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16 Thursday February 1 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Real Hope For Long Term Back Pain Sufferers After almost ten years in New Zealand, Teeter Hang-Ups have now gained a reputation for success with long-term sufferers of Back pain. Inversion New Zealand was started by Dave and Nancy Hare, Dave had suffered over twenty years of back pain from Degenerated Discs and had basically given up and decided to just live with it. “To me surgery was never an option” he said “as long as I still could walk, there was hope”. Dave had tried everything; every time he was overseas he would search for anything that could possibly help. While on one of these overseas trips ten years ago, Dave discovered the Teeter Hang-Ups. “The first time I tried it, the pain disappeared and I was completely pain free for about 30 minutes, nothing had done that” he told me. Dave never believed it would fix him, “as specialists had told me it was irreversible, I now knew I had a place to go every time I wanted some serious relief”. To Dave’s surprise the more he used the table the longer the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months he was completely pain free, “I couldn’t believe it’ he told me “I had spent large amounts of money on every form of treatment available and here was something I had never heard of sorting it out for me in a very short period of time” It was then Dave decided to introduce Teeter into New Zealand and Inversion NZ was born. Over the years INZ have helped thousands of people get some serious relief and have seen results in not only backs, but necks, hips, knees, posture, circulation, increased height, blood pressure and lots more. “We have testimonials from people with over fifty years of back problems and even have them in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children” he told me, “the blood to the brain helps these kids and the results are excellent” What this means for the aging population is that it helps maintain the health of the brain as we all get older. Dave told me that he realised that, had he not tried the Teeter for himself he would still be suffering, “I would still be a miserable grumpy bugger, living with pain, that is why we do the shows, people need to try it for themselves” he told me “most people actually get off with the pain either gone or considerably less” he said “we let the tables do the talking” IT IS PURE LOGIC AS TO HOW THE TEETER TABLE WORKS Discs: It uses gravity to apply traction, the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws fluid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, they rely on transfer of fluid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on fluid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to de-hydrate. De-Hydrated discs are less flexible, they are harder, more prone to injury, they interfere with nerve roots creating pain and ultimately the de-hydration causes degeneration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly and gently brings the hydration back into the discs, plumping them up. This brings back lost height (most people will regain around 2 CM of height), it separates the nerve roots far more effectively and returns quality of life Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the flow of blood and lymph through the muscles so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle rocking motion that stimulates circulation and encourages blood flow through the muscles, which clears the lactic acid into your lymph system where it stimulates lymph flow and deals with it. Most people with serious neck issues see a large improvement after only one treatment. DARFIELD Recreation and Community Centre North Terrace, Darfield Sat 03 February 10am - 4pm OAMARU Oamaru Scottish Society Hall 10 Tyne Street Oamaru Sun 04 February 10am - 4pm Frank Harwood (84) of Turangi using his Teeter, Frank has been Inverting for over eight years and has found it keeps him young Posture: Poor posture is one of the major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A difference in leg length causes most of the hip and knee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; similar to the wheels out of alignment on your car. Trying to correct posture is extremely difficult due to muscle memory, as it constantly pulls the muscles back to where they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up and eventually come back into alignment, using the table daily, does not allow the muscle memory to pull them back out of alignment and slowly the muscles start to lose their memory and go with the flow, allowing the body to come back into correct posture. Then using the table