Most of our days, weeks and months are routine - habits we have developed and continue to develop over time. We mostly run on Auto-pilot.

Our brain and its connections are cementing in pathways every time we do the habitual task. Although this is good for efficiency, it does not allow for growth and development.

Trying new things, or doing old things in a new way can be VERY beneficial to your nervous system.

• Try brushing your teeth with the opposite hand,

• opening doors with your non-dominant hand,

• dry yourself after a shower in reverse order,

OR pick up a whole new skill or pastime. You'll be amazed at the sense of joy, youthfulness and immense satisfaction it can bring.

Give it a go.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr Tony.

I was a teenager when I first went to the Chiropractor. The reason I went was because of my football injuries. The Chiropractor helped me in 2 major ways.

1. Helped my injuries and I ended up being way faster and stronger.

2. He gave me a whole new way of look ing at health (and life). You see, wha the thought me was the concept of innate health. Health is the natural state of the body. Given the right ingredients, the body can heal and be healthy. Our spine has a big role to play in the health of the human body.

How's your spine going?

Need some help?

Please reach out.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr Tony.

STRESS - we know that stress is a major cause of many, maybe even most, health complaints.

Why would we want to emphasise it?

Our posture can have a huge effect on our stress levels. Posture can break the stress cycle.

How often are you adopting a stress posture? Are you making your stress worse?

I'd love to know your thoughts.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Your local Hawthorn Chiropractor

Dr Tony.

Here’s another great exercise for people suffering with low back pain.

If you've got a stiff, stubborn, painful lower back - then give this exercise a go. It's a simple one yet effective one. This is also a great exercise to keep your spine supple and mobile.

Let me know what you think. Does it help?

I'm often asked which exercises should be done by people who have been seeing me for Low back pain.

I share my favourite exercise for the lower back.

This is not an exercise for someone who is in acute pain and is finding it hard to move. This is for someone who wants to start to strengthen their lower back and regain proper control of the muscles and supporting structures.

This exercise is best done in conjunction with a proper care plan by your Chiropractor. I'd love to know how you go. Remember slow and controlled is better.

Walk tall, smile lots! Dr Tony.

All too often I hear from people wanting to know advanced strategies for health before they even mastered the basics.

Many of us get addicted to wanting to know advanced, specific strategies. Is it that it makes us feel better about ourselves? Is it that we dont feel we are worthy of the basics? Are we trying to “look good” to someone else by wanting the complex tasks?

I’m not sure, but here’s the deal.

If you’re sitting on the couch wanting to know whether you should go vegan, or gluten free, or is pilates right for me, FIRSTLY, get off the bloody couch!

Start by mastering the basics.

Go for a walk each evening, eat mostly from nature ad take 10 minutes out of your day to switch off and meditate. Once you’ve been consistent with that - then add more complex tasks.

Don’t fool yourself that you are further down the health path than you actually are.

If you ned help, I’m here for you.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr T.

Do you wake up with a stiff and sore neck?

Are you not getting a good nights sleep?

Sleeping can be a major contributing factor to our health. Poor sleep is one of the largest factors to poor health. Get this right and you could start to turn your health around.

There are 2 major factors when it comes to sleeping.

1. Your posture

2. Your equipment

Getting both of these right will help you get a better nights sleep.

Let me know how you go.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr Tony.

A common question I get from someone laying on the Adjusting table is - “What exactly are you feeling for when you check my spine?”

What a super question, let me dive in.

After we have conducted a thorough history, found out your current state of health, what your concerns are, examined your spine, checked your posture, found any restrictions, done any necessary scans, looked through any X-rays etc - we have a great idea of how we need to proceed.

When determining what, where and how I need to adjust you I take in to account all the above information and what my “on the table” assessment tells me. This “on the table” assessment is looking for the following things…

Neurological tension patterns, muscle activity / tension patterns, postural changes, restricted joint movement, muscle weaknesses, tenderness and leg length changes.

Putting all of this together tells me what and where you need to be adjusted, OR not adjusted.

So whether you have back pain, neck pain, headaches, no symptoms or lots of symptoms - the criteria for where I adjust you remains the same. If you have areas of your spine that need adjusting - I’ll adjust them, if you don’t, I won’t. It’s as simple as that.

HOW I adjust your spine may change due to how comfortable it is. If you’re finding it painful for certain adjustments, then I will change my approach of course.

Constant tracking to see how your body is responding to the adjustments is crucial. We need to track your progress, change where necessary and keep your body moving towards the goal.

Please, at any stage if you’d like to chat about this more - I’d love to.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr T.

Headaches and back pain are two of the most common ailments that people seek help for. Both these conditions can be life changing, They can prevent people living a normal life. The burden on the individual and the health care system is nothing short of catastrophic, costing billions of dollars every year, days off work etc.

New research has looked into people suffering from either Back Pain or Headaches and found that if you are someone that either has headaches OR back pain - you are twice as likely to suffer from the other.

This result from looking at 14 different studies, involving hundreds of thousands of people, suggests that treating back pain and headaches separately, may be the wrong approach.

This falls in line with our approach at Auburn South Chiropractic, where we take the whole individual in to account. We are always looking to the underlying cause, looking at the whole body to find out why it’s not working properly. We don’t just look at one part of the spine, we look at it all. We realise that the symptom and the underlying cause may be in different locations.

Health can be tricky, but to start with getting your spine right, is a very good start.

Yours in health.

Dr T.

Back pain can as simple as a niggle, or it can be life altering - making even the simplest task excruciating. Tasks like getting dressed, doing housework, getting and out of the car, picking something up off the floor, playing with the kids and so much more.

Would you like to get rid of the back pain once and for all?

In this video I share what I believe to be the most important factor in getting rid of your back pain.