At the time of writing this Blog - it is early September and we are enjoying some fantastic weather. It is always a nice surprise when a few days of sunshine and warmer weather get strung together this time of year. Its also when most of us start feeling like we want to get outside more and just generally get more active. So naturally at this time of year, it is often when we start to rediscover a few of the little niggles that can creep in. You go from the occassional walk t

About a year ago, I committed to writing monthly newsletters (and turning the content into a blog when relevant) to stay connected with clients and hopefully offer some value or insights into how your body functions or ways to keep yourself active and feeling better. However, for various reasons, I missed the last two months. If you've read one of these before, i doubt you have noticed their absence. Whilst I do try to make them interesting, it's not like the old days when w

This Blog post was inspired by an injury to my 14 year old son Louis. Now, thankfully he is going to be fine - but as you can see from the photo, he had a pretty nasty ankle sprain. one sore and swollen ankle As a family, we love Basketball, and like with any sport, injuries are likely to happen. This one happened trying to save a ball going out of bounds. It was game 1 of 4 in a weekend away in Griffith - so as you could imagine he was not happy. Ankle sprains are very commo

The Neck I wanted to write about the muscles of the neck this month and the common complaints that I see in the clinic. I will break down the neck into four parts 1. The upper rear neck, base of skull to C2 2. The lower rear neck C3-C7 3. The front 4. The sides The Side (lateral) Neck The main problems that you will notice are; Thoracic outlet syndrome (pain, numbness, tingling in the arm, hand and fingers) pain radiating to chest, pain to the shoulder blad

I wanted to write about the muscles of the neck this month and the common complaints that I see in the clinic. I will break down the neck into four parts 1. The upper rear neck, base of skull to C2 2. The lower rear neck C3-C7 3. The front 4. The sides The front (anterior) neck The main problems that you will notice are; Persistent neck pain, headaches, jaw discomfort, or dizziness, swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), neck pain, or muscle spasms,and hoarsen

The Neck I wanted to write about the muscles of the neck this month and the common complaints that I see in the clinic. I will break down the neck into four parts 1. The upper rear neck, base of skull to C2 2. The lower rear neck C3-C7 3. The front 4. The sides The lower rear neck The main problems that you will notice are; deep pain at base of skull leading towards the eye, headaches, stiffness, poor range of motion, blurred vision, can lead to bony spurs,

I wanted to write about the muscles of the neck this month and the common complaints that I see in the clinic. I will break down the neck into four parts 1. The upper rear neck, base of skull to C2 2. The lower rear neck C3-C7 3. The front 4. The sides The upper rear neck The main problems are loss of range of motion, dizziness, tension headaches, travelling pain (numbness and tingling) and fatigue. The main muscles are deep and superficial. Deep muscles a

Neck and shoulder discomfort is a common issue. Some of these pains stem from serious conditions, while others result from overstressing an area, such as sitting in a particular position for too long or overloading the muscles that support your head and neck. At Body and Spine Solutions, we have always emphasized empowering our patients to help themselves through exercise or changes in habits. Over the years, these three exercises and suggestions have proven to be some of the

Hi all - December is here and its time to organise our holidays and start thinking about 2026. Our online booking system will be up to date as far as our hours over the Christmas period - but we thought it would be best to give you a heads up about closure times and dates. Andrews last day will be tuesday the 23rd, returning on the 5th 6th and 7th of January before having a short break and returning to normal hours on the 14th of January 2026. Rach will be working right up t

Ah, the classic shoulder niggle—it's like that annoying friend who pops up uninvited. You know the one, right? It’s that little twinge deep in the middle of your shoulder that only shows up occasionally. At first, you brush it off, thinking, “It’s no big deal!” But over time, you start to notice that your shoulder is feeling a bit weaker, especially when I jumped back into swim training. Picture this: I’m trying to do side lateral arm raises, and suddenly, it feels like my sh