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When you think about moving better, running faster, or lifting more, you probably think of strengthening your muscles. And it’s true—your muscles are important! But here’s something most people don’t realise: your muscles only perform as well as your joints allow!If you only focus on training your muscles and ignore your joints, you’re missing a…
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Chiropractic Care | Sydney’s Northern Beaches: the Restore Health Clinic Difference At Restore Health Clinic, your health and recovery are our top priorities – which is why we’re the highest reviewed chiropractic clinic on Sydney’s beautiful Northern Beaches. Unlike many chiropractic clinics that encourage frequent visits early on, we tailor your treatment plan to your…
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When was the last time you paid attention to the way that you are breathing? Are you breathing fast, shallow and in your chest? Or are you drawing slow deep breaths down into your belly? Did you know that the way that your breath can influence common musculoskeletal conditions such as tight shoulders, neck pain,…
Continue Reading Is Your Faulty Breathing the Key to your Tight Neck, Shoulders, and Stress?
In the realm of injury care, the choice between using ice or heat is a frequent query among those seeking guidance at our clinic. Deciding when to employ each method and understanding the optimal duration can be perplexing. Today, we delve into the intricacies of this dilemma, shedding light on the RICE protocol’s limitations and…
Continue Reading Ice, heat, rest, movement – What to do with a new injury
Did you know that the health of your muscles and joints is closely intertwined? The way your muscles function and the condition of your joints play a pivotal role in your overall comfort and well-being. Understanding and addressing each of these is the only way to ensure effective management and lasting improvements can be made…
Continue Reading Angry Muscles and Upset Joints: Who really started it?
A good night’s sleep is crucial for our overall well-being and health. It is during sleep that our bodies repair and rejuvenate, ensuring we wake up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day. Achieving the highest quality of sleep involves managing your light exposure, sleep and wake timing, nutrition, and exercise, as well as…
Disclaimer: I personally use and sell Dr Graeme Professional vibration massagers out of my clinic. As a chiropractor, I get asked a lot about handheld massage devices, as there’s so many around now that patients struggle to know which one they should be interested in or if they should bother at all. Knowing how to…
People come into clinic all the time with muscles that they’ve been massaging, stretching, foam rolling, etc for months or even years, but the issue just keeping coming back (sometimes within hours). This is because muscles are never tight and sore for no reason – you just haven’t found the reason yet. Then WHY are…
As with most exercises, if you want to get better mobility, stability, strength, and coordination for that exercise, the best way to do it is by choosing a routine and training style that mimics the goal movement.For a squat or similar movement, the main factors you want primed and ready before you start working hard…
See a quick video demo on the effects of joint compression on muscle control below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rehab –> Strengthen (Jake) (@therehabprocess) on May 1, 2019 at 2:34pm PDT If you’re a patient of mine, you’ve likely heard me talk about joint compression before, as well as experienced…
Arch support, orthotics, heel lifts, rigid ankle support, are all common components of footwear. They might have been implemented to correct a problem like plantar fasciitis or calf pain, or often they’re just part of the expensive supportive shoes we buy. But should we have all this “support” at all? In a study on foot…
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While sprains are the most common ankle injury, tendon injury, muscle strains, joint dislocations, and fractures are frequent as well, especially in sport. There are 3 main goals that need to be effectively addressed when coming back from an ankle injury with rehab: 1️⃣ TISSUE HEALING Depending on the type and severity of the injury,…
Continue Reading Ankle Rehab: Sprains, Breaks, Calf Tightness, Mobility
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot conditions, and can cause extremely sharp and painful arch pain from the base of the heel to the base of the big toe. Your plantar fascia is the ligament structure on the sole of your foot that supports your longitudinal arches (arches from your heel to…
Both painful and unsightly, bunions are essentially a problem of developed footwear. Sustained compression of your toes over years and years forces the big toe to deviate towards the middle of the foot, changing the tone of the muscles that control toe alignment and misshaping the joint. But what causes bunions, and how do you…
Are your shoes shaped like your feet, or are your feet shaped like your shoes? When shoes first appeared tens of thousands of years ago, the purpose was clear cut: protect your feet. Somewhere along the line, cultures decided that there was a desired aesthetic for both shoes and feet, and suddenly that protective purpose…
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Are you running differently to your ancestors? Chances are, yes, you are. Modern running vs. barefoot running has developed quite the difference over the last half-century. For as long as bipedal (two-legged) beings have evolved, there has only been one form of running that they have been built to perform. The human foot with 33…
Your core is one of the most vital groups of muscles for not just longterm physical health and injury prevention, but also for athletic performance in just about all aspects. It creates the stability in your spine, pelvis, and torso for your limbs to be able to move with coordination and power. It provides the…
There are a whole range of headache and migraine types, characterised by everything from severity, to associated symptoms, to other contributing medical conditions, and more. What a lot of people don’t realise, is that some of the most common forms can be headaches coming from your neck – including issues in your shoulders, jaw, and…
This shouldn’t be breaking news for anyone by this point – sedentary life might be comfortable for a while, but pretty quickly starts to become damaging to your health and body. Back pain, neck pain, headaches, tightness, and muscle weakness are just some of the issues that can be directly related to dealing with desk…
Everyone has heard of a rotator cuff injury and knows someone who has “done” or “torn” theirs. In fact, rotator cuff tears are statistically one of the top most common shoulders conditions. The numbers show that by age 50, 10% of people that don’t even have shoulder symptoms STILL have some form of rotator cuff…