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“Salutogenesis” – Saluto-what?
“Salutogenesis.” Saluto-what? What is it, and why is it important to you? The word is easier to understand when we break this word down into it’s parts – “saluto” means “health” – “genesis” means “creation” Simply put salutogenesis is health creation. It is an approach to your health that is proactive. When you are focused […]
The Safer Care Victoria Review into Chiropractic for children under 12
As many of you will be aware the Victorian Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos MP, instructed Safer Care Victoria (SCV) to undertake an independent review of the practice of spinal manipulation on children under 12 years. Spinal manipulation was defined as “any technique delivered by any health professional that involves a high velocity, low amplitude […]
What is the difference between an adjustment and a manipulation?
The recent safer care Victoria enquiry into Chiropractic for children has highlighted a continual and fundamental confusion about Chiropractic – the myth that “Chiropractic is manipulation”, and “manipulation is Chiropractic”. This cannot be further from the truth. Manipulation is a procedure that typically involves a joint “release”, “noise”, “crack”, which is created when a joint […]
Ease, dis-ease, and disease
In a world that approach’s health from a reductionist scientific viewpoint, it is easy for us to lose sight of the big picture with our health and we can get confused about how our current health situation sits within a broader of our health. In Chiropractic we can understand health in terms of the “state […]
What is Gonstead Chiropractic?
Gonstead Chiropractic is a Chiropractic technique developed by Dr Clarence Gonstead (Chiropractor). OptiStart Chiropractic has been in operation since 2014, helping people of all ages. Our practice looks to serve everyone regardless of whether you have an active lifestyle, are running a business, or taking care of a family. All of our Chiropractors use the […]
Posture
What is posture? Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity while standing, sitting or lying down. What is good posture? Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments during movement or weight-bearing activities. […]