Parents Corner
Don’t turn away. This is serious! Our lives and our children’s lives are being eroded by this insidious crime every day, all day, for years and years on end. It robs adults of their mental health and wellbeing and it robs children of their potential. It costs the Australian economy in excess of 13 billion […]
Paws a While
Sunday 30th May 2021
Health Matters
This month’s article was inspired by clients who have tried to stretch their hamstrings, but after years of trying, eventually resigned themselves to the seemingly “inescapable fact” that their muscles are simply unable to be lengthened. These folks all believed that they were just naturally “inflexible”. When reviewing what the clients were doing it […]
Brumbies Ready to Stampede
The Penrith and Districts Junior Rugby League Competition kicks off this month and our very own Glenmore Park Brumbies are ready to hit the ground running! This year will see the Brumbies 28th season in the junior league competition, since their first year back in 1994. Since their humble beginnings, they have grown to 400-500 […]
Paws a While
We all know Easter is a fun time spent with family and chocolate…lots and lots of delicious chocolate! Easter is a great time for the human members of the family, but the infamous Easter egg hunt can end in tragedy for our four legged friends. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, which when ingested by a […]
Parents Corner
The very best way to deal with eating difficulties is not to stress about it. Look at the positive. Rather than focusing on what they don’t eat, focus on what they do eat, and expand their range and variety ever so slowly. Look upon it in the spirit of adventure rather than with fear and […]
Health Matters
‘Intervertebral discs’ have a hard outer connective-tissue (anulus fibrosus) and a ‘gelatinous’ interior (nucleus pulposus). At top and bottom are endplates, the transition tissues between disc and bone. Discs have several important functions. They act as: shock absorbers for the vertebral column ligaments that tie the vertebra above & below the disc together spacers between […]
Born to Perform
Vocalist and pianist Alina Wakeling was born to perform. Taking to the stage for the first time at just 4 years of age, the accomplished musician is proving to be one of the hardest working local performers in the industry. A former Caroline Chisholm College student, Alina has already completed 12 years of piano and […]
Parents Corner
Do you have a child who is different? A quirky kid? He or she does things differently to other children? When does ‘quirky’ stop being an expression of the individual and an indication that some intervention is required? Those who could, would. So if children in general are able to draw at the age of […]
Health Matters
This article was inspired by a number of recent clients seen at the clinic with back pain that did not respond well to normal muscle elongation therapy. Although scans showed vertebral and discal issues, which may have been the source of these patients’ pain, client history in each case were also positive for inflammatory bowel […]