Spinal Health Week (formerly National Chiropractic Care Week)A healthy spine means a healthier life. Spinal Health Week, a national initiative run by the Chiropractors' Association of Australia, is for chiropractors to educate Australians about the importance of spinal health in improving overall health and wellness.
Spinal Health Week 2013 - 20th to 26th MayLET'S GET BACK TO OUR BEST This year's theme, Let's Get Back to Our Best, will focus on the benefits of improving postural fitness as well as speaking to the broader public of the need to support chiropractic care and research. Launching Spinal Health Week 2013, Andrew McNamara, CEO of the Chiropractors' Association of Australia said, "Australians have got it right and sitting may well be the new smoking".
BACK PAIN AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH: TIME TO START A CONVERSATION You and I know back pain has serious consequences for families, jobs and quality of life. Did you know two million Australians are affected by back pain every year? The problem is large, the ailment common. People with back problems
report 2.5 times more disorders, such as depression. Indigenous
Australians are 25% more likely to report back problems. As individuals, are we doing enough to prevent injury and improve our postural fitness? Consider the exercises that build your core. Consider too, the way you sit. As a nation, are we investing enough in preventing back and neck injury? Would such an investment yield real benefits for productivity? Is more public investment in Chiropractic care and research part of the solution? The CAA believes that one of the most powerful ways to address preventative health is to impove our postural fitness. Go to our facebook page to sign the petition and vote in the poll
Spinal Health Week 2013
Resources Adopting healthier workplace habits is to understand the
common issues you face and some of the simple things that can be done to
prevent them. CAA members can download their Spinal Health Week resources by logging in to the CAA members' area > View the television commercial from CAA Tasmania which will be
aired on Tasmanian television during Spinal Health Week.
Past initiativesSome of the topics from previous events have included: 2012: Sit Right >
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