Peak Insights
Babywearing Interview with a Chiropractor
As a Chiropractic Assistant and Practice Manager in the UK and owning a Chiropractic practice in Cape Town, South Africa, I have seen many families achieve greater health and well-being through Chiropractic care. I have a deep desire to work with families to...
Balance and Chiropractic Care
As kids, nothing was more fun than spinning around and around until you were too dizzy to walk straight. You would fall to the ground laughing at how much fun the feeling was. Unfortunately, as an adult that feeling isn’t so fun. In fact, sometimes getting dizzy...
2018 In A Nutshell
2018 has been another busy and exciting year here at Peak Chiropractic. January & February We started the year as we aimed to go on, with a party! We enjoyed our practice bar, where we got to hang out with you and your families. We look forward to our 2019 braai...
Perspective
Each person has a unique way of seeing the world, and groups of people can have similar outlooks on life and how it works. When was the last time you looked at the world from a different perspective? Looking at Things Differently Most of society sees life and health...
Insight and Embracing Discomfort
Before you even feel the searing pain of touching a hot stove, your nervous system sets off a reflex that causes you to withdraw your arm and hand in an instant. This amazing reflex all takes place before the pain signal even gets to the brain! It's great for defence...
Paracetamol – Widely-used and Poorly Understood
Paracetamol (or acetaminophen) is one of the most widely-used drugs in the world. A study of 20,000 Spanish children showed that more than 87% of them had taken paracetamol in the previous year and in the first year of life only 48% of babies had not been given the...
You Complete You
Integrity (noun) - The state of being whole and undivided. We often search for things that we think will help us feel more whole. More complete. While the Jerry McGuire moment of 'you complete me' is appealing, it’s often misleading. One of the hallmarks of the human...
8 Signs You May Need to Visit a Chiropractor
If you’ve been experiencing ongoing neck pain and back pain, it might be time to call a chiropractor. But did you know that Chiropractic care can assist with much more than just pain? Chiropractic care has been known to help alleviate headaches, improve flexibility...
Shine: Setting Goals to Our Highest Values
Each one of us lives our lives by a set of priorities. A set of values, most important to the least important. We identify these values by looking at how we spend our time, energy and money. If you’re unsure what your highest values are, they are the things that you...
Breastfeeding problems?
Most of us are aware of the many benefits of breastfeeding and while some mothers and their babies take to breastfeeding instantly, others can find it a challenge. What you might not know is that Chiropractic care has been reported to help with many breastfeeding...
Recent Posts
Nurturing
When people describe me, I don’t imagine that the first word that comes to mind is “nurturing”. So I am going to try and come at this from the most logical and scientific angle that I can. To start off with let us define what it means to nurture. To nurture (someone...
Can Chiropractic help with headaches and migraines?
Headaches and migraines are among the most common complaints we come across at Peak Chiropractic Centre. If you have a headache or migraine, you are not alone. Some studies show that 9 out of 10 people get headaches. Most headaches are occasional, some mild but...
Simplicity
Complicated things seem more valuable, they are shiny and appealing and often easy to sell. Simplicity on the other hand often seems too parochial or too easy. Your life is increasingly more complicated. Your diary, your to-do list, your tasks, your chores are all...
Can Chiropractic Help Runners?
Running is one of the most popular sports here in Cape Town and can offer many health benefits. Whether you enjoy road running or trail running, whether you are a sprinter or a Two Oceans or Comrades Marathon runner. Chances are that you will get injured at some point...
