The Journal

Notes on feeling well.

Practical, down-to-earth writing from our team on massage, movement, recovery, sleep, stress and seasonal wellbeing.

Falls and Injury Prevention Around the Home
Pain & Injury

Falls and Injury Prevention Around the Home

15 Aug 2025

At Feel Amazing Chatswood, we have seen a recent significant increase in clients having falls. While the wet weather is one contributing factor, we thought we’d offer some information on falls and injury prevention. Slips, trips and falls can happen to anyone, but they are more common and more signi

Post Treatment Care
Massage & Recovery

Post Treatment Care

15 July 2025

Supporting Your Body After Massage, Dry Needling, Acupuncture & Chiropractic Sessions. In a previous blog post, we touched on an important reminder that after treatment it’s not uncommon to feel some discomfort or sensitivity. This doesn’t mean harm has been done, it’s simply part of your body’s nat

Healing Isn’t Just About Pain Relief – Here’s Why
Massage & Recovery

Healing Isn’t Just About Pain Relief – Here’s Why

9 July 2025

Pain Relief vs. Functional Improvement – Why it Matters for Your Health. When you’re in pain, it’s completely natural to want fast relief. After all, pain is unpleasant and can disrupt our lives. But did you know that pain levels don’t always tell the full story about how well your body is actually

Misconceptions and treating injury (part 3)
Massage & Recovery

Misconceptions and treating injury (part 3)

25 June 2025

When to seek Massage, Chiropractic, or Acupuncture for injury. Today’s blog post breaks down what is an injury, when to seek treatment, and how massage therapy, chiropractic care, and acupuncture can support healing. What is an injury? An injury is any damage to the body – for this article we are in

Misconceptions (part 2)
Massage & Recovery

Misconceptions (part 2)

13 June 2025

Welcome to part 2 of Feel Amazing’s Misconceptions blog post series. In part 1 of this 3-part series, we talked about common misconceptions around remedial massage. (Click here to read part 1 if you missed our last email.) Today’s blog post addresses two persistent misconceptions around Chiropractic

Misconceptions about treatment (part 1)
Massage & Recovery

Misconceptions about treatment (part 1)

11 June 2025

Welcome to part 1 of Feel Amazing’s Misconceptions blog post series. Misconceptions about health-related care can arise from a combination of factors, including limited understanding of their scope and benefits, lack of access to research, and a tendency to focus on specific aspects of treatment whi

Feel Amazing Travel Tips
Wellness & Lifestyle

Feel Amazing Travel Tips

21 May 2025

Whether you’re commuting, going overseas or staying somewhere else, today’s blog post is about keeping you safe and healthy while you are travelling. Firstly, as a client of Feel Amazing Chatswood, you’ve probably heard us talk about maintaining treatment outcomes through regular stretching and targ

Winter Wellness
Wellness & Lifestyle

Winter Wellness

6 May 2025

Welcome to Feel Amazing Chatswood’s Winter Wellness Blog series. Winter can bring more than just cold weather—it often leads to aches, stiffness, fatigue, and even the winter blues. But with the right wellness tools, you can thrive all season long. How Massage, Chiropractic, Dry Needling, and Acupun

It’s All About Sleep (part 3)
Wellness & Lifestyle

It’s All About Sleep (part 3)

22 Apr 2025

Feel Amazing Chatswood has focused on All About Sleep this month, so we are finishing this series of blog posts with the natural treatments available to help improve your sleep. We’ve mentioned that lifestyle and behavioural changes are the first line of treatment recommended for improving sleep, as

More All About Sleep (part 2)
Wellness & Lifestyle

More All About Sleep (part 2)

11 Apr 2025

Welcome to Part 2 in Feel Amazing Chatswood’s All About Sleep blog series. If you missed out on reading part 1 of this blog series click here. We covered how sleep affects our physical and mental health and listed some of the sleep hygiene habits and environmental factors that you can change to incr

All About Sleep (part 1)
Wellness & Lifestyle

All About Sleep (part 1)

1 Apr 2025

Welcome to part 1 of Feel Amazing Chatswood’s 3 blog post series All About Sleep. Poor sleep can stem from dealing with life’s demands, there’s the impact of stress, and often those living with health conditions or chronic pain can relate to starting the day feeling unrefreshed and lacking energy as

Are we stressed yet?
Wellness & Lifestyle

Are we stressed yet?

18 Mar 2025

Stress and balancing the body to Feel Amazing There’s certainly enough going on in the world to at least cause a sense of unease. While many of us are also dealing with day-to-day situations that can impact our health and wellbeing. It can be easy to recognise signs of stress in the body, like tight

To Crack or Not to Crack (part 2)
Chiropractic

To Crack or Not to Crack (part 2)

28 Feb 2025

Welcome to part 2 of our series of blog posts on ‘cracking joints’. Part 1 covered what that ‘pop’ or ‘crack’ sound really is. We also provided information about the different types of chiropractic adjustments and what an activator is used for. Today, we are further discussing the clinical benefits

When a Crack is Not a Crack (part 1)
Chiropractic

When a Crack is Not a Crack (part 1)

25 Feb 2025

This month’s blog posts will delve into what many of us have heard, that strange, yet to some almost satisfying, ‘crack’ or ‘pop’ sound, often heard during a chiropractic adjustment, or at times when having body work done such as physiotherapy or remedial massage. Some people even try to emulate tha

Ergonomics, technology and improving posture
Posture & Movement

Ergonomics, technology and improving posture

31 Jan 2025

Put simply, ergonomics is the study of people in their working environment, with the aim to reduce discomfort and prevent injury. Key elements include safety, comfort, ease of use, and productivity. If you look at the way we use modern technology, then there is certainly convenience, but also the po

Life, technology and wellbeing – how to help your body
Posture & Movement

Life, technology and wellbeing – how to help your body

26 Jan 2025

We all know that technology can make life easier, with faster access to information, immediate purchasing options, and the ability to do what we need to online from just about any location. But with convenience has come the physical toll on our bodies. How is your posture while using a device? Are y

Time to recharge and renew
Wellness & Lifestyle

Time to recharge and renew

10 Jan 2025

While some people set new year resolutions, others might consciously focus on leaving the previous year’s challenges behind while looking for the glimmers that can make life truly amazing. Whatever your approach is, a new year often brings with it a sense of renewal and an opportunity to implement s

A final letter from Tony
Team updates

A final letter from Tony

3 Dec 2024

Dear clients,  The time has come for a change in direction of my career and to focus on my life that is now in Orange. So, this December it will be my last working week at Feel Amazing Chatswood. For over 25 years I’ve worked in this area, having established Feel Amazing Wellness Centre back … Cont