Trigger Points and Muscle Cramps: How to Say Goodbye to Those Annoying Knots
Introduction: You know that feeling when a muscle cramp hits and you’re suddenly doing a weird dance to make it stop? Yeah, we’ve all been there. Muscle cramps are the…
How to Prepare for the 50 Years of City to Bay: From Couch Potato to Fun Run Hero
Adelaide’s iconic City to Bay event is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and whether you’re tackling the 3km, 6km, 12km, or the half marathon, it’s time to get ready for an…
5 Simple Techniques for Managing Stress Anytime, Anywhere!
Stress is a major part of our lives, but it certainly isn’t always an enjoyable one! Although a certain amount of stress is normal, when it starts to affect your…
10 Ways To Turn Restive Into Festive! Prepping For A Stress-Free Christmas:
December is often jam-packed with activities, shopping, entertaining and celebrating. While it’s a time of year that’s all about merriment, it can feel a little stressful if you’re underprepared. The…
5 Tips to Strengthen Your Muscles While Maintaining Flexibility
No matter what kind of sport you do, a balance of flexibility and strength-building is necessary for making progress. If you focus too much on strength, your muscles could become…
Frequently Asked Questions About Massage and COVID-19
Are you worried about your routine massage? While you might be apprehensive, as long as you keep a few health and safety tips in mind, treating yourself to the benefits…
Is your computer stealing your breath?
Most of us have heard of sleep apnea right? The sleeping disorder where you stop breathing throughout the night causing you to have wakeful periods and a restless night’s sleep.…
Why Coronavirus may have caused your jaw clenching?
Why Coronavirus may have caused your jaw clenching? Jaw clenching, otherwise known as teeth grinding or bruxism is a condition characterized by grinding, gnashing, and clenching of the teeth. When…
Pain Explained
What is Pain? Pain is a sensation of discomfort in the body. Pain can range from mild to severe or even unbearable. It may be acute meaning that it is…
What the “Foot” is Reflexology?
Reflexology is a type of alternative medical practice where pressure is applied to the hands or feet to promote healing in other organs such as the liver, stomach, and brain.…
What is my Headache?
Headaches are the worst and can be difficult to describe. However, some of the common symptoms include squeezing, throbbing, unrelenting, constant, or intermittent. The headache location can be generalized involving…
Working From Home? Has COVID-19 impacted your posture?
From your sleep schedule to the stock market, nothing has been left unchanged by the coronavirus pandemic. It has now been a year since COVID-19 hit hard in Australia and…
Sensitivity as a Strength: Discover the Power of Emotional intelligence
Think about the most successful person you know. How would you describe them? For most of us, the true winners in our lives are defined by their creativity, their problem-solving…
Mick Jagger, Music and Good Health….
Music – a key ingredient for good health…. My favourite band is the Rolling Stones, hence the title of this article. Although I believe that there’s a lot of important…
Is Sitting the New Diabetes?
Do you spend your days in Adelaide at work sitting in front of a computer screen – just to go home and sit in front of your television until it’s…
Hip Pain and Why you want avoid being a flamingo
5 Ways to Injure your Hips It’s all in the hips. Hip pain is a pretty common complaint – and something that can be caused by a wide range of…
The Dangers of Not Breathing Deeply….
Breathing well for good health….. Right now, while you’re reading this article – take a moment to think about how you’re breathing. Look at your posture – are you slumped…
Shouldering the Weight of the World.
Shouldering the Weight of the World Whether you’re playing catch, lifting boxes onto a shelf, or reaching for your favourite book – you rely on your shoulders to give you…
The Pain of Constant Gum Chewing
If we look back over a history of munching and grinding, we can see that people have been chewing gum for centuries. In fact, your Juicy Fruit habit can be…
What a Pain in The Neck!
Describing something as a “pain in the neck” is a great way to communicate your disapproval of a situation. Why? Because neck pain is something that most people will experience…
Hug Your Way to Healthy Living
We all have little things in our lives that give us a dose of extra comfort. For some people, it’s a favourite sweater, for others, it’s a certain smell that…
Live in the Moment: Everyday Mindfulness
How much time do you really spend living in the moment? For some people, that can seem like a strange question. After all – we’re alive right now. You’re reading…
Grabbing Christmas by the Baubles! – 5 Top Tips for Festive Relaxation
Feeling the holiday cheer? Or is it more like holiday fear? Though many festive fans eagerly anticipate the arrival of the holiday season – an equally large portion are dreading…
The Top 5 Mega Stressors in Life (and How to Cope with Them)
When faced with the sensation of “stress”, the human body responds in a predictable, and biologically-programmed way. In other words, we look for a way to “fight” the problem –…
5 Ways to Bugger Up Your Back
Think that back pain is just an unavoidable discomfort in your everyday life? Well think again. A lot of people assume that back pain is something they simply have to…
Headaches and Massage
Tension headaches are something we see regularly at both our massage clinics. At Rub Massage many clients present with the symptoms of tension headaches and most of these stem from…