Pain and stress – how it affects your body in lockdown
Mental Health Pain and stress in lockdown (and tsunami evacuations!) Here, André offers his professional explanation of how stressful situations can bring on body pain. André teaches Pain Science on the osteopathy course in New Zealand. He shares some hints and understanding of how...
Inspiring stories: Cycling over 3000km after back surgery!
Life Goals Simon and Lyndal cycled the Tour of Aotearoa this February. They are both back surgery patients who had chronic pain. They had to give up their jobs prior to the surgery as it was debilitating. Hear their story of how they transformed their lives. We sponsored them...
Connecting with your child
Children One of the great things about Lockdown (and Level 3 if you’re an Osteopath!) is that you have to stay home and it gives you a chance to do the things that a) need doing but also b) you are interested in. Today I’ve continued with the Emotional Parenting...
Vaccine for Coronavirus – what’s likely?
Ben's Blogs Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay Although this lock-down has been extremely tough for many, it is a small price to pay when a large number of lives are at stake. I know some will criticise our government for its hard-line stance on stopping the spread of...
Meditation – what makes us human?
Adult Learning A large part of what makes us human has to do with a particular state of mind that we are able to harness, a type consciousness if you like. This type of consciousness is often referred to as autonoetic consciousness. The ability to not only carry out biological...
Google Scholar. The better version of Google.
Adult Learning Photo credit: Image by Wolfgang Claussen from Pixabay Here’s how it plays out in the clinic. Patient: I have sciatica. Ben: Let’s see if it is sciatica and we can do some testing. Patient: Google told me that it’s ‘sciatica’ because the...
Movement Hacks: Exams and studying – modifiable desk.
Adult Learning I’ve been using a beer crate for three years. My body feels amazing. I can now squat and sit cross-legged without any knee pain. I don’t need to mobilise or stretch after work because I do it all day. I am an endurance athlete and I rely on this daily...
It’s Spring!
Mental Health Spring Photo Credit. It has been an absolutely magic day. Though Spring has been revealing itself quietly, in verdant leaf shoots and insects we haven’t seen since this time last year, it feels like something has truly clicked over. As I harvest the first crown of...