PEA (Palmitoylethanolamide) is the bodies own fatty substance that is produced by living cells to help restore balance in inflammation and chronic pain. Since its discovery in the nineties, PEA has been used by more than one million patients across the world. The supplement has shown effectiveness to reduce pain in diabetic neuropathic pain, carpal […]
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Cervical Spondylosis and Neck Pain
Cervical spondylosis is a common condition that Perth chiropractor, Dr Adam Rocchi, sees at the Spine Scan clinics in South Perth. While the condition is a chronic one, chiropractic care can often give you relief from pain and help with strengthening your neck. What is Cervical Spondylosis? It’s an age-related condition that affects the discs […]
Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) as a Natural Treatment for Chronic Pain
PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) has been around since the 1970’s but is gaining a reputation as a new agent in treating inflammation and pain. No drug interactions or serious side effect have been identified. What Is PEA Classified As? Palmitoylethanolamide has been used in Europe and the Netherlands for many decades, but since the nineties, interest in […]
Spinal Canal Stenosis in the Lumbar Spine
What Is Spinal Stenosis? It’s an abnormal narrowing of your spinal chord and neural foramen, which can lead to the “choking” of your spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Usually, stenosis involves the narrowing of the following: • The spinal foramen openings that are between the spinal vertebrae through which the peripheral nerves leave your spine […]
Better Posture for Optimal Health
Posture is the position of your body while lying down, sitting or standing. Good posture (neutral spine) has numerous health benefits, which includes injury back pain avoidance. Importance of Posture With good posture, appearance benefits are obvious and clear, but there are numerous less-obvious health benefits that you should know. Here are some of the […]
A Chiropractor Can Help with Your Chronic Swimming Injuries
Swimming is a favorite pastime here in Western Australia, both outdoors at the beaches and rivers and indoors at the pool. It’s great, low-impact exercise too and it’s safe (there are approximately 2 instances of injury for every 1000 swimming sessions). You can hurt yourself swimming though, and most swimming injuries are repetitive trauma injuries […]
How Chiropractors Benefit Professional Athletes
What is a Chiropractor? Before we can truly understand the benefits of chiropractic care we need to understand what a chiropractor is and what they do. Chiropractors are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders. The treatment focuses on the manual adjustment and manipulation of the spine. In doing so, chiropractors aim to […]
Inflammation and Motion
Inflammation is a natural consequence following injury. The inflammatory response, which is the body’s initial attempt at healing, can become the culprit in perpetuating future pain and disability if left unchecked, as this leads to random scar tissue formation and fibrosis. I was recently asked a question : “Why would we want to adjust an […]
Paleo Diets: Perfect for Athletes?
Taking good care of our body is the secret of long term well-being. And for athletes involved in high intensity activities, a balanced nutrition is critical to support that. Paleo diets with their focus on high protein and fat and low cards immensely popular. However athletes need to be careful, as it may not suit […]
Spinal Care- Spine Scan
The spine is a complex structure that includes a variety of bones, nerves, ligaments, tendons, joints and muscles, which are woven together with utmost precision to act as the primary support structure of the human body. The Chiropractic paradigm of health views the integrity of the spine and it’s movement as vitally important to your […]
