Strength & conditioning workshop Sam recently was involved in a strength & conditioning workshop run by elite sports performance in Spotswood, in conjunction with osteopath Heath Williams from Principle Four Osteopathy. The course covered lots of useful movement preparation, a review of key lifts, and principles of strength training. If you come to see us […]

Bionic Spine could use thought to control limbs Bionic Spine: It’s amazing the level of development in this field of science. The interface between mind and movement to be bridged by technology is a signicant step forward… The “‘Bionic spine’ could enable paralysed patients to walk using subconscious thought… “Australian scientists hope that a tiny […]

Nutrition podcast Nutrition podcast. Balance Osteopathy & Alimentary nutritional practitioner Alison Wright chats to Brooke McAlary from slowyourhome.com about her approach to nutrition. http://ec.libsyn.com/p/6/a/b/6abdf6509ef55d02/Episode_39_-_Alison_Wright.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d06cc8e30d5c85457aa&c_id=10455686

Osteopath Sam Bombos and Lorimer Moseley podcast on chronic pain Recently osteopath Sam Bombos who works with us at Balance Osteopathy was asked to give her perspective on dealing with chronic pain in a podcast also interviewing well known practitioner and researcher Lorimer Moseley podcast. Lorimer Moseley’s background: “Pain Scientist with a background in physiotherapy, […]

Core momentum trainer workshop Getting a solid core workout using this innocent looking piece of kit was great fun on the weekend at Integrate Training with Matt Brindle and John Hardy. This Core momentum trainer workshop was a great learning opportunity.

Pummel & Stretch Pummel & Stretch…After reading Kelly Starret’s book ‘Becoming A Supple Leopard’, I have been playing with using the Spiky Ball to release tight points in the body and following this up with a stretch(either static and/or dynamic). Does feel good after going through these points for the lower limb sequentially and seems […]

Getting back into running Getting back into running Injury Tip One – Increase Slowly: Many people get so excited by the warmer weather and impatient at their slow progress that they go from 3 months on the lounge to attempting a marathon in 4 weeks – this is a recipe for disaster. Make sure you increase […]

Corporate work health australia corporate work health australia…Went to Heath William’s and Wade Brennan’s, of Corporate Work Health Australia’s (CWHA), great 1 day Ergonomic Risk Assessment Workshop on the weekend covering aspects of working in occupational health and safety consulting to corporate groups, ergonomics around desk assessments, and some demonstrations of great setups with sit-stand […]

Consumption of Fermented Milk Product With Probiotic Modulates Brain Activity Publication Gastroenterology Author(s) Kirsten Tillisch, Jennifer Labus, Lisa Kilpatrick, Zhiguo Jiang, Jean Stains, Bahar Ebrat, Dennis Guyonnet, Sophie Legrain-Raspaud, Beatrice Trotin, Bruce Naliboff and Emeran A. Mayer. Abstract BACKGROUND & AIMS: Changes in gut microbiota have been reported to alter signaling mechanisms, emotional behavior, and […]

Taking your brain for a walk: the secret to delaying dementia   “Regular brisk walks can slow down dementia and the shrinking of the brain and the faltering mental skills that old age often brings, scientists say. Studies on men and women aged 60 to 80 found that taking a short walk three times a […]