With netball and football season in full swing, a common injury at this time of year is an ankle sprain. You might still be able to walk, but it’s probably pretty uncomfortable. We share our top 6 tips to support your recovery and manage your injury at home until you can receive a full assessment by one of our qualified practitioners at CHH. read more
Last week we bid farewell to Osteopath Louise Norman, who left on maternity leave to have her first child. We are so excited for her and this next chapter in her life and wish her all the very best with the arrival of her new baby. read more
Ever had one of those mornings where you wake up after a very solid sleep, often on your tummy, and you realise you are unable to move your neck without pain? You think to yourself, ‘how on earth am I going to get through the day and get to the Osteo?‘. We share 5 simple tips that you can do today to help yourself before you come in to see us. read more
It’s official! We move into our new clinic next week! It is with so much excitement that we open our doors to our brand new clinic next week and look forward to welcoming you in for treatments from Monday 18 February 2019. read more
We have some very exciting news to start 2019… we’re moving to a new clinic! read more
During the Christmas period, CHH will be open and available to treat any aches and pains you may have from your festive activities. We will be closed on the main public holidays but open on all the other days. Please find our Christmas opening hours below. read more
Spring has arrived, the weather is warming up, and that means many of us will be returning to the garden on the weekends. We are getting back into those jobs that we have put off throughout the winter, such as mowing the lawn, pruning trees and planting veggies. These activities do carry with them an unfortunate risk of injury to our bodies, particularly our muscles, ligaments and joints. In this blog, we will discuss the Top 5 gardening injuries we see at Canterbury Health Hub our 5 simple solutions to help prevent them. read more
Did you know that an average head weighs approximately 5kg, with kids not far behind? Our neck works very hard to hold our head up and consists of 7 small vertebrae, numerous ligaments and muscles that extend from our skull to our shoulders and into our upper back. With this in mind, is it any wonder that poor posture can contribute to headaches and upper back and neck pain! read more
Often when people walk through our treatment room door, they have been suffering from neck pain for too long and are at a loss as to what their pain actually is or why they have it. Here are the Top 5 mistakes patients make with neck pain and what you can do about it today. read more
Have you noticed that your neck pain is becoming a pain in the neck? Have you tried ignoring it but it’s gone from a little niggle to a prominent nagging ache? read more