once a day will ensure it is kept there. This is pure logic, if a machine is out of alignment it does not last long, the only difference between the body and a machine is that the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline. The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself, resulting in a far healthier life. If you are serious about investing in your health and really sorting your issues out, come see us at one of our local roadshows, you have nothing to lose and chances are, a lot to gain. DUNEDIN Otago Bridge Club 100 Otaki Street, South Dunedin Sat 10 - Sun 11 Feb 10am - 4pm UPCOMING SHOWS The Star ADVERTORIAL BACK or NECK PAIN? Come along for a free treatment Here in New Zealand, Dr Giresh Kanji, one of the countries most respected Pain Specialists completed a PhD on how humans experience pain and then researched lower back pain, writing "Fix Your Back" and then spent a few years researching neck pain, headache and migraine and wrote "Fix Your Neck Pain, Headache & Migraine", both books are in most bookstores. Dr Kanji discovered in the research that the disc is the most likely source of low back pain and Inversion showed the best results of all the trials conducted. Three studies showed a 60% reduction in pain and one showed a 75% reduction in surgery for people with disc prolapse. Dr Kanji has personally been using the Teeter Inversion tables for his own low back pain, has Teeter Inversion tables at both of his clinics in Wellington (The Sports and Pain Clinic) and has had such success that he is now conducting the largest study in the World on Inversion Therapy. In his own words, "these things are gold and inversion should be a first line treatment for low back pain”. SOUTHERN FIELD DAYS Stand A70 In The Agri Centre Waimumu road, Waimumu Wed 14 - Fri 16 Feb 10am - 4pm INVERCARGILL CCS Disability Action Southland 142 Don Street, Invercargill Sun 18 February 10am - 4pm Inversion NZ Ltd 0800 62 62 83 www.inversionnz.co.nz Come along to one of our expos and see how it works for yourself! (See red bar for details). If you have completely resigned yourself to having back or neck pain for the rest of your life, then chances are you will be pleasantly surprised. TESTIMONIAL DEAR DAVE AND NANCY In 2008 I had been living with a serious lower back pain for many years due to two discs with serious degeneration and was scheduled for a double spinal fusion at a cost of $48,000. The Specialist had recommended many lifestyle changes including changing my profession, which was not practical as I own my own business. At the Waikato Home Show I experienced a demonstration on a Teeter Inversion Table by Dave and Nancy Hare. To me the effect was amazing, I actually experienced some serious relief which lasted for an hour or two, I was told that the relief would last longer with time as long as I used the table regularly, so with the surgery scheduled for 12 weeks time, having nothing to lose and a lot to gain I purchased a Teeter. Four years on I still use my table on a daily basis, my back is as strong as ever with very little or completely no pain, I am still at my same profession and working as hard as ever and most importantly I did not have the surgery. I consider the purchase of my Teeter has been one of my greatest investments, not only has it enabled me to avoid serious and costly surgery, it has kept me in my profession and it has brought my health back. Thank you very much for the opportunity. Very best regards Paul Gordon Cambridge RANFURLY Stadium Town Hall 1 Northland Street Sat 24 Feb 10am - 4pm ALEXANDRA Alexandra Community Centre Skird Street, Bridge Hill Sun 25 Feb 10am - 4pm Inversion helps to: • Relieve Back Pain • Relieve Neck Pain • Relieve Muscle Tension • Stimulate Blood And Lymph Flow • Improve Posture • Increase Flexability • Reduce The Effects Of Ageing Caused By Gravity Check Out Our Website For More Shows Inversion NZ Ltd 0800 62 62 83 www.inversionnz.co.nz
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday February 1 2018 17 Viewpoint •If you want to ask Ms Dalziel a question, email mayor@ccc.govt.nz. Put Reader’s Question in the subject line Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Chlorination: ‘No choice’ LAST WEEK we made the decision to temporarily chlorinate our drinking water, something we haven’t done city-wide since the earthquakes. No one wanted to make that decision, but the truth is that if we hadn’t done so, the medical officer of health would have made it for us. As soon as we lost our secure status due to the state of our well-heads, there was no choice. There are a lot of questions being asked about how this could have occurred, and quite rightly so. It would be easy to say the