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Health Hub Chiropractic

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Health Hub Chiropractic

Holistic, Corrective Chiropractic Care. Multiple locations across QLD

Teneriffe - 3/113 Commercial R Shop 3 113 Commercial Road, Teneriffe

26/07/2025

What do rotten apples have to do with your health? Everything. 🍎
We loved this analogy from Fran Drescher: you don’t fix a sick tree by treating each individual rotten apple... you go straight to the 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗦. 🌱
For years, we’ve been conditioned to think of health in reverse:
👉 Got a headache? Take a pill.
👉 Back pain? Slap on a patch.
👉 Feeling tired? Grab another coffee.
That’s just treating the apples. It’s a temporary fix that never addresses why they’re showing up in the first place.
Here’s the core of it:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁.
This system is the foundation of your health, controlling everything from healing to energy. ⚡️ Foundational research continues to explore the neurophysiological effects of chiropractic care and its influence on the nervous system, which is at the heart of our approach. 📖 (Ref: Pickar, JG. The Spine Journal,2002).
Our job is to help you nourish health at the source, so your body can do what it’s designed to do: express its full potential. ✨
Ready to find your root cause? Tap the link in our bio to book your initial consultation! 🔗

10/07/2025

Your nervous system controls every cell in your body — including how you handle stress.
Evidence shows spinal adjustments can help reduce pain and tension, which may support a calmer stress response by keeping your nerve signals flowing clearly.
Simple, safe, and backed by decades of care.

02/05/2025

“Is it joint… or muscle?
What if it’s both?”

Most people separate the two.
But your body doesn’t.

Muscles, joints, fascia, discs, nerves — they’re all part of one system, controlled by your brain through your nervous system.

When a joint isn’t moving properly, muscles tighten to protect it.
It’s not random tension — it’s a smart adaptation.

Massage might help the muscle.
But if the joint’s still stuck, the tightness returns.
It’s not just a muscle problem — it’s a movement problem.

Yes, if you’ve torn a muscle or have severe arthritis, that’s more structural.
But most ongoing stiffness and tension?
It’s your brain trying to compensate for poor joint movement and faulty feedback.

That’s where chiropractic steps in:
We restore proper joint movement — and that impacts way more than you think:

• Muscles (tension + tone)
• Joints (alignment + load)
• Fascia (gliding + mobility)
• Discs (pressure + shock absorption)
• Nerves (communication + function)
• Posture (form + stability)
• Breath (diaphragm control)
• Even digestion + immune regulation (through the nervous system)

Your body works as a system.
So your care should too.

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30/04/2025

⚡️⚡️⚡️They told you it was just a crack⚡️⚡️⚡️
But the science says it’s a reset for your nervous system.
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(For the nerds: HVLA spinal adjustments alter afferent input and influence central sensorimotor integration pathways.)

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Better brain input = better output.
That’s why people move smoother, feel stronger, and react faster post-adjustment.
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(For the nerds: SEP studies show increased N30 amplitude—reflecting improved sensorimotor integration in the premotor cortex.)

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We’re not guessing. We’re measuring.
These effects aren’t just clinical “feel-goods”—they’re backed by neurophysiology.
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(For the nerds: fMRI and EEG show post-adjustment activation in prefrontal and sensorimotor regions.)

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Here’s what the research says:
• Haavik & Murphy (2007) – N30 brainwave spike = sensorimotor precision
• Lelic et al. (2016) – Prefrontal cortex activation (EEG)
• Holt et al. (2019) – 64% strength gain from enhanced cortical drive
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(PMIDs: 17137836, 27047694, 31047349)

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Spinal adjustments don’t just feel good.
They literally change brain performance.
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(For the nerds: We’re talking measurable cortical modulation—not placebo.)

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Want more brain-body science without the fluff?
Hit follow and stick with us.
We’ve got more where that came from.
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26/04/2025

🔄 CHIROPRACTIC-ONLY, SEGMENTAL RESET
Only chiropractors are trained to deliver precise, segment-specific HVLA thrusts—targeting the exact joint causing dysfunction. Here’s what happens immediately after your adjustment:
1. Proprioceptive Barrage:
High-velocity thrust floods paraspinal muscle spindles & Golgi tendon organs at the adjusted segment, causing a spike then a brief pause in firing—calming overactive muscle fibers.
(Think: your muscles get a quick “wake-up call,” then relax.)
2. Reflex Reset:
That same segment-specific thrust suppresses the H-reflex (α-motor neuron excitability ↓) for ~60 s, resetting protective muscle spasms.
(Your body’s knee-jerk reflex takes a mini-break so tense muscles ease.)
3. Sensory Gating:
The burst of signals travels to the brain, attenuating the N30 SEP peak by ~20–30 % for ~20 min—filtering out “static” for sharper body awareness.
(Like noise-canceling for your nervous system.)

👉 Save this post as your go-to explainer for that satisfying “pop”!
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22/04/2025

Your spine — from an engineer’s perspective.

Think of it like a mechanical structure: designed to carry load, distribute stress, and move with precision.

