What is the function of Potassium?
Nerve Transmission 
Water Balance 
Heart Function 
Kidney function 
Adrenal Function 

What are some good sources?
Apples 
Bananas 
Carrots 
Oranges 
Peaches 
Plums
Strawberries 
Meat
Fish 

Deficienct Signs 
Muscle wasting and spasms 
Mood Changes 
Nerve Problems 

Optimal Intake is 2000-3000 mg daily 

Toxicity levels: people with heart/kidney conditions and are on blood pressure medication should not take potassium unless the G.P has instructed to 

Reference 
Prescription for natural cures
Balch, James F., Stengler, Mark. and Young-Balch, Robin.2011. Hoboken: Wiley.

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What is dry needling?

We use acupuncture needles to help release muscle tension and pressure. 

Most commonly in my patients, i leave the needle in for around 5 to 15 minutes depending on the extent of the muscle complaint and how responsive the patient is to the treatment. 

When the needle is inserted into the muscle there are several reactions that occur to heal the body, including: 
1. Reseting the tight muscle back to a normal resting length. 
2. Improve blood flow.
3. Decrease pain and release neurotransmitters. 
4. Improve Movement

The best muscles that respond to dry needling are:

Deltoids- A common cause of shoulder pain, and great for people that do a lot of push ups and heavy over head weights. 
Latissimus Dorsi- Can cause shoulder pain and back pain.
TFL-ITB- When this muscle becomes tight, it can cause knee pain
Glut Muscles- dysfunctional glut muscles can cause lower back pain , hip pain and knee pain. 
Gastroc/Soleus muscles- My personal favourite as these are really sore to work on when i treat patients bu nthe needles are really effective in relaxing the muscles 
Upper Trapezius- Common sore muscle that leads to poor posture, prolonged stress and can be very painful 
Infraspinatus- This muscle often gets weak and overloaded when we use are arm and shoulder a lot. 
Wrist extensor- Tennis elbow relief 
​Temporalis- great for tension and general headaches. 

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Do you have pain around the outside(lateral) side of the knee.

It could be iliotibial band syndrome (ITB)

The cause of this is believed to be a tight ITB that rubs on the lateral epicondyle of the femur (specifically at knee flexion) 

It is more common in runners and more specifically is noted in a lot of downhill running. There are some studies that show fast runners are less likely to develop ITB problems compared to slower runners (joggers)

How Can Health Wise Chiropractic Help?

Stretch stretch and stretch that ITB and its muscular attachments ! The team at health wise chiropractic will work on the muscle to allow the muscle to heal and relax  and hopefully take some of the pain away. 

Generally we dont adjust the spine for the first 2 weeks to not over stretch the ITB. After the initial phase however, Chiropractors start adjusting the pelvis and work on surrounding muscles to allow better movement to occur. 
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There are so many hip and thighs muscles but we will focus on a few to show how you can help treat and prevent the muscles from re spraining. 

Adductor Sprain 
Most of my patients are usually in sports where there are kicking, sprinting or jumping (like high jumps or hurdles) 

You may experience a sudden pulling sensation in the groin and usually makes you stop the activity that you are doing due to the pain and limitation in movement. 

Most of the pain is around the pubic attachment.

How Health Wise Chiropractic Can Help:
- stretching and muscle therapy along with chiropractic adjustments around the hip and pubic symphysis is usually performed. 
- taping in a figure of 8 may also be applied to help with walking. 

Hamstring Strain 
Done a lot of gardening over the weekend? played golf for the first time in yonker donkers? My weekend warrior patients are usually the ones who get problems with the hamstring. 

Pain is often more distal in the muscle belly and treatment is often the following :
- rest, ice for the first week is often recommended 
The Chiropractors will ensure both the hamstrings and quadriceps are functioning properly to make sure one does not overcompensate for the other. 

Quadriceps Strain 
Do you have pulling pain the the anterior tight? Was it after a sprint , kick or suddenly stoped? It could have been a quadriceps strain 

people more likely to have a quadriceps strain are people with a leg length difference or an imbalance between the quadriceps of the opposite leg. 

​​If you want more information. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic 03 9467 7889 or book online to see one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Bundoora Today!

Shop 3/21 Dornoch Drive Sunbury 3429 
​Office 1 12/16 Mcleans Road Bundoora 3083