Kids’ Christmas concerts. Final reports. Exams. Work deadlines. Laptop at work, at home, and in bed. Final functions. 2019 goals still to be achieved. Quite frankly – all of the chaos! This time of the year is such a joy, yet at the same time comes that final push and...
In the Global Burden of Disease study, headaches were the second most prevalent disorder in the world (Lancet, 2016). If you’re reading this and you’re surrounded by people, take a look around you; 1 in 5 people are affected by tension-type...
It is that time of the year again, an influx of runners in my office, increasing the mileage as Comrades qualifiers approach and the month of June draws closer. As promised from my last blog “Sportsmen or women? This read is for you” I want to dive into different...
As healthcare practitioners, we generally find our niche, and by that I mean the favorite ailments we love to treat, or the focus we attract. Some chiropractors choose pediatrics, or pediatrics chooses them. Same with geriatrics, postural correction, sports injuries,...
Did you know that the average person now spends 9.3 hours per day sitting down? That is more than we spend sleeping each day (average of 7.7 hours). In fact, I’m sure 90% of you are reading this sitting down (with a strained posture I might add). “Yes, obviously...
So you guessed it. Yes, I became a crossfitter, who would’ve thought, except my husband. He was adamant from the start that this would be the type of training and sport that I’d grow to love exponentially once I tried it, he was correct, for once (giggles). So the...