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1.  Avoid using old plastic water bottles, especially if they have been creased or heated repeatedly.
Many manufacturers are phasing it out, but BPA (a petrochemical plastic derivative) is still commonly used in production of plastic bottles and is thought to be detrimental to your health. so much so that many European countries have banned its use.
Try using a refillable steel or aluminum (not plastic lined) or BPA free water bottle. They are readily available from many retailers.

2. Bottled water is up to 1500 times as expensive as tap water – and its the same stuff!
Plan ahead and refill your reusable water bottle, take it to work or leave it in the car, that way you can save money and resources.

3.  Bottled water is not Fluoridated  –
Many Dentists have recommended not to excessively use bottled water as you miss out on fluoride which aids to maintain the health of your teeth.

So think twice before you just buy another bottle!

I guess what they really mean is that they want to lose some fat -

As you exercise ( especially if you don’t usually do any,) your body will put on extra muscle to accommodate for your increased level of activity. if you keep this up and have a healthy diet then 2 things will happen
1. you will lose fat ( and lose weight)
2. You will gain Muscle ( and put on weight)

So don’t let the scales be your measure of if you are being successful in your health goals, try paying attention to how your clothes fit, or how you look in the mirror after you have a shower.

Muscle is about 3X as dense as fat ( so the same weight of it takes up 1/3 of the space)

Remember the old saying ”áb’s are made in the kitchen” diet is about 70-80% of the change needed to change your body fat %

Whiplash is the term given to the injuries sustained in the muscles bones ligaments and joint in the neck as a result of sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head on the neck.

2. What causes Whiplash?
Whiplash is caused by a rapid speeding up or slowing down of the head on the neck, and then back the other way ( hyper flexion and hyper extension) – similar to the motion seen in a whip! This causes some traumatic stretching, tension and compression of various musculo-skeletal, and neurological structures in the cervical spine. it is mostly caused in car accidents, by either being unexpectedly hit from behind, or having to slam on the brakes unexpectedly. It also occurs commonly as a result of various sporting injuries .

3. What can I do About my Whiplash injury?
Whiplash is commonly associated with some muscle tearing, filamentous inflammation and joint restriction/locking. After the initial Health Professional assessment is made, anti inflammatories, ice packs and manual therapy are commonly used to alleviate the symptoms and restore proper function to the affected area. Without treatment, most symptoms will eventually subside, but the long term effects of the injury can include arthritis, disc degeneration, neurological pain and loss of motion.

Scoliosis is any sideways curvature of the spine.  There are many reasons that people can get a scoliosis, some are genetic and cant be changed, some are generated by lifestyle. Scoliosis tends to develop in late childhood. About one in every two people is thought to have mild scoliosis, which over the course of time develop degeneration of the spine, and various pain syndromes.

1. Chiropractic treatment -  managing the scoliosis with your chiropractor, is be simple and easy, and can prevent you from having complications in the long term.

2. Yoga or a stretching routine – Stretching can help mobilise joints that are under constant pressure from your scoliosis and relieve some of your pain

3. Regular exercise and movements that are different to what you usually do – Healthy movement for your body is like good nutrition for your insides. The key is variation in what you do, mix it up! Run, walk, swim, play a team sport, just do something other than sit around all day! it will all help.
Scoliosis can be mild, moderate or severe. The symptoms and signs of scoliosis can include:

• One shoulder tilted down towards a raised hip, as if you are is leaning sideways
• Prominent ribs
• A protruding shoulder blade
• Tilted waist
• The curve is more pronounced when you bend forward.

1. Adjusting your lower back:
A Chiropractic adjustment normalises joint function and can remove factors contributing to sciatic pain, such as soft nerve compression, referred pain, disc pain and postural pain syndromes.

2. Relaxing tight Gluteal and Piriformis Muscles:
Your sciatic nerve can get compressed between tight muscles as it weaves between them to go down and supply your leg. Relaxing these muscles can take the pressure off the nerve and reduce your pain

3. Providing postural and stretching exercises for you to do:
Finding out the cause of your issue and removing it is essential, and most of the time, these are some stretches and postural change exercises that you can do to dramatically speed up your recovery.

