Head Balance

Head Balance

Step 1: Getting started. I recommend that you stand relaxed or sit comfortably upright in a chair. Identify where your head joins the top of your neck. This can be done by nodding your head up and down gently. Step 2: Find the balance point for the muscles at the top...
Exercises

Exercises

The human body is designed to be moved. A recent study of teenagers showed that they often sit for 95% of their waking day. At this clinic we encourage people to be physically active. Physical Activity can be physical work (e.g.Building) or chores (house work) or...
Osteopathy is about connection

Osteopathy is about connection

The great trees of New Zealand grow by interconnecting their roots with the other dwellers of the forest. When asked to explain Osteopathy I often feel challenged because it is not so much what we do but how we think about what is going on. Many patients report that...
Feeling movement in trees

Feeling movement in trees

Finding movement in trees – an experiment Notice that trees sway in the breeze but they also twist slightly in their trunks. This twisting is a result of the young trees twisting to allow the leaves to have better access to the sun. The twisting is part of the...
Highly sensitive person

Highly sensitive person

Highly Sensitive People make up about 15-20% of the population The concepts of “Emotional Intelligence” and “Sensory Processing Sensitivity” overlap with this topic. The Highly Sensitive Persons can easily think outside the box but can overthink things. They often get...
Headaches

Headaches

Headaches occur when the pain nerves in the head are irritated.We most commonly see people with the Tension Headache Type, which is usually associated with tension and inflammation in the upper neck or scalp. The next most common is Migraine, which is an intense...