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living lifE OCTOBER 2020 DisCOvERing POsiTivE RETiREMEnT living lifE TEChnOlOgy nzteCh refLeCtS new zeaLand’S future Thanks to COVID we are in the middle of a digital revolution that is changing the way the world does business. Technology is supporting the industries and people that are being disrupted right across society. Yet the tech sector fails to reflect the diversity of the world it is enabling. In a committed move to address this long-standing issue, NZTech campaigned hard for more diverse candidates to consider standing for its board. The message was well received and NZTech’s new board is the most diverse the sector has ever seen, which puts the NGO in a great position to better help the tech ecosystem, and New Zealand, adapt and evolve in the time of COVID. NZTech is the voice for technology in New Zealand. It is a not-for-profit, organisation which brings together 20 tech associations and more than 1500 member organisations which collectively employ more than 10 percent of the New Zealand workforce. The companies and people work together to help create a more prosperous New Zealand underpinned by technology. With three Maori tech leaders on the board the organisation is well placed to evolve to support better inclusion in the sector. The NZTech board has seven women with three in their thirties spread across New Zealand including Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch. Maori and Pasifika tech success will be a critical driver of economic well-being for all New Zealanders in coming years, presenting opportunities for the development of new tech businesses, new jobs and the creation of a globally unique approach to New Zealand tech. While covid is having a detrimental impact on much of the economy, the New Zealand tech sector continues to grow and create jobs. There are more than 100,000 people employed in New Zealand in the tech sector with several thousand new tech jobs created every year. Tech exports are likely to be the second biggest export earner for New Zealand in 2020, generating more than $12billion in revenue last year for the top 200 tech exporters. “NZTech is working with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on the development of an industry transformation plan designed to further increase the growth of the tech sector so it can help economic recovery with increasing exports and jobs,” says NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller. SoLutIonS PuzzLeS eaSy medIum Luxury Seat Full Suspension LED Lights Speed 14kph Distance 40km Full Warranty Thinking about pre-arranging your funeral? A funeral plan provides you and your family peace of mind in knowing that your funeral wishes are in good hands. The Lamb & Hayward Funeral Trustee Ltd. is a secure scheme. For more information call 0800 99 22 00 or to request a free information pack We Come To You Canterbury / South Canterbury wide www.lambandhayward.co.nz Call 0800 1155 76 Showroom: 18 Main North Rd, Papanui www.mrmobilitynz.co.nz
PEGASUS POST Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday October 29 2020 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 www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz
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