There is a compulsory insurance premium that you pay when you pay for your greenslip that cover personal injury when in a car accident.

It doesn’t matter who is at fault, It doesn’t Affect your insurance Premium and it doesn’t effect your driving record..
You can get your treatment paid for, and even be eligible for a lump sum payout if you have suffered a long term injury from it.

All you have to do is fill out one simple form (provided online) with a few details about the accident, insurance lodgement number and a police report number (they don’t have to be at at the scene of the accident, you just have to let them know that you have had one over the phone) and we can get the bal rolling. Its that easy.

So if you, or someone you know has had a car accident, pass this information on, or let us know and we can give them a call and get the ball rolling on it.

Remember, There is no need to cry over split milk! This doesn’t effect your driving record or insurance premiums, its just a way of preventing chronic injuries and disability that can be easily fixed at the time the it happens.

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• Here is a thought, – when you were a cavemen (or just a more primitive version of you),
  We had to scavenge for our food. If we wanted to eat a big feast of meat from freshly caught game, we would have to go out and hunt. I’m not sure if any of you has ever been hunting, but it is a stressful thing to do. Adrenaline rushes, you see that Lion, Boar, Rabbit, Kangaroo, Goat, Bison, or whatever you wanted to catch. You had to chase it down, risk your own life to kill it, there is likely to be a struggle, you may even give up and it will chase you back. In the end it used to be Kill or be Killed.
  This Process would rarely last more than a few hours. Then  we would be able to relax. Adrenaline and the stress hormones in would blood stream will reduce, and the feel good serotonin hormones can increase and you feel good. You could rest better, digest your food better and sleep well at night.

  

  What if in the process of the hunt, the animal, bit or scratched you? – Your body had prepared for this.
  A natural response to your adrenaline and stress hormones increasing in your blood stream is for your blood to slightly thicken and release clotting factors – so in case you got cut, you wouldn’t bleed to death quickly. A scab would form and you could continue the Hunt or retreat and repair. Your blood would thicken and your Blood pressure would increase

  These days food is abundant for us – We don’t need to Hunt. But we do have stress in our lives.
  Instead of hunting an animal and having a short peak in our stress ( and thickening of your blood) followed by a proper relaxation (and thinning of our blood), we have a bigger hunt on our hands, (no more tigers, lions and buffalo). Instead we have 30 year mortgages, unhealthy mental and emotional relationships, Chronic disease, polluted food air and water and often dis-satisfying work environments. These factors cause chronic stress, hence chronic thickening of our blood. this leads to chronic high blood pressure, increased risk of cardiovascular disease. stroke and other conditions. Instead of relaxing properly, you elect to take blood thinners long term which have their own side effects (not to mention becoming a life long customer of a pharmaceutical company)

  

  Do you see the problem here?
  In our Western Society it has become increasingly difficult to learn how to properly deal with stress, financial, social, physical, and environmental. A common theme for dealing with this is to talk about it, re asses your priorities and goals in your life and make sure that what your are sacrificing for what you want is worth the cost. Christians pray, Buddhists meditate, and there are many ways to properly relax. Just make sure you are doing something and living a sustainable lifestyle with your mental stress levels because it has huge effects on your physicality. It will save you money and lengthen your life. Who doesn’t want that!

  

Think of it like this:
A prominent Chiropractic speaker James Chestnut draws this analogy – If your house is burning down, its an acute emergency – you call the fire brigade, They put the fire out and your house is saved. But a partially burned down house needs repair. If you call the fire brigade (the emergency care team) they wont rebuild your house for you. You need a team of separate specialist contractors to do it for you. A carpenter, plumber, electrician, painter etc… these are the people that can make your house functional again and maintain it for you so it can be a home again.

