This week’s winner of the Customer of the Week prize is Grant S.
Grant won this prize, just because he was one of our customers in the week he came to see us. Easy as that!
To be in with a chance to win, book your next appointment with us today at icsportstherapies.com.au/bookings, or contact us.
The average human cough would fill about three-quarters of a two-liter soft-drink bottle with air — air that shoots out of the lungs in a jet several feet long. Coughs also force out thousands of tiny droplets of saliva. About 3,000 droplets are expelled in a single cough, and some of them fly out of the mouth at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.
Sneezing is even worse!
It starts at the back of the throat and produces even more droplets — as many as 40,000 — some of which rocket out at speeds greater than 200 miles per hour. The vast majority of the droplets are less than 100 microns across — the width of a human hair. Many of them are so tiny that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Once airborne, viruses in these tiny droplets can survive for hours. Even if the droplets hit a surface, the viruses can survive and still spread disease if the droplets become airborne later. When a droplet lands on paper, its virus particles can survive for hours. On steel or plastic they can survive for days.
Read more in “The Gross Science of a Cough and a Sneeze”
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The trapezius is one of the major muscles of the back and is responsible for moving, rotating, and stabilizing the scapula (shoulder blade) and extending the head at the neck. It is a wide, flat, superficial muscle that covers most of the upper back and the back of the neck. Like most other muscles, there are two trapezius muscles – a left and a right trapezius – that are symmetrical and meet at the vertebral column
The trapezius starts at the occipital bone (at the back of the head) and the spinous processes of the cervical and thoracic vertebrae, then extends across the neck and back to insert via tendons on the clavicle (collar bone), acromion (the summit of the shoulder), and spine of the scapula. The name trapezius is given to this muscle due to its roughly trapezoidal shape. The trapezius can be divided into three bands of muscle fibers that have distinct structures and functions within the muscle: Upper Trapezius, Middle Trapezius and Lower Trapezius.
Read more at InnerBody.com
It’s bizarre to think that an organ measuring four times your own height is all coiled up inside your torso, but the small intestine plays a pivotal role in the body. It’s the MVP of your digestive system. (Don’t tell the stomach or colon we said that.) The small intestine—also known as the small bowel—is made up of three parts, which together stretch about 22 feet (6.7 meters) long. Those three parts are the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. (Read more…)
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Hot Stone Massage therapy utilises both hot and cold stones, incorporated with massage techniques, in order to bring about a feeling of deep relaxation and well-being. The hot stones are usually volcanic rocks such as basalt and cold stones are marble or cool sedimentary stones. The stones are heated or chilled to varying temperatures and come in all shapes and sizes. The stones are placed on the client according to their needs and, when used with massage, can provide benefits that are not possible through normal massage.
Stone therapy is a thermotherapy, using stones to provide both heat and cold and the combination of alternating temperatures can be very beneficial. The heated volcanic stones are used on key acupressure sites and the heat relaxes the muscles, allowing for a much deeper massage. Alternatively, the stones can be used as a kind of “place marker”, letting the therapist know where more specific massage or treatments are needed.
The stones come in different shapes and sizes and the therapist will select the stones according to your needs.[1]
Here are some benefits[2] of getting a hot stone massage:
We are pleased to advise that we are able to offer Hot Stone Massage as an extra treatment modality at our clinic.
[1] http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/massage/Massage_Stone_Therapy
[2] http://www.healthline.com/health/hot-stone-massage#Benefits2
Many Australians come together on St Patrick’s Day to celebrate Irish culture and remember St Patrick’s life and achievements.
Some businesses and organizations hold St Patrick’s Day breakfasts and lunches where lucky door prizes are given and Irish food and drinks are served.
At IC Sports Therapies, we’re also having special deals, to be sure!
‘Tis this, for one:
If, during this week, you book two sessions with any of our therapists, and pay for both when you book, then when you have the second session, you won’t have to pay anything!
Book a one-hour Relaxation massage with Lisa for Friday for only $55, or book a 30-minute session with Jason for Thursday for only $85 (please quote the code “PADDY17”).
PLUS! We’ll take another 5% off if you can prove that you play Gaelic Football on a regular basis!!!
Come on and book your sessions with us, by phone on 9477-3103, or online at http://icsportstherapies.com.au/bookings/
IC Sports Therapies, through our membership of the Hornsby Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to be able to give our support to this year’s Hornsby North Public School’s Autumn Fair.
The fair is on this Saturday 11th March, 10am-3pm at Hornsby North Public School, 52 Ida Street, Hornsby.
We are helping them with their fundraising, and are also giving exclusive discount vouchers which are only available in the Fair’s Hand Out Bags. The Hand Out bags will be distributed to families as they enter the gates of the school for the Fair.
Holly broke a world record in Open T/F35 long jump (2:56m and 112%) at the recent State track and field championships at Olympic Park.
She also received a gold medal for her efforts (the 2nd and 3rd place medallists previously competed at the Rio Paralympics).
Book a Massage on Valentines Day
and receive a complimentary Valentines gift.
Looking for a Valentines Day gift for that someone you really care about?
Give them a gift voucher for a half- or full hour of massage.
Available directly from the Clinic, or
order them through our online store and we will post or email them out to you.
Book on Valentines Day and take advantage of our special offer.
Special Valentines Gift Voucher offerBuy a gift voucher, and go into a draw* to win a hamper of products valued at $200†.
†Offer valid until 14/2/17.
*Minimum numbers required for draw to proceed