This was a day that I have been looking forward to for some time now. I had some demons from Port Macquarie after suffering a DNF in 2015 and I was ready to put those demons to bed. The opportunity to race an ironman distance race so close to home is something that a lot…
This year, Spinal Health Week 2016 runs from 23 to 29 May with the theme ‘Back Your Inner Athlete’. Every day more and more Australians experience disabling low back pain, neck pain and headaches, limiting their ability to work and engage in an active healthy life. One explanation for this is the impact an increasingly…
Lately it seems as though many people are getting confused about the difference between can and will. A recent blog by Seth Godin seemed to agree and illustrated that the gap between these two terms is growing as well. To start with the basics, CAN is the ability to do a desired task, be it walking…
How often to you hear somebody say “it’s not my fault”? It might sound harsh, but does anyone really care? I believe that the big question is what can be done to make this situation better? Who or what are you accountable for? This is absolutely what we have the genuine power to change and…
Below is a Myovision scan of a Newcastle patient that presented to Transitions Chiropractic care on 29/02/16. He is a young labourer and loves his olympic styled weight lifting. Needless to say he is a very strong and active individual. On initial presentation he complained about ever present stiffness throughout his lower back to the point…
As soon as I heard of the concept for this race I fell in love. A 3k swim in Lake Jindabyne, 130k ride in the NSW alps with over 3200m of climbing followed by a 30k run with over 1100m of climbing to the highest point in Australia- what a challenge. I knew that I…
Recently I have had a few patients talk to me about a gym in Market Town call One World Boxing Academy (now The Concept), so I thought I better go and check it out. Just quietly I am in love. It is clean, big, cheap to join and great for casual visits. It even comes…
