Can a Chiropractor Help with Whiplash?
The short answer is yes. A chiropractor can help treat whiplash. Whiplash injuries are one of the most common presentations at The Wellness Place.
What is Functional Capacity Assessment within my NDIS Plan?
Within your NDIS Plan you may see the term “functional capacity assessment” within the area of funding for Occupational Therapy.
A functional capacity assessment is an all-encompassing assessment that addresses all areas of your life to identify strengths and barriers, areas requiring assistive technology or additional support or funding from NDIS and areas where your needs are adequately met.
What is an Occupational Therapist?
Occupational Therapy (OT) is the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover or maintain the meaningful activities, roles, or occupations of individuals, groups or communities in every day life. This includes: taking care of oneself and others, working, volunteering, participating in hobbies and social or leisure activities.
Kickstart your Mindfulness Practice
Our Naturopath – Meagan Grossman has put together a 3 part series to kickstart your mindfulness practice and this is the first instalment in the series.
Have you heard of journaling before? Perhaps it’s something you did when you were younger and grew out of. Maybe you’ve heard of it before but don’t know where to start. Or maybe this is the first you’ve heard of it. Either way, if you are looking at improving your feelings of stress and increasing mindfulness in your life, it is the perfect place to start.
This is a three-part journey into the introduction of journaling techniques which aims to improve feelings of self-compassion, mindfulness, stress and even improve sleep quality and onset time.
In the next blogpost, we are going to dive into self-reflection activities but before we get into that, we first have to understand ourselves and what better way to start than with understanding our core values!
Values
To understand yourself, you first need to understand your values for right now. Emphasis on right now is important as our values can change daily, as we get older, and as circumstances change.
What are values?
Values are things in life that resonate with you. They summarise what makes up the person that you want to be. As we get caught up in life and stress, we sometimes lose sight of the person we are working towards embodying and can end up acting out of emotion and impulse more than we would like. When we have a clear summary of our values, we can actively make choices that align with them which puts us back on track to hitting our goals.
Your activities:
- Write down a list of up to 10 values that apply to you. See the image below for a list of examples.
- Once you’ve got your 10, list them in order of importance.
Keep them handy in a notebook or in your phone. We will be building on this in the next blogpost.
What does a Podiatrist do?
It is a common question and often a point of confusion as to what a podiatrist does, as far as treatment and scope of practice.
Most of our time is spent assessing, diagnosing, and treating lower limb conditions. In terms of our training most undergraduate programs are 4 years of full-time university with a focus on biochemistry, human biomechanics, anatomy and physiology, in addition to podiatry specific clinical practice and associated study.
Reformer Pilates and Mat Pilates at The Wellness Place
The primary benefits of Pilates are core muscle strengthening and posture correction. Here are some specific benefits you may experience:
Increased strength, muscular control, flexibility, and mobility
Improved posture and balanced muscles
Improved joint health and bone density
improved balance
Rehabilitation for back pain and extremity pain
Improved pelvic health
Decreased pregnancy-related pain and strengthened core postpartum
When Should I See a Physio for Knee Pain?
Whether it’s a recent knee injury or a nagging pain that just won’t go away, you’ve decided to seek help. You’re probably wondering, ‘Should I see a doctor or a physio for my knee pain?’
The answer depends on your symptoms. While physiotherapists can treat a variety of knee injuries and reduce pain successfully, there are situations in which you should contact a doctor.