GETTING SPINES HEALTHY AGAIN

Straight Neck?

Straight Neck? What does your neck curve look like. What is a normal neck curve?   Our neck isn’t designed to be straight. It is designed to have a natural “C” shaped curve to it, called a cervical lordosis. This normal posture provides “shock absorbing” properties for your spine and places even load throughout the bony… Continue reading Straight Neck?

Fixing neck hump – what can I do?

Fixing my neck hump – what can I do about it? People of ask our Newcastle Chiropractor about “fixing my neck hump”?This neck hump is also commonly referred to as a Dowager’s hump. As people are spending more time on phones, at the computer for desk and are less aware and of the postural stressors… Continue reading Fixing neck hump – what can I do?

NECK REHAB EXERCISES

Neck rehab exercises may play an important role in your Chiropractic BioPhysics corrective program.Practicing your corrective exercises helps to support your adjustments and spinal traction, encourages movement in the direction of a normal neck curve and builds muscle strength. Neck rehab exercise #1: Mirror image neck exercises This is the first video in our neck… Continue reading NECK REHAB EXERCISES

Posture Tips: Don’t get stuck in a slump.

Posture is a window into the spine! Many of us are aware of poor postural patterns we can develop, like a head forward posture and slumping through upper back, which can result form: We are also often aware of the abnormal stress these postures places on our spines! Over time, these patters of poor posture… Continue reading Posture Tips: Don’t get stuck in a slump.

Low Back Pain, a cause often missed.

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Pain is our bodies way of telling us something isn’t right. That means that low back pain is a symptom rather than a a disease. The most common form of low back pain is known as “non-specific” For almost all cases there is no one… Continue reading Low Back Pain, a cause often missed.

What’s your Neck curve look like?

If you happened to have read the last blog, you would have seen that loosing your normal neck curve is an often overlook and under addressed cause of many spinal issues. These include:– Neck pain– Headaches and migraines– Stiffness and neck tension– Upper back tension– Changes in nervous system function– May contribute to abnormal spinal… Continue reading What’s your Neck curve look like?

Have you hurt your low back from bending or lifting before?

How often do you hear of someone hurting their back from bending down to pick something up or lifting up something? It may in the gym, at work or at home. You may have even experienced this yourself! This is so often the case because people don’t engage proper form and technique when doing so.… Continue reading Have you hurt your low back from bending or lifting before?

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR

Hi there, I’m Sasha Smycz, principle Chiropractor at Level Spine Corrective Chiropractic. (Click here to find out more about me) We are a newly opening Chiropractic office in Newcastle NSW grounded in the most researched Chiropractic technique – Chiropractic Biophysics. Level Spine Corrective Chiropractic stands to create transformative health shifts within our community by helping… Continue reading WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR