Flexibility & Stiffness – It’s up to you
It’s true! If you don’t use it, you lose it You must use the FULL range of your joints regularly or your flexibility will slowly but surely diminish without you knowing. As children we were active, constantly stretching our bodies. But, as adults, responsibilities and demands accumulate and we simply move less. We contract but we don’t notice the slowing down. So it may come as a shock to realise that you are becoming a stiffer, less inflexible person. To help yourself and improve your flexibility requires; 1. A PLAN OF ACTION are you better in a class or prefer to be doing your own thing? are you interested in yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, swimming, body balance […]
Age & Balance problems. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PRESERVE YOUR BALANCE.
<img src="https://rodmcleanchiropractic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/30_image-asset.jpg" alt=""> Age and Balance Problems, WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PRESERVE YOUR BALANCE Try this: (STAY SAFE - have someone there to catch you) Stand on 1 leg with your eyes open. How long can you do this for each leg? Now stand on 1 leg with your eyes closed. How long can you do this for each leg? Compare yourself to the table below. One-Leg Balance Test (Bohannon 1984) shows the time a person can balance with their eyes open and closed: Age 20 – 59 eyes open = 29.5 secs eyes closed = 21-28 secs Age 60 – 69 eyes open = 22.5 secs eyes closed = 10 secs Age 70 – […]
BALANCE – Use it or Lose it
Use it or lose it series - PROPRIOCEPTION is the important word for our conscious perception of movement or our orientation in space. This information comes from our nervous system. PROPRIOCEPTION is critical for balance. Unfortunately, proprioception diminishes as we get older and we can become susceptible to falls. This is a big concern. However, we can take steps to safeguard our balance. As we become older we don’t know that our proprioception is failing because we use our eyes to organise ourselves in space. This big part of our balance system is ‘rusting away’ because we neglect to rely on it. We lose it because we don’t use it (and we don’t realise that we are not using it) […]
What shape are you in?
What shape are you in? How do you know? When was the last time that your spine was checked?
These are a very important questions about your health!
If we talking about your teeth, blood pressure, liver function, PSA, PAP smear for example you are presented with results because an expert has specifically checked the normality of your system for you.
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