Your Gut-Brain Axis

by Dr Jon Powderly (chiropractor) | Jun 9, 2016 | Articles, Canberra Chiropractor, Health Tips

I just feel it in my gut. This commonly used phrase may have a sounder basis than we previously realized. Holistic health providers, like the professionals at Canberra Spine Centre, have always known that every system in the human body interacts with each other, but...

Is Your Back Pain Genetic?

by Dr Jon Powderly (chiropractor) | Nov 19, 2015 | Articles, Back Pain, Canberra Chiropractor, Chiropractic care in Canberra, Health Tips

Could your genes be responsible for the pain in your back? There are many causes of back pain. Injuries, bad posture and disease account for some of these, but other causes may be linked to genetic sources. Lower back pain is an especially common symptom experienced...

How do you get enough Vitamin D to be healthy?

by Dr Jon Powderly (chiropractor) | Sep 25, 2015 | Articles, Canberra Chiropractor, Chiropractor Canberra Articles, Health Tips

My work as a chiropractor in Canberra puts me in front of people every day with back aches, headaches, and all sorts of maladies. Over the years I’ve seen some people with diffuse, hard to localize pain that seemed slower to respond to manual therapy. I now wonder,...

Bad Habits That Cause Low Back Pain

by Dr Jon Powderly (chiropractor) | Jun 2, 2015 | Articles, Canberra Chiropractor, Chiropractic care in Canberra, Chiropractor Canberra, Chiropractor Canberra Articles, Health Tips

You haven’t been in an accident or lifted anything heavier than a bag of groceries lately, so why does your lower back throb and seize up constantly? The answer very likely lies in the little things you do every day rather than a major traumatic event. You may...

Making the Right Choice When it Comes to Grains

by Dr Jon Powderly (chiropractor) | Mar 27, 2015 | Articles, Canberra Chiropractor, Chiropractor Canberra Articles, Health Tips

Nowadays, people are crazy over whole grains. Back before the heyday of the seemingly global fascination with whole foods and everything organic, whole grains were relegated to livestock feed while the masses gorged themselves on refined and enriched grain-based...

Beliefs that prevent wellbeing

by Dr Jon Powderly (chiropractor) | Feb 19, 2015 | Articles, Canberra Chiropractor, Chiropractor Canberra Articles, Health Tips

You may not be aware of your true health potential Can a leopard change its spots? Can an old dog learn new tricks? Silly questions on the surface, but in relation to health, I’d like to state that the answer is often ‘yes’. In these next few articles I will shed some...