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10 Thursday July 1 2021 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NOR’WEST NEWS CHILLY: The Scarborough Dippers will brave the elements once again next month. Dippers ready for July challenge SCARBOROUGH Dippers is launching its annual Wet July challenge and this year, the group’s chilly endeavours will be raising money for local community projects. This will be the fifth year the group has undertaken Wet July, where members pledge to get into the sea every day throughout the month of July wearing just togs and a smile, irrespective of the weather – provided conditions allow this to be done safely. Founding member Kerry Newton, said the group has grown over the past fifve years, having started off with just four keen members. More than 40 people are gathering for the dips and she is expecting about 20 to commit to Wet July, although typically many more join over the weekends. “There has been a growing interest in wild swimming and the health and well-being benefifts of cold-water swimming, which the regulars can certainly attest to,” she said. “This is reflected in the growing number of people of all ages who are now joining us on a daily or weekly basis.” Last July, the Scarborough Dippers raised more than $6000, which was split between the Sumner and Taylors Mistake surf lifesaving clubs. This year the group has chosen to support community projects which include upgrading the Sumner Kindergarten playground and the surfboard library based at The Goat Shed. Others are yet to be confifrmed. Said Newton: “It is important for us to support our local community. Most of us are from Sumner, Taylors Mistake, Redcliffs and Mt Pleasant so it makes sense that we raise money to support the community that supports us.” •More information about Wet July can be found on the Scarborough Dippers’ Facebook page. Selwyn House claims problem solving title A TEAM of year 8 students at Selwyn House School have won the International Future Problem Solving competition junior division for their ‘presentation of action plan’. The students also earned the ‘fan favourite’ prize for their video presentation. Future Problem Solving is an international competition where students are challenged to use creative thinking to develop innovative solutions to global challenges. This year the topic of the competition was neurotechnology. The Selwyn House team of Anneliese, Phoebe, Sneha and Tilly qualififed for the competition ater being crowned national champions in the year 7 division last year. For the second year in a row, the competition was held virtually due to Covid-19, meaning the girls were unable to travel to the United States to compete. TEAMWORK: Anneliese, Phoebe, Sneha and Tilly won the International Future Problem Solving competition junior division. Read local 96 Birdwood Avenue, Beckenham The heart of Beckenham This charming character home in the centre of Beckenham offers you a great opportunity to secure a property in this highly sought after area. With a modern kitchen leading onto the open plan living area, your entertaining and day to day family life will be easy. Grenadier Real Estate Ltd MREINZ. Licensed Agent REAA 2008 3 1 1 Auction 8th July (unless sold prior) Grenadier House 98 Moorhouse Avenue View harcourts.co.nz/BE193738 Debbie Debbie Pettigrew M 027 777 0411 Stay connected while you hibernate. Sharp prices on big brand smartphones
p $10.99 rrp $10.99 NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday July 1 2021 11 HEALTH & AWARENESS Joint pain: Do I have arthritis or could it be mainly my muscles? The team at Physical Sense in Sydenham sees clients with a range of symptoms but many of their middle-aged and senior clients visit complaining of pain in one of their joints. Physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk suggests that a major part of the pain could be due to muscle pain rather than simply arthritis. “Even if an x-ray shows arthritis, the reason for the pain may be the muscles around the joint,” she explains. The images show how a muscle knot (the crosses) in a back muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain are the red areas in the drawings), a knot in a muscle on the back of the shoulder blade can give a deep pain in the front of the shoulder and a muscle knot all the way near the groin can give an ache in the knee (especially at night in bed). Ietje recalls one case where an 89 year old client with severe arthritis who walked with a stick, told her, “I will end up in a wheelchair, I cannot put any weight through my right leg due to pain in my hip and buttock”. “Within 4 treatments, she was walking with her stick but without the severe pain,” says Ietje. “The arthritis was one of the factors that made her muscles spasm but the other was that older people move less and the flexed position the hip is in when we sit is particularly bad for the hip.” Ietje is happy with the fact that although the client was 89 and could have been “given up on” or told to live with the pain, she made a difference to her health and wellbeing. The same lack of movement can be the reason for your knee pain or your shoulder pain and the same few treatments could make a huge difference for you. At Physical Sense, hands-on techniques (massage and triggerpoint deactivation techniques) are used to release the muscles. The client also gets a home exercise program designed to mobilize and stretch the joint, strengthen the important core muscles and increase general strength and SHOULDER PAIN KNEE PAIN (the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt) balance. They teach a movement sequence that stretches the joint in all directions whilst the client is able to lie safely on their bed, perfect for older or less mobile clients. In many cases having the muscles released and being taught how to maintain it, is enough to stay on top of the problem. HIP PAIN If severe arthritis is the underlying cause, some maintenance therapy may be necessary, but that is often more affordable and, for older patients, better tolerated than surgery. After only one treatment you should know that it will work for you. Call and only pay $50 on that treament. Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the door and there is ample parking. To enquire about joint pain treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz BE IN TO WIN A SONY X90H ANdROId Tv WORTH $2,500! 9 416770 121325 FREE FIRST XV SEASON PREVIEW MAGAZINE INSIDE MAY 2021 SEILALA MAPUSUA INTERVIEW: HIS VISION FOR MANU SAMOA JUNE 2021 TONY JOHNSON ON THE COMING OF MOANA PASIFIKA AARON SMITH ‘WHY I RATE DUPONT’ SEAN FITZPATRICK ‘WE NEED MONEY TO SUSTAIN THE GAME’ CRUSADERS DAN FIVE OF THE BEST CARTER TONY REFLECTING JOHNSON ON A CAN GREAT THE CAREER SABBATICAL SAM CANE JEROME THE LONG KAINO ROAD BACK SORTED FOR LIFE AFTER RUGBY BEEGEE’S DREAM WHY MOANA PASIFIKA WILL BE A • PHIL GAME-CHANGER GIFFORD: THE BEST SCHOOLBOY STARS HE SAW • DARYL GIBSON: HIS VISION FOR THE BOP STEAMERS 9 416770 121325 WAYNE PIVAC FROM THE OUTHOUSE TO THE PENTHOUSE • WHERE ARE THEY NOW: MATTHEW COOPER • SARAH HIRINI: BRINGING THE MANA Subscribe to New Zealand’s premier rugby read for six issues or more to go in the draw. Ten lucky subscribers will also win one of five All Blacks jerseys, Lone Star and Joe’s Garage vouchers. SIX ISSUES $39 SAvE 41% + CHANCE TO WIN A Tv & mORE! *Competition runs till July 31st 2021. Offer only applies to NZ residents and subscription periods of six issues or more. SUBSCRIBE AT RUGBYNEWS.CO.NZ OR 0800 77 77 10 | AvAIlABlE AT All GOOd BOOkSTORES ANd SUpERmARkETS Introducing the winter clean. Radical, we know. Great deals on big brand floorcare
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