body communicate under dynamic movement.
🏋️‍♀️ Prepare for life and sport: Whether you’re a tradie jumping off a truck, a runner pushing off the ground, or a weekend netballer, plyometrics train your body for those explosive, everyday forces. They prepare you for the uncontrollable environment.
🔁 Return-to-performance: We don’t stop at pain-free. Our goal is confident, powerful movement that lets you get back to what you love, safely and stronger than before.

🚨 If your rehab program doesn’t include plyometrics to some degree, we believe you’re missing a significant piece of the puzzle, and may be at higher risk of re-aggravation or re-injury.

Plyometrics aren’t just for athletes, they’re for anyone looking to move better, react faster, and reduce injury risk.

20/10/2025

Sprint interval training (SIT) is the new HIIT for women 40+ and navigating through peri and menopause!

As women transition through this massive shift in their life, it is so important to support the brain and the body.

One of the research backed exercise protocols is sprint interval training.

How does it benefit women in this chapter;

✔️ Helps counter and prevent metabolic changes and body composition
✔️ Helps prevent muscle, tendon and soft tissue injury
✔️ Preserves muscle strength and power
✔️ Promotes fast twitch muscle fibre and reduces risk of sarcopenia / muscle loss associated with menopause
✔️ Causes large spikes in Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and helps counter natural decline associated with age and low estrogen levels
✔️ Stimulates mitochondria function to improve physical performance but also mental clarity
✔️ Boosts mood and mental state, which can be a battle during this chapter.
✔️ Supports bone health - which sadly declines due to estrogen fluctuations and drop.
✔️ Stimulates cortisol release in a positive manner (certain amounts of cortisol are necessary and good for us 🫶🏻)

So what does a sprint interval session look like;

• 5 x 30 second “sprints” - all out intensity (85-90% of perceived maximal effort)
• Rest for 2-3 minutes between each sprint.
• 1-2 times per week
• Total work time = under 30 minutes including warm up and cool down. - TOTALLY DOABLE!

Sprint does not mean you have to be running around a track. It could look like;

• bike erg
• ski erg
• kettlebell swings
• swimming sprint

Let us know if you have any questions on safety, navigating injuries or more details! Dr. Mo loves chatting about this stuff and would love to help!

We are here to educate and help build a more resilient you!!

18/10/2025

Our kids are always watching — learning not just from what we say, but from what we do. Exposing your children early to your healthy habits helps shape their own positive relationship with movement, exercise, and overall wellbeing.

In our family, we make movement a part of everyday life. Whether it’s going for a run together, walking the dog to the park, or lifting weights while our son plays nearby.

These small moments send a big message: movement is fun, movement is normal, and movement is important.

So bring your kids to the gym if you can of course). Let them see you move. Show them that taking care of your body is something to be celebrated, not a chore. You’re not just building your own health — you’re building theirs too. ❤️

16/10/2025

We like to call ourselves movement-based Chiropractors, we emphasise the importance of movement when helping you recover from your injuries.
This sets you up for preventing reoccurrence and promoting a more resilient, healthy you!

At Momentum Health & Chiro, we commonly help patients recover from pain and injury in areas like the knee, not just the back or neck.

🦵 Knee injuries we often see include:
• Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)
• Patellar tendinopathy
• Meniscus aggravations
• Ligament sprains

In this video, Dr. Darin walks you through how we assess, treat, and guide patients through each stage of knee injury rehab.

For an acute injury, our first priority is to:
✅ Decrease debilitating pain
✅ Reduce continual swelling (if still present after 48 hours)
✅ Offload the knee joint and favour the hip — for right now
➡️ While providing hands on manual treatment to support and accelerate the healing process.

This early approach respects the injury and supports natural repair without overload.

As healing progresses, we gradually reintroduce load through the knee while addressing underlying movement compensations and strength deficits (identified during your assessment.)📋

Finally, we place a strong focus on plyometrics and power training — the crucial end stage of rehab to build resilience and prevent future injuries.

We work with you in a controlled environment, so your body is ready for uncontrolled demands in the real world or sport.

15/10/2025

• WHAT’S UP WEDNESDAY •

Today the team is chatting about lower back pain and its complexity!

Lower back pain diagnoses and treatment can be multifaceted and requires significant investigation and understanding of the associated tissues and movement patterns.

The most common diagnosis for lower back pain, is non- specific mechanical back pain. Meaning there is no one tissue or cause of your pain, and sometimes we may never find the exact source.

But that is why we use more than just orthopaedic tests, and we assess you as a functional moving person, in order to understanding the potential underlying cause or compensation patterns. Sometimes it can be simple, other times there can be a lot involved!

This is why no two patients with lower back pain will ever receive the same treatment! We treat and rehab specific to you and your findings!

When looking at lower back pain you will often find us assessing associated joints.

Examples include;

- Do the hips have adequate mobility
- Do you have enough thoracic extension
- Are you able to correctly belly breathe and create intra abdominal pressure when training or lifting
- What does your gait tell us?
- Are your hip flexors weak but also tight?
- Is your lateral hip stability sh*t?

We dive into it all to figure out the what and the why to your lower back pain!

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Ingham Road

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 20:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+61747798321

Website

https://www.momentumc

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