Dr Brett Says: Great article here. We see lots of pregnant mums, recently birthed mums and babies in our practice for exactly these reasons.
From Herald Sun
PREGNANT women are increasingly turning to chiropractors to treat sore backs and help them prepare for childbirth.
Posted by: drbretthill in Chiropractic on
MARCH_SHORT 15, 2010
We release the prisoned impulses, a tiny rivulet of force that emanates from the mind and flows over the nerves to the cells and stirs them to life. We deal with the magic power that transforms common food into living, loving, thinking clay; that robes the earth with beauty, and hues and scents the flowers with the glory of the air.
In the dim, dark, distant long ago, when the sun forst bowed to the morning star, this power spoke and there was life, it quickened the slime of the sea and the dust of the earth and drove the cell to union with its fellowsin countless living forms. Through eons of time it finned the fish and winged the bird and fanged the beast. Endlessly it worked, evolving its forms until it produced the crowning glory of them all. With tireless energy it blows the bubble of each individual life and then silently relentlessly dissolves the form and absorbs the spirit into itself again.
And yet you ask, "Can chiropractic care cure appendicitis or the flu?". Have you more faith in a knife or a spoonful of medicine than in the power that animates the living world?
BJ Palmer, developer of chiropractic.
Dr Brett Says: This is certainly something chiropractors have been aware of clinically but it is great to see the research backing it up. Jeanne does fantastic work worldwide both in researching and in sharing the information.
From The Coffs Coast Advocate
PREGNANT women may reduce the potential for a caesarean delivery with pre-natal chiropractic care, visiting paediatric chiropractic expert and home birth advocate, Dr Jeanne Ohm, told a Coffs Harbour community forum yesterday.
Posted by: drbretthill in Move, Chiropractic on
JANUARY_SHORT 25, 2010
Dr Brett Says: Chiropractors have been saying this for years. Movement, especially movement of the spine is crucial for your brain and body function.
From smh.com.au
Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.
Posted by: drbretthill in Wellness, Chiropractic on
NOVEMBER_SHORT 26, 2009
Dr Brett Says: Great to see articles like this in the m ain stream media. Finally people are cottoning onto what we have always known. Chiropractic care is a very important part of any prevention or wellness health care model. And given the state of our current crisis care model of health care it is obvious that a paradigm shift is required.
From Quad-City Times
In just 124 words, the U.S. Senate struck a blow for equity, fairness and - not insignificantly - better health care.
Dr Brett Says: We keep getting told that our health problems are due to bad luck, bad germs or bad genes but time and again studies are coming out and saying that our lifestyles play a much larger role. These people only gave up 2 stimulants and made a massive 32% difference to their fertility. Imagine if they ate, exercised and thought in a healthy way in all aspects of their life!
From Adelaide Now
WOMEN wanting to become pregnant are as likely to succeed by giving up alcohol and caffeine as by attending a fertility clinic, a UK nutrition specialist claims.
Posted by: drbretthill in Chiropractic on
JULY_SHORT 30, 2009
Dr Brett Says: It was fascinating to read some of the statements in this recent Government report. It seems we are finally waking up to the fact that our crisis care health system is not working and that we need to focus more on prevention and even better on wellness.
Chiropractors commend dedication to true health care reform
The Chiropractors' Association of Australia (National) Limited [CAA] supports the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission's [NHHRC] recommendations in its final report "A Healthier Future for all Australians", and believes their implementation will end the pressing need for major healthcare reform, and lead to improved consumer outcomes and their increased empowerment.
The CAA welcomes the NHHRC's recommendation for prevention to become the "platform of healthy communities...integrated into all aspects of [the] healthcare system." The CAA applauds any moves which focus on increasing consumer empowerment with regard to their healthcare decisions. As outlined by NHHRC "individual and collective action" is paramount to building good health and wellbeing for all Australians.
The CAA strongly supports the focus on wellness as critical for driving healthcare reform in Australia.
The CAA has long asserted that maintaining wellness* for Australians is vital to shifting the current focus of the healthcare system from acute care in hospitals to effective primary care. The CAA is encouraged by the NHHRC's focus on the important role primary health care professionals play in the future of Australian healthcare reform.
The CAA particularly welcomes Recommendation 20 which calls for improving the way in which general practitioners, primary healthcare professionals, and other specialists manage the care of people with chronic and complex conditions through shared care arrangements.
The CAA also strongly supports Recommendation 99 - which proposes applying Medicare rebates to relevant diagnostic services referred by nurse practitioners and other health professionals; and for the Medicare Benefits Schedule to apply to specified healthcare professionals in a collaborative team care approach. The CAA believes the implementation of this recommendation will provide Australians unprecedented levels of access to affordable, proven and cost-effective care.
The CAA urges the government to implement the recommendations of the NHHRC as soon as practicable in order that Australians can enjoy improved health outcomes. Chiropractors look forward to assisting the government in the implementation of the reform process and providing Australians with an opportunity to make informed decisions about their health and to lead healthier lifestyles.
Posted by: drbretthill in Chiropractic on
MAY_SHORT 26, 2009
Research Shows Chiropractic Can Help Infants with Colic and Reflux
Recent research reporting on infants with colic and acid reflux reveals that chiropractic may play an important role in helping resolve these conditions.
Dr Brett Says: This is something that we see in the pratice quite a lot so it is good to see that the research is backing it up. Unfortunately as is often the case with natural therapies it takes a while for the research to catch up due to lack of funding. This is why all money raised from seminars and special events in my practice goes to spinal research.
Posted by: drbretthill in Think, Media, Chiropractic on
APRIL_SHORT 8, 2009
Keep an ear out for Dr Brett Hill on 5AA this Friday (the 10th of April). Dr Brett will be talking for an hour from 3:30pm on a range of topics including 'thought addiction', wellness and chiropractic.
UPDATE: Well that was fun and I think it went really well. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Listen to Dr Brett on 5AA (If it wont load try right clicking and saving it).
Posted by: drbretthill in Wellness, Move, Eat, Chiropractic on
APRIL_SHORT 7, 2009
From ABC News
Overweight Americans Face Double the Risk of Getting the Neurological Disorder
A new study suggests that people who have big bellies are more likely to develop restless legs syndrome (RLS), a condition that makes sleep or rest nearly impossible.
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