Join us in the "Just Start Walking" campaign this National Chiropractic Care Week (23-29 May). Chiropractors at Shirley Rd Chiropractic will be using the month of May to help patients and the Crows Nest/Wollstonecraft community to put their best foot forward and start walking their way to health and wellbeing.

With the first round of school holidays coming on April 8-27 (in NSW), children are going to be enjoying a break from pencils, books and "teachers' dirty looks" for a couple of weeks over Easter.

As they happily munch away on their chocolate Easter eggs, and sit playing a game on Xbox 360, Playstation, or on the home computer, it is important that parents be aware of their children's posture, while their time is consumed in front of these devices.

Headache, migraine, joint pain, fatigue, irritability, bloating and digestion problems: these are just a few of the common symptoms that may arise from an intolerance to gluten. This condition is fast gaining recognition as a key factor in the presentation of chronic health issues. 

Consumption of the gluten protein (found in wheat, rye, barley and oat products) ultimately results in damage to the absorptive lining of the small intestine, inducing the body’s natural immune response. It is this inflammatory reaction that generally leads to digestive disturbances and nutritional deficiencies, however in a vast majority of cases we are beginning to understand that gluten can be detrimental not only to the digestive system but also the entire body.

It is understandable that all parents want the best for their newborn babies. Just walk into any large baby store and you are inundated with devices that are proposed to be "beneficial to the development of your baby". 

Well not all, and generally very few, devices are beneficial at all! 

There is a recent baby seating device on the market that many parents are buying. It has been designed as a seat that takes a young baby and keeps them in an upright seated position. You can just sit the baby in there and it "holds them up". Well, herein lies the problem.

Shirley Rd Chiropractic would like to welcome a beautiful baby into the world. Jana Kalocay gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday 16 February at 2:08pm. Both mum and "unnamed" baby are extremely well. Robbie, Jana's husband, is ecstatic and was grinning ear to ear when I went to visit.

Their little girl weighed 3.5kg and is 50cm long. And she is just perfect!

Thank you to everyone who has shown amazing support to Jana through her pregnancy while at Shirley Rd Chiropractic. Jana will be missed for a little while, and Ashleigh Mundy has big shoes to fill, but she will be back later in the year.

As the community becomes more aware of natural health alternatives, holistic kinesiology is an increasingly popular choice for improving health and well being.  Our kinesiologist, Hasna Gittany, is donating her time to answer your questions and provide a deeper understanding of kinesiology. 

So come in to our Norwest office on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 from 8am-5pm to meet and chat with Hasna, who will be happy to discuss any queries you may have.

Find out more about holistic kinesiology, and how it may help you with your health, wellbeing and happiness by visiting us at Shirley Rd Chiropractic or click here for answers to some frequently asked questions.