Your nervous system manages everything in your body – actions, thoughts, sensations, and how you interact with the world. It has sympathetic and parasympathetic branches that enable you to respond to threats, or relax and heal. Let’s explore this further You can think of these branches as the accelerator and brake, working together to keep your body balanced and functioning correctly. The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is like the accelerator, preparing you to respond to stress or danger – for “fight or flight”. It increases your heart rate and blood pressure, slows digestion, redirects blo ..read more

As January rolls around, the excitement of a new school year is certainly in the air! With freshly polished shoes and perfectly sharpened pencils, our little learners our eager for the challenges ahead! However, while our kids our diving into their times tables and spelling bees, it’s also important to educate them about the importance of maintaining good spinal health. Naturally, kids don’t often consider how slouching in their seats or lugging around a heavy backpack might affect their developing spines. That’s why a visit to the local chiropractor is so beneficial at this time of year. We ..read more

On 16 October, we at Suncoast Chiropractic will celebrate World Spine Day 2023 (an initiative organised by the World Federation of Chiropractic) to raise awareness about spinal disorders. The overarching mission? To help empower YOU to take charge of your spinal health. Did you know that at any given moment, an estimated 540 million people suffer from lower back pain globally? Or that four million Australians suffer from back problems every year? This year’s theme ‘Move Your Spine’ will focus attention on the diverse nature of spinal pain and disability at home, in the workplace, in schools a ..read more

Work Well Anywhere! It’s WorkSpace Week – that time of year when we at Suncoast Chiropractic turn our spinal health and wellbeing focus toward preventing workspace injuries and minimising the impact work-related disorders have on our patients to ensure they can work well anywhere. An initiative of the Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA), WorkSpace Week is dedicated to minimising work-related disorders that can have a long-term, debilitating effect on both physical and mental health that impacts workers’ overall quality of life. Disorders can include a range of muscle and joint problems ..read more

Metagenics has been providing the highest quality Natural Medicines for over 35 years, and is the number one supplier of Practitioner only Natural Medicines in Australia and New Zealand. At Suncoast Chiropractic we are committed to providing highly effective products, along with the best support services and education, helping you to achieve your best outcomes. Metagenics produces a range of complementary supplement solutions which contain clinically researched ingredients to address commonly presented conditions seen in practice. This includes pain and inflammation, stress, low energy, gut h ..read more

New to Suncoast Chiropractic!!! Zenthai Shiatsu with Peter Shepherd every Wednesday We’d like to warmly welcome Peter Shepherd to our Suncoast Chiropractic Clinic. In response to the many requests we’ve had from you for an in-house massage therapist, Peter is now offering Zenthai Shiatsu every Wednesday. Zenthai Shiatsu is a form of bodywork which combines Thai massage techniques, Osteopathic and Zen Shiatsu. The therapy takes place on a comfortable and heated floor mat, fully clothed and clients will typically leave feeling rejuvenated, more relaxed, lighter and well cared for, with reduce ..read more

Spinal Health Week 2023 (22-28 May) is the Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) national campaign dedicated to improving the spinal health of all Australians. In 2023, the focus of Spinal Health Week is on the impact headaches have on Australians while providing solutions to elevate headache pain so sufferers can take back control of their health and wellbeing. Migraine and tension-type headaches are the most prevalent headache disorders, both with disabling potential having the greatest impact on public health. With more than 7 million Australians suffering from debilitating tension he ..read more

Stop what you’re doing right now. Look at your posture. Are you on your phone? Slouched on the couch? curled up under the covers? Your posture is one of the first things other people notice about you and can affect so much more in your life than just spinal health. Healthy posture has been linked to better breathing and has even been shown to affect your confidence. Did you know, slouching decreases your ability to breathe…. Go on… try it! Take a deep breath in. What did you notice? Now bring your chest up, and try again. It is so easy to think we know what good posture really is. Your mum ha ..read more

During March, we at Suncoast Chiropractic will be asking our patients to get more mobile this Mobility Month! A recent survey by the Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) found that one in ten Australians claim their pain hindered their ability to play with their children; one in ten indicated this pain impacted their intimate relationships, and one in 20 affirmed their persistent pain resulted in increased friction with their partner. With statistics like these, it is imperative we stay on top of our mobility and monitor any changes in our strength, balance and flexibility. This Mobilit ..read more

  It was an early rise on Sunday with everyone meeting for our 6:30am start at Tickle Park, Coolum Beach. It was a beautiful day with a beautiful pink sunrise leading to clear blue sky’s. There were over 1,000 participants on the day and we were thankful for the pit stops that were set up every 5km, providing water, fruit , toilets and a cheer squads to keep us going. With all the training! we had done 9 weeks prior to the day, the first 15km were relatively easy. We stopped for a 15-minute break at 15km to eat and ta ..read more