Yarra Valley Innate Chiropractic

16/12/2024

Don't underestimate the importance of taking a break!

09/12/2024

Our opening hours for the Christmas period!

Remember to look after yourself throughout December and get your adjustments booked in.

We are open a few days after Christmas at Yarra Valley and Yarra Junction and our opening hours will be back to normal from January 6th.

02/12/2024

During this busy time, remember to take time to look after yourself.

It's ok to say no to things to avoid overscheduling and overcommitting.

Put your health first. Keep on eating well, moving well, breathing well and take time to do the things you love.

24/11/2024

Do you want to aid your healing process?

Adopt these three habits and you'll be on your way there.

21/11/2024

Growth isn't linear, so you can start enjoying the journey.

18/11/2024

Magnesium oil has so many benefits and is needed for so many processes and reactions occurring in the body daily.

Come and grab your own bottle from the clinic!

28/10/2024

21/10/2024

Ever wondered what causes the chiropractic subluxation?

(also known as vertebral column dysfunction)

A 2021 review of literature has found that "physical injury, pain, inflammation and acute or chronic physiological or psychological stress all appear capable of altering vertebral column proprioception and thus can influence vertebral column motor control by altering signaling from the deep paraspinal muscles or the central processing of such input"

Read the full research paper here:
https://chiropractic.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Model-of-vertebra-and-nueromuscular-function.pdf

14/10/2024

Deutschmann et al. looked at the impact of chiropractic adjustments on the kicking speed of soccer players.

They found that spinal manipulation of the lumber spine and pelvis increased the kicking speed and performance of the players.

More research is needed in this area but this pilot study is promising!

Another study on sports performance looked at the effects of spinal manipulation and stretching versus just stretching on gold players. Full swing performance was measured between the two groups after 4 weeks of intervention.

It was found that the group that received only stretching as an intervention had no improvement in their swing performance, whereas the group who received chiropractic care plus stretching showed a significant improvement in swing performance.

Read the research articles here:
https://chiropractic.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SMT-in-soccer-players.pdf
https://chiropractic.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SMT-effects-on-golf-swing.pdf

07/10/2024

Can chiropractic reduce the falls risk for the older population?

56 adults aged over 65 participated in a study that measured their falls risk. They were split into control and intervention (chiropractic adjustment) groups. Some things that were measured at the beginning, at 4 and at 12 weeks were:

- Postural stability
-Ankle ‘proprioception’ (i.e. the ability for the brain to know where the joints are in space to be able to provide controlled and adequate movement)
- Multi-sensory integration (i.e. the ability of the brain to manage efficiently multiple stimulus simultaneously, similar to what would happened if you walked upstairs while being on the phone and carrying an object for instance)
- Health related quality of life

The study concluded that the group of individuals who received chiropractic care indicated improved sensorimotor integration and multisensory integration associated with fall risk as well as a statistically significant improvement of quality of life.

This research study is promising since falls account for more than 80% of injury-related hospital admissions in people over 65 years!

Read the research article here:
https://chiropractic.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2016-Holt-Falls-Risk.pdf

30/09/2024

All healing takes time, but if you look after your body well then it can facilitate the healing process.