How does that relate to healthcare?
When you injure your body, and are in incapacitating pain ( like a house burning down) you go to the Hospital, or to your GP. (like the fire brigade) They can stitch you up, replace your heart, give you Antibiotics and do an excellent job in saving your life. That’s SICKNESSCARE. They are looking after you in a time of sickness to prolong your life. And this is critically important. But its not health.

Healthcare is a proactive step to maintain and enhance your overall wellbeing and avoid getting sick. This means having a team of specialist contractors (like you plumber, carpenter, electrician etc…) to help you to stay healthy. These people are your Chiropractors, Massage Therapists,  Nutritionists, Personal trainers, Counselors, Psychologists, Pastors, Mentors and accountable Family. Staying healthy, fine tuning your body and avoiding sickness. That’s HEALTHCARE!

Want to pursue health?
Its as simple as having a regularly active lifestyle in a range of different activities, eating fresh seasonal food in as natural state as possible and having healthy mental and spiritual relationships. – Need some tips on what this looks like? sign up to Bonfire healths newsletter. I do, and I learn something useful everytime i read it. Click here.

At Sutherland Chiropractic we are highly skilled in Fine tuning your neurology and musculoskeletal system, to ensure you have the best chance at getting and staying healthy.(not just un-sick)
 

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How?
Hip Pain can be caused by a variety of structures – mainly, muscles, ligamants, tendons, bones and joint surfaces. It is commonly caused by:
1. An over use injury like from doing lots of running. This mainly causes muscle and ligament injuries that can be treated with the RICE protocol (see last newslettter)
2. Poor biomechanical chain movements (From a leg length difference or a twisted pelvis) These can cause sprain and strain injuries in the knee and lower back and can cause joint issues
3. Long term wear and tear (carrying heavy loads or physical manual labour) – This mainly effects the Hip joint itself and can result in Osteoarthritis of the Hip joint.

What to do?
Find out the root cause of your Hip pain and get rid of its influence, you may need some orthotics or a heel lift if you have a leg length difference(which we can asses for you here), you may need some Chiropractic treatment to normalise the joint arrangement and function, or you may simply need some new shoes, or a different training routine.

At Sutherland Chiropractic we are highly skilled in dealing with all sorts of pain syndromes and can asses, diagnose and recommend the most appropriate treatment for you.

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What
The RICE acronym is used in treating soft tissue injury (Muscles/Ligaments etc) It decreases the injury recovery time and gets you back and mobile more quickly and more comfortably.

R = Rest: This breaks the cycle of injury, if you continue to use a torn muscle or ligament, the inflammation and swelling and pain will continue to appear
I = Ice: This is to reduce the blood flow to the area, and therefore reduce the amount of swelling bruising and inflammation
C = Compression: Compression decreases the room available for swelling, and also aide to prevent further injury to the structure – sports taping also works well for this.
E = Elevation: Elevation reduces swelling by making it difficult for fluid to pool around the injury because it has to overcome gravity.

When
fluid Its good to apply the RICE acronym as soon as in injury occurs and for up to 5 days after the injury, If pain persists then you MUST see a health professional.

Why
The overall is to reduce pain, and improve recovery time, eliminate further re-injury, reduce swelling and inflammation.

Sometimes Anti-inflammatory medications such as Neurofen and Voltaren are used as a chemical attack against inflammation, they work to stop your brain from feeling pain and they also decrease inflammation.
They must be used as an adjunct to the other methods and intervention by a health care professional, otherwise, you can be unknowingly re-injuring the area, but not be able to feel it because of the medication. This can lead to long term complications and longer healing times.

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Type ‘O’ Disorders are those that relate to an Organ of your body, as opposed to to a muscle, ligament, nerve or joint.

Some examples of these are:
Large Intestine – Can manifest as Diarrhea or constipation
Bladder – Can manifest as too frequent or infrequent Urination
Stomach – Can manifest as acid reflux

The theory behind it is that a dysfunction in a joint of your spine can put very slight pressure on the nerves that come out at that level and make that nerve overactive or under active. This process can trigger a range of symptoms, depending on where the dysfunction is.
See this picture for more details.

