Chiropractic

Designer Bags, Smartphones and High Heels Could Affect Your Health

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Media Release: NZ Chiropractors Association Your choice of handbag and how you carry it may be affecting your health long term, according to the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association. NZCA spokesperson and chiropractor Dr Cassandra Fairest explains: `Regularly carrying a large, heavy bag, texting and looking down can cause an alteration in your natural posture. When […]

Exercise

Spring is the Perfect Time to Start Walking

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Media Release: NZ Chiropractors Association Spring is the Perfect Time to “Just Start Walking” Say New Zealand Chiropractors The longer days and warmer weather are a perfect combination to take up regular exercise and even just walking more has a host of healthy benefits according to the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association (NZCA). Chiropractor and NZCA […]

Chiropractic

Ideal neck curve looks like a banana

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Do you know that the ideal neck curve is shaped like a banana? Yes… our neck needs some curve! We call this important curve the cervical lordosis or ‘neck curve’. This curve protects the neck from damage, acting as ‘shock absorbers’ which reduces the force (stress and strains) on the spinal cord and nerves. It’s […]