Optistart Blog
What is the difference between an adjustment and a manipulation?
The recent safer care Victoria enquiry into Chiropractic for children has highlighted a continual and fundamental confusion about Chiropractic – the myth that “Chiropractic is manipulation”, and “manipulation is Chiropractic”. This cannot be further from the truth. Manipulation is a procedure that typically involves a joint “release”, “noise”, “crack”, which is created when a joint […]
Ease, dis-ease, and disease
In a world that approach’s health from a reductionist scientific viewpoint, it is easy for us to lose sight of the big picture with our health and we can get confused about how our current health situation sits within a broader of our health. In Chiropractic we can understand health in terms of the “state […]
What is Gonstead Chiropractic?
Gonstead Chiropractic is a Chiropractic technique developed by Dr Clarence Gonstead (Chiropractor). OptiStart Chiropractic has been in operation since 2014, helping people of all ages. Our practice looks to serve everyone regardless of whether you have an active lifestyle, are running a business, or taking care of a family. All of our Chiropractors use the […]
Posture
What is posture? Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity while standing, sitting or lying down. What is good posture? Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments during movement or weight-bearing activities. […]
The benefits of massage
Massage is a great way to de-stress the body and look after those aches and pains. Did you know that a one hour massage can have the same effect as 7-8 hours sleep? Some other benefits include: Help with sore and fatigued muscles Anxiety/depression Increase mood Digestive disorders Fibromyalgia Headaches Promote sleep Insomnia related to […]
Sleep is our Superpower!
I recently listened to a great podcast on the importance of sleep. Here are 6 things I learnt: Men who sleep 5 hours a night have testosterone levels similar to a man ten years older than them – this means lack of sleep will age a man ten years! You need sleep before and after […]