Shambrook Family Chiropractic

17/06/2025

The latest stretching recommendations

FYI

SS = Static stretch: a gentle muscle stretch for 15-60secs

HI-SS = High intensity static stretching is stretching further to the point of mild pain

PNF = proprioceptive muscular stretch: holding a muscle in a contracted state (but not through its range of motion) and then following the contraction up with a stretch, to be repeated to get further stretch into the muscle.

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Ever looked a shopping item's "health star rating" and thought "surely not!"

Labelling focused on nutrients such as protein or fat distracts from ‘poor quality’ or ‘chemically transformed’ products, according to experts

23/07/2024

Two Melbournians are putting their bodies to the test as they prepare for the 2024 CrossFit Games. Josh and Greg will join the world’s top athletes in Texas to compete in a series of events battling it out to be crowned the fittest person on earth. It is impressive, but it hasn’t been an easy jo...

21/07/2024

Dr Greg will be competing in the World Crossfit Games in Alabama in September. He's currently ranked 2nd in the world in his age category. Best wishes to Greg, Josh and all the Australian athletes.

Josh Young's life changed forever when a mountain bike accident left him a paraplegic in 2017. Now he's competing on the world stage.