Sit right and sit less for a healthy spine.

Do you spend most of your day sitting, whether it’s at work, in the car, on public transport, or watching TV? Well, you’re not alone. Australia is a nation of ‘sitters’ and its starting to take its toll on our health.

As part of Spinal Health Week 2012, your chiropractors will be encouraging patients and the community to prioritise their spinal health by sitting less and moving more.

The week heralds the launch of Sit Right, a national initiative that aims to encourage Australians to take note of the potentially dire health consequences from prolonged sitting.

Australians are spending more time than ever sitting which not only causes spinal damage and back pain, but increases the risk of disease and even death. Sit Right focuses on the dangers of long-term sitting, especially for office workers, and offers solutions for common ‘sitting sins.’

So why not improve your health simply by standing up and moving around more? It’s also important you take regular breaks from sitting to stretch, stand, change or correct your posture or walk around your office.

And while you are sitting, here are a few things to remember:

* Keep your hips, elbows and knees at open angles (slightly more than 90 degrees)

* Recline slightly to ease lower back pressure

* Ensure your feet are flat on the floor or on a footrest

* Position the centre of your computer screen at eye level and tilt the monitor upwards slightly

* Only use wrist rests while resting, not while typing

* Download the Sit Right widget on to your computer as a prompt for taking regular breaks www.SitRight.com.au

An active spine is a healthy spine and a healthy spine leads to a healthier life. Why not use Spinal Health Week to make an appointment with our clinic to assess your spinal health and discuss how being more active will improve your wellbeing? During the month of May VPCC will be conducting workplace health presentations to educate local businesses and their staff.

Dr. Danielle Guilmette graduated from Sydney’s Macquarie University after completing a 3 year Bachelor of Chiropractic Science, and a 2 year Master of Chiropractic. In 2009, Danielle was invited by Sports Chiropractic Australia to be one of the volunteer treating chiropractors at the Sydney World Master Games, contributing to the delivery of over 5000 chiropractic consultations to the athletes,  volunteers, and the general public.

Having a special interest in preconception care, pregnancy and paediatrics, Danielle has completed further studies in these areas, but enjoys working with all members of the family. She regularly attends seminars to broaden her knowledge base and skill set, training in many different chiropractic techniques so as to deliver the best possible care, treatment and education to all of her patients. It is Danielle’s goal to inspire, educate and motivate her patient’s towards their best possible health and wellness.

Out of hours, she enjoys spending time playing piano, dancing- jazz ballet and tap, going to the gym, running and doing bikram yoga. Danielle’s training and career has previously been Sydney based, where she enjoyed working by the beach in Maroubra, but has relocated to Adelaide to settle down with her partner Ryan, who is also a practicing chiropractor.

Danielle looks forward to caring for you and your family, and assisting you to achieve your health goals.

The roads affected are:

• Wakefield St and Dequetteville Tce – to be closed to through traffic.
• Fullarton Rd – reduced to single lanes north and south.
• No right-turn from Fullarton Rd onto Watson Ave and Alexandra Ave.

The clinic will remain unaffected and parking will still be available on Watson Ave and under the building (accessed from Fullarton Rd).

PLEASE NOTE SPEED RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED.

Make sure to say hello if you see him!

VPCC will continue to operate as per normal with Dr’s Griffiths and Cox taking over and providing the same high level of care administered by Dr Kent.

We appreciate your consideration and the messages of sympathy that we have received! If you want to send Simon a Get Well Soon message, please send an email to admin@vicparkchiro.com.au and we’ll see that he gets it.

National Chiropractic Care Week 2011 marks the launch of Just Start Walking, a new health initiative that highlights the importance of posture and mobility on our overall health and wellbeing.

It’s no surprise that in modern times we have become much more mobile through portable technology, but physically we are much less active.

Yet our human body is designed for movement, so to keep your spine at its best we need to stay active. After all, an active spine is a healthy spine and a healthy spine leads to a healthier life.

The good news is we can do something about it. We can Just Start Walking. Why walk? Well it’s simple, inexpensive, easy and achievable.

Your overall health can be affected by the health of your spine so use National Chiropractic Care Week to make an appointment with our clinic to assess your spinal health and discuss how you can start walking your way to wellbeing.

To get in tune with your body, contact Victoria Park Chiropractic Clinic for an appointment today.

You can also visit the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia’s new website at www.juststartwalking.com.au and download the mobile phone app to help get you on the front foot to health and wellbeing!

Feedback from the event was extremely positive, and we’re happy to announce the next in the forum series: the Nutrition Forum, covering issues such as:

• what really is the best “diet”?
• what are the so-called super-foods?
• how does nutrition impact our health?

The Nutrition Forum will be held at Victoria Park Chiropractic Clinic on the evening of Tuesday 7 June* from 7:30pm-8:30pm.

If you are interested in attending, please phone the clinic on 8332 4567 or email admin@vicparkchiro.com.au and leave your details with our wonderful CAs.

* note – this date replaces the original scheduled date of 10 May.