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Home Exercises/Stretches for pregnancy related hip pain or discomfort
Aches and pains through the hips, groin, and low back are common during pregnancy but they're not normal!
Join Chiropractor Karli Plowright as she takes you through some simple movement patterns for your hip flexors and hip range of motion.
How to guide - getting on and off the chiro pregnancy pillow!
Oh we LOVE our Pregnancy Belly Pillows for Chiropractic Adjustments here at Nomad Chiropractic in Mosman 🖤
Here’s your HOW TO GUIDE for GETTING ON/OFF these pillows… Have a watch!
How to lie down when you're pregnant!
Having a bit of difficulty getting onto the chiropractic table? (This can be applied to getting in and out of bed as well) Join Chiropractor Karli Plowright from Mosman chiropractic clinic Nomad Chiropractic as she takes you through some simple steps that will make your life a whole heap easier! THE GOAL: to avoid over using your core abdominal muscles! THE METHOD: do the process sideways!
Pregnancy Hip Movements - Home Exercises with Chiro Karli
ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM LOWER BACK TENSION DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Join Chiropractor Karli Plowright of Nomad Chiropractic in Mosman NSW as she takes you through some simple movement patterns that might help give you some relief; and keep you symptom free during your pregnancy :)
Pregnancy Clams - Hip stabilising exercises
Mosman Chiropractor Karli Plowright (Nomad Chiropractic) takes you through some pregnancy exercises: ball squeezes, clams, straight leg clams. Your goal is to activate your glut medius muscle which is on the side of your hip. Get in touch if you’re experiencing any pregnancy discomforts - they’re common but not normal!
Birth Time - the documentary
Click for a link to Birth Time: the documentary.
This documentary delves into the private lives of several families embarking on what should be the most incredible, exciting and empowering experience of their lives; and includes interviews with professionals such as obstetricians, midwives, doulas as they shine a light on a system that is “broken”.
A beautiful reminder of how birth should be. This is a documentary not to be missed.
Birth (Antenatal) Courses
Click for a list of a few of the locally run antenatal courses.
You’re embarking on a very exciting time but it can also be overwhelming. By joining antenatal classes you will gain the support, care, and up to date information on ‘what to expect’ that you need.
Home exercises for Carpal Tunnel - with Chiro Karli
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME — Join Chiro Karli as she takes you through some home exercises to help manage your symptoms and increase your overall function 🙏
Why should you see a chiropractor during your pregnancy?
Nomad Chiropractic is the chiropractor near you in Mosman NSW. Owned and run by Lucy Bartlett, alongside Chiropractor Karli Plowright. We have a pregnancy and paediatric focus with a goal of supporting you and your family through this exciting time. From pregnancy, birth and beyond, your Mosman Chiropractic clinic is here for you.
Home exercises for shoulder strength
Join Mosman’s Nomad Chiropractic as as we take you through some simple at home exercises to start building some strength in to the posterior shoulders and midback!
Try these exercises, you don't need any equipment as the resistance is gravity.
Simple home exercises for core strength
Simple Home exercises for Core Strength:
Did you know a WEAKENED CORE can lead to LOWER BACK PAIN?
These core/abdominal exercises are key for treating and preventing back pain!
Give them a go and let us know what you think!
PREGNANCY EXERCISES
Nomad Chiropractic is based in Mosman NSW and has a pregnancy and paediatric focus. Our goal is to help you have the most enjoyable, pain free and well aligned pregnancy possible.
Helping you through pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Working from Home Stretches
Getting the ‘Working from Home’ stiffness?
Join the Nomad Chiro Karli Plowright as she takes you through some simple movement patterns:
GLUT ACTIVATION - Home exercise
GLUT ACTIVATION. Do you feel as though your quads or hamstrings are compensating when doing a lower body workout rather than your booty? Join Karli Plowright (Nomad Chiropractic) as she takes you through some simple home exercises.
Neck Tension Exercises
NECK TENSION GETTING YOU DOWN? Join Mosman Chiropractor Karli Plowright as she takes you through some simple at home exercises that might help you to release it!
DO YOU HAVE LOCKDOWN LOWER BACK PAIN?!
In need of some exercises to keep you nice and limber? Or suffering from some lockdown lower back pain? Join Dr Karli Plowright of Nomad Chiropractic as she takes you through some simple home exercises! Note - if you exerience any pain please stop and give us or your local practitioner a call!
Infant Shoulder Dysfunction
“The presence of glenohumeral joint (shoulder) dysfunction in infants has been found to be associated with increased irritable behaviour.
Irritable behaviour in infants is important, as it has been found to be associated with decreased infant sleeping as well as a number of co-morbidities, such as lower IQ scores, poorer fine motor abilities, increased cognitive problems at 5 years of age, and hyperactivity.” (Dr’s Keil and Fludder). Click to read the full article.
Your Baby + Sleep Difficulty
Sleep itself is a crucial part of human physiology – and there are many theories as to why it is that we sleep. From protection to regeneration and restoration, there are many aspects of sleep that aid us in our day-to-day living… So how well does your baby sleep?…
Plagiocephaly - headshape asymmetry
Author: Chiropractic Children’s Healthcare….”Head asymmetry can be evident from birth in about 13% of babies due to in utero moulding of the shape of the baby’s head; in most cases rapid correction of the baby’s head shape occurs soon after birth. Most cases of head asymmetry develop after birth becoming apparent to the parents or to a health care professional between four to eight weeks of age.” Click to read on
Breastfeeding Difficulty
The benefits of breastfeeding are many. They include: nutritional, immunological, cognitive, decreased morbidity and mortality, analgesic effects, decreased costs (products, healthcare), decreased risk of allergy, and improved jaw development and dentition(1)…. so what happens if you have difficulty? You’re not alone… click to read on