Greg Conlan - Northcote Chiropractor

What Every Woman Should Know About Menopause and Bone Health

Bones and Menopause: What Every Woman Needs to Know The Menopause–Bone Connection You Need to Know Let’s talk honestly: menopause can be a storm of changes, from hot flashes to weight gain, mood swings to sleep disruption. Often very obvious. But what many women don’t realise is...

Building Bones: Why Childhood & Teenage Years Matter

Building Bones: Why Childhood & Teenage Years Matter Why Childhood and Teenage Years Matter Most for Bone Health When we think of strong bones, most people focus on older adults and preventing osteoporosis—but the real foundation is built decades earlier. Bones grow rapidly during childhood and adolescence, and...

Bone Health 101: How Strong Are Your Bones, Really?

Bone Health 101: How Strong Are Your Bones, Really? You probably don’t think much about your bone health—until something goes wrong. But did you know that your bones are living tissue, constantly renewing themselves? Or that your bone mass peaks by your early 30s and slowly...

Core Strength for Back Support: Daily Habits to Protect Your Spine

Core Strength for Back Support How a Strong Mid-Section Shields Your Spine From Pain If you want a reliable spine, focus on core strength for back support. When your core muscles fire correctly, they act like a natural weight-lifting belt, reducing disc pressure, preventing sudden strains, and...

Protecting Kids’ Backs: Easy Tips to Prevent Back Pain from School and Screens

Protecting Kids’ Backs: Easy Tips to Prevent Back Pain from School and Screens Easy Tips to Prevent Back Pain from School and Screens Back pain isn’t just an adult problem. We’re seeing it more and more in school-age children—and it’s happening earlier than ever. Between heavy backpacks, poor...

Back Health While Travelling: Simple Ways to Protect Your Spine on the Move

Back Health While Travelling Simple Ways to Protect Your Spine on the Move Whether it’s a family road trip, a weekend away, or a long-haul flight, back health while travelling is something too many people forget—until they feel that familiar ache setting in. Long hours in the car...

Weight Management & Back Health

Is Your Weight Hurting Your Back? Here’s What to Know When we think about back health and the causes of back pain, we often picture bad posture, sitting too much, or lifting the wrong way. But there’s another major factor that’s often overlooked: your body weight. Carrying...

Daily Light Exercise for a Stronger Back

Daily Light Exercise for a Stronger Back We often think we need to do more exercise—more stretching, more strength work, more intense routines. But when it comes to protecting your back, the secret isn’t intensity—it’s consistency. Your spine is supported by muscles that are made to work...

Back pain from Reaching Too Far

Back pain from Reaching Too Far We’ve all done it. You’re in a rush and you reach into the back seat to grab a bag, lean across the kitchen bench to get a towel, or stretch awkwardly over your tradie ute to grab a tool. No...

Sitting – The Hidden Risk to Your Back

Sitting – The Hidden Risk to Your Back We all sit—at work, while driving, on the couch. It’s such a normal part of daily life that we barely think about it. But here’s the truth: sitting is one of the most overlooked contributors to chronic back...