“Chiropractic is Health Insurance” with Dr Heidi Petrick

Dr Heidi Petrick started her professional career 25 years ago in Australia. She moved to Hong Kong in 2000 where she has worked with a wide variety of clients including but not exclusively athletes, office workers, teachers and footballers. Heidi holds multiple qualifications including a BSc from University of New South Wales, Master of Chiropractic from the Macquarie University of Sydney and a Diploma of the International Academy Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.  In the podcast Heidi goes into detail on diagnosing and treating her clients and emphasizes that today there is a generation who have grown up with electronic pads and telephones, sitting poorly at their computers. Spine misalignment is clearly a big problem, it can result in pain or pins and needles.  A spinal screening is used to diagnose any underlying condition and Heidi also explains how by looking at the sole of footwear she can identify signatures in the wear that give her an insight into the clients underlying condition.  A frequent check-up with her can catch potential problems before they become serious. Heidi shares her insights on how we can help ourselves including sitting up straight, staying mobile and undertaking physical exercise and eating well. Doing this she believes we can escape chronic pain and its debilitating consequences. Currently Heidi is working at Restore Integrative Medical Clinic and Central Health in Discovery Bay.Timings4:28 I lived in a town called MaKay – North Queensland…  as a chiropractic assistant… 8:35 I did a seminar in Melbourne … would you like to work in Hong Kong…10:40 [Living in Hong Kong] This month it will be 23 years…11:13 I’m going to talk about spines…12:30 When it comes to  spines and bodies… pain, numbness, pins and needles, weakness...14:04 [A Client story] 17:38 With all the joints…all the muscles… brains co-ordination…  sometimes people don’t know they are malfunctioning… 20:24 Chiropractors do a spinal screening… a window into their condition…22:23 [Clients on the way to having a problem] We prefer clients to do an assessment...25:20 Clients can come in for a check up ….27:35 Frequency of visits … it depends…28:55 Chiropractors talk a lot about the Nervous system – the spine protects the nervous system… 31:30 We are dealing with a generation of children… spent their lives playing with pads and screens… 36:05 [Helping Yourself] Sit up straight… stay mobile… walking , swimming…. Get checked… 39:00[A sprained ankle] …proprioception … touching your nose with your eyes closed… stability and agility… sensory motor control…43:59 People can experience anxiety…46:48 [Staying on top of things]…Meditation and sports… Hiking, 12,000 steps… eating well… I see my own personal chiropractor…50:10 [Habits]…Books: Bill Bryson – A Brief History of Almost Everything “Chronic Pain Costs More to Society than Cardio-Vascular Disease, Cancer and Diabetes combined” Most Chronic Pain is Back Pain and Headache.” Contact Heidi https://restoreintegrativemedical.comTel: +852 2331 8816https://www.centralhealth.com.hkContact VincentNewsletter: https://vincent1cd.substack.comPro Coach:  https://procoach.app/vincent-hiscoxEmail: [email protected]: Vincent HiscoxHealthy Aging Retreat: https://excellatravel.aweb.page/Healthy-Ageing-Retreat-ThailandLook Better, Feel Better – a Healthy Ageing Retreat  25th-29th May at the Beautiful, Calm and Luxurious Wyndam Hua Hin Pranburi Resort in Thailand .