engineers are more risk-averse due to the Havelock North incident, but actually, maybe the standards weren’t sufficiently rigorous in the past (after all, our well-heads didn’t get into that condition overnight). And maybe Havelock North has been the wake-up call we all needed. We resolved last week that the chief executive would commission an external inquiry so we can ensure this doesn’t happen again and, in the meantime, we have prioritised the urgent sealing of the wellheads so that we can get our Lianne Dalziel secure status back as soon as we possibly can and get the chlorine out of our drinking water. It’s a big year this year with the development of the Long Term Plan 2018-28, which is your opportunity to influence the direction and spending plans for the city. Although it is a 10- year plan, it is accompanied by a 30-year infrastructure strategy, which will highlight the reality that – although there has been a lot done in terms of earthquake recovery – there is still much more to do. This latest issue of the wellheads has highlighted the importance of getting the basics right before we fully commit to major projects the city may or may not be able to afford. In setting our priorities, we need to maintain the capacity to respond to issues that arise, like further earthquakes, floods or fire, while at the same time, being able to take advantage of any new opportunities that emerge. We won’t solve this without your input if we want to keep rates increases under control, and we do. Given what still needs to be done, we can’t get back to the council’s inflation rate yet, but this council wants the average increase capped at 5.5 per cent and falling over the term of the Long Term Plan. This will require discipline, and it will mean prioritising what we must have and putting aside what doesn’t stack up. I hope you will participate when the draft Long Term Plan goes out for public consultation in March. •More Viewpoint, p19 Christchurch’s water will be temporarily chlorinated to prevent the risk of contamination Jimmy Le Comte – I would rather drink chlorinated water than suffer what happened in the North Island. Our medical officer from Christchurch Hospital advised us to drink chlorinated water. I would prefer to take his advise than know-alls that have no medical certifications. Also, water in plastic bottles can suffer from leaching. Beverly Jackson – When I moved to Christchurch more than 40 years ago, the water here was the best I had ever drank. I still drink tap water and I’ve never become sick. What annoys me is why hasn’t the council spent some of our huge rates on maintain our pipes and water supply? Surely it must be budgeted for as we all know nothing lasts forever. It had better be temporary. We also deserve to know just what they mean by temporary. We want our pure water back asap. I feel angry about this. Council needs to get off their backsides. Nicki Howe – Bugger, there goes my skin again . . . ended up with hospital treatment for three months last time they did this to our water. Hope they keep their word and it is only temporary. Helen Johnstone – It had better be temporary. I’d actually rather take the risk of being sick than have to drink chlorinated water. Bottled water will be added to the supermarket bill. Kelli McKay – Define temporary. How about putting a date to when you will have this all sorted so you can stop chlorinating the water. Shona Taylor – Looks like I will be drinking bottled water for a year. Chlorinated water upsets my stomach, always get it when I go to Auckland and drink the tap water up there. Guess it’s got to be done though. As long as they stop it when they get it sorted. Simone Reddington – Don’t drink bottled water, too much plastic waste, just buy a water filter. Jennifer Bennett – I’d rather have chlorine than E coli. Liz Richardson – As long as it’s not permanent. 69 Mustang Convertible 08 Cadillac STS V8 Factory RHD 89 Landrover 100 V8 with Camper 90 Ford Lincoln Mercury Christchurch Online Classic Car Auction Concludes Wednesday February 7th from 7.00pm Great variety of Classics located at Turners Cars Christchurch. Also included in this auction... ‘80 Chev Corvette, ‘02 Nissan 200SX Coupe, ‘00 Jaguar XJ8, ‘70 Holden HG Station Wagon, ‘98 Peugeot 306 GTi, ‘00 Holden VS V8 Ute, ‘99 Ford Falcon XR8 1 Detroit Place, Addington Phone Ian on 021 339-512 Total of approximately 20 classics included in this auction. For a full line-up of classics with details & photos together with bidding facility see: www.turners.co.nz/classic 89 Jaguar XJS Convertible 95 MG MGR V8 Convertible 71 Mercedes Benz 280SE 85 Chev K10 Pick Up 64 MG MGB 76 Toyota Landcruiser FJ45
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