Greet your Feet

For some unknown reason, September saw a slew of foot and ankle issues. My practice was awash in sprains, strains, bunions and post fracture rehabs. So in honour of all those foots and ankles, I thought to write a piece looking at this marvel that we take for granted...

Load is Medicine

From the moment we are conceived our bodies deal with load. Load can be defined as the forces which act on our bodies. Whether these forces are from the womb juices surrounding us as a developing ball of tissue in the womb, or the force we have to generate to achieve...

Dr Bendy talks Hypermobility

I was born “double jointed”. From an early age I realized that my skinny body could shape itself in unique and curious ways. I had a natural affinity for yoga (which my mother taught) and at a later age moved on to gymnastics and the martial arts. The challenge in...

What is healthy breathing?

Qualified Chiropractor and Breathwork Practitioner   Humans are obligate nose breathers at birth. Our nose and paranasal sinuses are critical in warming, humidifying and cleaning the air that we breathe. A significant amount of particulate matter that we breathe...

How many sessions do I need?

This is a contentious and tricky issue. We have evolved out of an era where the norms for treatment were subject to protocols; including a set number of sessions based on what is wrong (the diagnosis). The reality is that we all heal differently, consider a...