It’s probably no surprise to hear that men account for the majority of workplace injuries. Those more physically-demanding jobs that are dominated by the male sex often mean that the body takes a toll! Heavy lifts, awkward positions, repetitive movements and long work hours are a recipe for injury – and yet these are recurring […]
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Calling all men! The stats are in and men’s health week means it’s time to grab a beer (or a kombucha, for the modern-day male) and ponder upon them. They’re telling us that men are taking a reactive approach to their health. And considering the typical proactive maintenance of vehicle fluids, household gutters, and tyre
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In last week’s blog, we introduced a condition known as POTS – postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. To recap quickly – POTS is a condition where changes in posture (i.e. from laying to sitting, or sitting to standing) or extended time in upright postures causes a significant increase in heart rate, along with a cluster of
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Have you heard of a condition called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome? Let us take you on a quick physiology lesson… The human body is a finely tuned machine. It constantly has to deal with changes within the system; regulating, tweaking, processing, ingesting, excreting, stabilising. It’s an incredible thing, and we don’t give it the credit
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If you read our article from last week, you will know that one of the most common mistakes people make when managing fatigue is assuming that it’s all physical. In reality, the experience of fatigue goes well beyond that! If fatigue were purely physical, then why do we feel absolutely exhausted after a demanding day
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Chronic fatigue can be a confusing experience – for sufferers and clinicians alike! We often hear from our clients that they feel like they have tried everything and just aren’t getting better. Many have tried to follow the advice of health professionals to rest more, but alas, their symptoms persist. Many get frustrated and impatient
Why Aren’t I Recovering? 6 Mistakes That Our Chronic Fatigue Clients Make. Read More »
Over 20,000 people in NZ and 100,000 people in Australia suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). That is a prevalence of 0.4% in both countries – with some literature suggesting it could be wildly under-reported due to the complexities of diagnosis. We’ve talked a lot about chronic fatigue syndrome (to refresh your memory, check out
In Her Shoes… A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Study Read More »
You’ve heard about the 4 pillars of health – exercise, diet/hydration, sleep and stress management. Work may seem an odd choice if there were to be a 5th pillar, right? But work, when in the right environment, is good for you. Really good in fact. Believe it or not, it’s true! Good work is beneficial
Working Well… The 5th Pillar of Health? Read More »
Lifting in the workplace should come with a warning sticker! “Body stressing” or “muscular stress” accounts for 37% of workplace injuries in Australia and 45% of workplace injuries in New Zealand. In both cases, these categories account for the highest percentage of work-related injury claims. Higher than falling, vehicle incidents and walking into things, combined.
Workplace Lifting… Does Technique Really Matter? Read More »
Happiness, defined as: “an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment.” A common end goal for many, and a huge component in the quickly growing “self-help” industry – which is set to be worth over 13 billion dollars in 2022. Woah, right!? Considering the vast and often complicated information out there
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