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A great breathing exercise to practice - Diaphragmatic Breathing

30/9/2014

In my previous post I showed that the way you breathe could be a possible cause of neck pain and restricted neck motion. In the research that I discussed in the post, they used breathing retraining methods to improve breathing and reduce the neck pain. So what is a way of changing your breathing technique? One method is called Diaphragmatic breathing. This technique helps you use your diaphragm rather than the Accessory Breathing muscles.

Continue reading to find out how to do it and give it a try.

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Could the way you breathe be causing your neck pain?

29/9/2014

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Neck pain is a very common complaint that I see in practice. The causes of this discomfort can vary dramatically. Some new research suggests that poor breathing patterns may affect how the neck functions and therefore could be a contributing factor for neck pain.

Continue reading to find out what the research revealed and why your breathing technique can affect your neck function.

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4 Attitudes about health that stop us being healthy

17/9/2014

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Here are 4 common attitudes that a lot of people have about health that can actually stop us from being truly healthy. I have listed them here and explained my reasons as to why these attitudes may not necessarily be correct.

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New Research: Paracetamol is no better than placebo for acute low back pain!

11/9/2014

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If you are unfortunate enough to develop acute back pain, what do you do first to help ease the discomfort? Do you grab some pain relief? Do you ice it? Do you do some stretches? Or do you go to your chiropractor for an assessment? There are lots of options!

If you are a person who regularly takes paracetamol for back pain, you may not be getting the results you want according to some new research that was published recently in The Lancet. This research was the first large randomised trial to compare the effectiveness of paracetamol with placebo for low back pain, they found that paracetamol is no better than placebo at speeding recovery from acute episodes of lower back pain or improving pain levels, function, sleep or quality of life. The findings question the universal endorsement of paracetamol as the first choice painkiller for low-back pain, say the authors. Continue reading to find out more about the research and a different, natural approach to back pain.

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Why exercise is important as you age!

7/9/2014

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It is often said that muscle and strength decline as a function of aging alone. Put simply, this means that as you get older you are naturally going to lose strength and muscle mass and there is not much you can do about it.

A new study by Dr Vonda Wright and her colleagues that can be found at the The Physician and Sports medicine, may counteract this belief. They took detailed measurements of 40 masters athletes between the ages of 40 and 81, and found a surprising lack of age related muscle loss. They suggested that these declines that are usually seen, may signal the effect of chronic disuse rather than muscle aging. Continue reading to see a sample image of their results. It is very interesting.

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