A recent Client that has had success with this type of disorder are:
A 12 week old boy that was suffering from reflux, did not respond to standard medical treatment and medication. We adjusted in between his shoulders where there were joints not moving properly, and in a matter of days his body healed of the reflux and he has not had a problem since.

A 5 year old boy was suffering from the feeling of needing to urinate very frequently (up to 30 times a day) he had some low back pain and joint dysfunction at the base of his spine. After a week of treatment, he has gone back to normal where traditional medicine failed.

This doesn’t happen every time, but is well worth checking out as there are no harmful side effects of a Chiropractic adjustment, as there can be with most medications.

So if you or someone you know is suffering from what sounds like a ‘Type O’ disorder, send them into the clinic and we can assess if spinal issues are the cause of the symptoms.
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As of Monday the 5th November, Our new massage therapist Angela will be starting work at Sutherland Chiropractic on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10am-6pm

As a opening gift limited to the first 20 people, Angela is offering:

1. A bonus 15 minutes massage with every 1/2 hour massage booked (valued at $15.00)

2. A Bonus 30 minutes of massage with every 1 hour massage booked (valued at $35)

Remember this offer is limited to the first 20 people so call now!

Angela Delauney is a fully qualified remedial massage therapist. Angela grew up, and lives in the shire, and she has been working as a massage therapist since 2010. As a qualified remedial massage therapist, Angela can offer a range of massage styles. These include Remedial, which is ideal for treating an imbalance or injury, Sports, for a deep tissue massage and Swedish for an all over relaxation massage. Angela is also qualified in pregnancy massage, aromatherapy massage and Lomi Lomi (Hawaiian massage).

If you or someone you know is looking for a massage give us a call on (02) 9521 4448 and we will make a time for you.

If you had a pet monkey what would you feed it? 

If you had a pet monkey what mental stresses would you put it under?

If you had a pet monkey how much exercise would you make it do?

I’m not suggesting that we are monkeys, but we all can figure out what a healthy environment is for a monkey, So

          1. Why do we regularly feed ourselves such bad food?
          2. Why do we put ourselves under high levels of chronic mental stress and unhealthy relationships?
          3. Why don’t we exercise everyday like we know we need?

If we could all get fresh seasonal foods, have lower mental stress levels and do regular exercise, our health would improve very rapidly. we could sleep better, think clearer and avoid chronic disease.

Chiropractic is only part of a healthy lifestyle. if you would like to know more, then talk to your chiropractor and click here for more info.

This newsletter is more for the ladies. …

Approximately 75-80% of women wear incorrectly fitting bra’s

Picking the correct bra can have serious consequences on the mechanics of your neck, shoulders and back.

The University of Wollongong and Sports Medicine Australia have done research, and put together a document outlining the what why and how to choose an appropriate sports bra.

For the downloadable printable PDF click here

Chiropractic can help alleviate this type of neck shoulder and upper back pain.

Need to book an appointment?
Call us on 9521 4448.

Here is a little gift for all of you. I usually rave on about what not to eat and what not to do (and I know most of you do it anyway!),
So if you have a sweet tooth, and are going to indulge anyway, try this recipe!

Click here for the link to the recipe

Here are a few of the benefits of cocoa (Try to use 70%-100% and fully organic)
1. Good source of magnesium
2. A great source of antioxidants
3. Is flavonoid-rich (lowers blood pressure)

Need to book an appointment?
Call us on 9521 4448.

Chiropractic treatment can help you deal with all sorts of back pain, sports injuries and physical complaints, But did you know that it can actually help your body function better overall and prevent injuries?

Dr Matt here,

I am taking a much needed holiday in the USA with a few days in LA and few days in Las Vegas with a few good friends.

If you have any emergencies and need chiropractic care, please call Greene Chiropractic (also in sutherland) on 95422403.

I hope to have a bit of fun and come back refreshed and ready to serve you again at my best.

Wish me luck!!!