by Body of Life | Oct 9, 2016 | Healthy Living
I am now on the flight home from Darwin as I write of my experiences on Elcho Island, East Arnhem Land for the first Indigenous ‘Hope for Health’ Retreat (August 27th – September 10th 2016). Some weeks just come and go without any real significant change, growth or...
by Body of Life | Jan 23, 2016 | Diet & Nutrition, Healthy Living
Happy New Year! We hope you had a fabulous Christmas with your family and friends and a refreshing and relaxing break! With the start of a New Year comes new opportunities and new beginnings. New hopes, new ideas, new dreams, new plans and often New Years Resolutions...
by Body of Life | Oct 29, 2015 | Emotional Health
Terminology about anxiety symptoms have become embedded lingo in general conversations beyond their clinical application- We say “I was having a panic attack when…”, and “I have a phobia about …”, and “… sorry I’m a bit O-C-D”. These declarations are...
by Body of Life | Oct 12, 2015 | Exercise, Injury
Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, is a painful condition involving the tendons that attach to the bone on the outside (lateral) part of the elbow. The muscle usually involved in this condition, the extensor carpi radialis brevis, helps to move the...
by Body of Life | Oct 11, 2015 | Back pain, Lower Body Pain
One of the most common presentations of pain to our clinic is described as ‘sciatica’. Sciatica is typically pain that radiates through the buttock and down the back of the leg, sometimes into the foot and toes. I would like to distinguish between true sciatica...