But what happens when one segment breaks down?
Dysfunction follows load.
Areas of degeneration become weak points. Force redistributes.
Other joints compensate — and that’s where dysfunction spreads.

This isn’t just theory.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) — the same method engineers use to test bridges — is now being used to model the spine.

Research by Shin & Yoganandan (2023) shows how FEA simulates spinal stress and predicts failure patterns, revealing that breakdown isn’t random — it’s engineered by imbalance.

That’s why chiropractic care is so specific.
We don’t adjust everything. We adjust exactly what needs to move.

Because when you restore motion at the right joint, in the right direction, with the right vector — you change the system.

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Sources:
• Shin JH, Yoganandan N. A guide to finite element analysis models of the spine for clinicians. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023;40(1):38–44.
https://thejns.org/spine/view/journals/j-neurosurg-spine/40/1/article-p38.xml
• Wang J, et al. Integrating finite element analysis and physics-informed neural networks to predict lumbar spine biomechanics.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548425000186

20/04/2025

Chiropractic doesn’t just “crack” your spine. It restores the precise joint-by-joint motion that your body needs to function.

Muscles move joints.
So when degeneration fuses joints or motion is lost…
You’re no longer functioning — you’re compensating.
And that’s where dysfunction spreads.

Chiropractic uses the vertebrae to move joints, restoring motion that influences muscles, ligaments, fascia, and nerves.

You don’t lose function overnight.
You lose it one joint at a time — and we help you get it back the same way.
• A 2007 study showed that cervical adjustments altered sensorimotor integration in the brain, supporting changes in how the nervous system controls movement and stability (Haavik-Taylor & Murphy, Clinical Neurophysiology)
• A 2024 RCT found a single lumbar spinal manipulation significantly improved proprioception and reduced pain in both healthy and chronic low back pain patients (Nyirö et al., medRxiv)

Start restoring what degeneration steals — one joint at a time.

18/04/2025

You service your car every 10,000km…
But when was the last time you checked your spine?

Your spine takes on more impact, stress, and daily wear than your vehicle ever will. Yet most people ignore it — until there’s pain, breakdown, or degeneration.

Here’s the truth:
• You can replace a car.
• You can’t replace your spine.
• And prevention is always cheaper than a fix.

Don’t wait for warning lights (a.k.a pain).
Get ahead of the problem.

Chiropractic is not about chasing symptoms — it’s about keeping your system aligned and resilient.

16/04/2025

Is Chiropractic Really “Pseudoscience”?
Let’s get real…

If chiropractic is just placebo or pseudoscience —
why do so many people get better when nothing else works?

We’ve got data.
We’ve got outcomes.
We’ve got thousands of people who move better, feel better, and function better — not because their pain was masked, but because their structure, neurology, and adaptability improved.

This post isn’t about convincing skeptics.
It’s about challenging assumptions.
Because most people judging chiropractic…
have never experienced it themselves.
Cited Research:
• 40% more relief with chiropractic + medical care – PMID: 23060056
• Increased HRV after adjustments – PMID: 16690380
• Chiropractic = pain relief comparable to standard care – PMID: 30894306
• Postural change = measurable neurological output – PMID: 25906358. Your body doesn’t lie. Your results don’t lie.
Bias does.

14/04/2025

Movement is medicine—but paired with chiropractic care, it becomes powerful healing.

A randomised controlled trial published in Spine Journal found that patients with chronic low back pain who received both chiropractic spinal manipulation and supervised exercise had:
• 40% greater reduction in pain
• 25% more improvement in function
compared to those doing exercise alone.

This synergy shows how aligning your spine and staying active can accelerate your results.

Study reference:
Goertz, C. M., et al. (2013). Effect of spinal manipulation and exercise on low back pain in patients aged 18 to 35 years. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 38(8), 627–634.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827d4d3f

13/04/2025

Can Discs Really Regenerate?

A 2005 study published in Spine showed that when the intervertebral discs of rabbits were compressed to near-collapse, applying controlled traction helped restore disc height and structure — indicating the potential for disc regeneration under mechanical unloading.

Corrective chiropractic care with spinal traction and postural rehab may replicate these effects in humans, reducing disc pressure and promoting long-term spinal health.

Give your spine a second chance — naturally.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15644753/

04/04/2025

Healing Takes Time, Not Shortcuts

We live in a world of express delivery and instant results—but your body doesn’t work like that.

You can’t double the oven temperature and expect your food to cook faster (you’ll just burn it).
You can’t take double the antibiotics and expect to heal quicker (you’ll just cause harm).
And you can’t expect lifelong spinal issues to disappear after one adjustment, without consistent care, movement, and mindset shifts.

True healing is a process.
It takes time, repetition, commitment—and yes, it takes effort from you too.

Show up.
Stay consistent.
Trust your body.

Your future self will thank you.

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Newstead, QLD

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Monday	2:30pm - 6:45pm
Tuesday	6:30am - 10:45am
	2:30pm - 6:45pm
Wednesday	6:30am - 10:45am
	2:30pm - 6:45pm
Thursday	6:30am - 10:45am
	2:30pm - 6:45pm
Friday	6:30am - 10:45am

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